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Smaller (Ed) Towns Takes On the Big Borough

Ed Towns didn’t bother to show up at the Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Club in Bensonhurst on a drizzly Wednesday night last week, when party leaders gathered at the Brooklyn storefront to snack on pizza and doughnuts and decide whether to welcome him into their ranks.

He sent an aide instead, who gamely passed Read More

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Coffey Grabs Some Of Brooklyn

Sean Coffey is about to announce the endorsement of three major gets from Brooklyn: Congressman Ed Towns, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, and City Councilwoman Diana Reyna.

The three represent the first major endorsements for Coffey of the campaign, and represent a concerted push by the Coffey campaign to enter the top tier of candidates in the Read More

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Kevin Powell Makes The Rangel-Towns Connection

Kevin Powell, the former Real World star and hip-hop journalist making his second try against Brooklyn congressman Ed Towns, called on Charlie Rangel to not seek re-election, and suggested that Towns follow him out the door.

Not only do I think it is time for the 80-year-old Mr. Rangel to step aside for new leadership, Read More