NYC Sentinel

Longstanding incumbent and enterprising newcomer battle for Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights

By Sujay Kumar Voters in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights cast their ballots in the general election today and chose whether to mark line E and elect 46-year-old newcomer Mark Winston Griffith, or to go with line A and allow the 74-year-old incumbent, Albert Vann, to reclaim his City Council office.

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Signs that Ahmadinejad is in New York City

A day before activists gathered outside the United Nations in mass protest of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Tuesday a smaller group of Iranian critics came together to voice their displeasure in Ahmadinejad’s policies. Shary Ali, 48, came all the way from Toronto to join the protest and give the UN her message. “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not [...]

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Stayin’ Awake: Tips from five students at Harriet Tubman Charter School

Summertime sleep-ins are officially over. Now it’s time to get up, get dressed and go to school. So as a public service, five students at the Harriet Tubman Charter School in the Bronx shared their secrets to success for getting to school on time: Ayla Lewis, first grade: She suggests getting a gentle wake-up call from [...]

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First day at Harriet Tubman Charter School

— Alexander Hotz and Sujay Kumar

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