First Neighborhood Opportunity Network Office Opens In Brownsville
Mayor Bloomberg (Getty) Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Brownsville this morning to preside over the opening of the first office of the Neighborhood Opportunity Network ("NeON" for short), a program...
View ArticleBoylands Go Bust in Brooklyn: Is William Jr. the Last of the ‘Kennedys of...
The last of a legacy. (Dale Stephanos) The past 12 months have not been good for assemblyman William Boyland Jr. In March, he was arrested on federal corruption charges. In July, it was reported he was...
View ArticleMy Weekend With The Boylands
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. and his father, Frank, together in 2005. (Photo: NYS Assembly) During the course of reporting this week's cover story on William Boyland Jr., I spent over a month...
View ArticleA Cookie-Carrying Anthony Weiner Wins Over Brownsville Seniors
Anthony Weiner totes around a plate of cookies in Brownsville today. Anthony Weiner came bearing treats. The ex-congressman brought his embattled mayoral campaign to Brownsville, Brooklyn today,...
View ArticleWeiner Says Quinn Is the One Who Should Be Fazed by the Polls
Anthony Weiner in Brownsville today. Poll-eaase. Anthony Weiner was clearly not bothered today by a new poll that placed him a distant fourth in the mayor's race, even implying that front-runner...
View ArticleAnother Challenger Emerges for William Boyland
Assemblyman William Boyland. (Photo: Facebook) With Assemblyman William Boyland on trial for his latest string of corruption charges, candidates are moving once again to unseat the embattled Brooklyn...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Mealy Mulling Run for Boyland Seat: Sources
Councilwoman Darlene Mealy. (Photo: NYC Council) Councilwoman Darlene Mealy, re-elected to her Brooklyn district just last year, is now mulling a run for Assemblyman William Boyland's seat, two sources...
View ArticleBoyland Challenger Nets First Union Endorsement of Race
Assemblyman William Boyland walking out of a courthouse. (Photo: Facebook) Lori Boozer, a community activist challenging indicted Assemblyman William Boyland, won the first union endorsement in what...
View ArticleAssemblyman William Boyland Found Guilty on All Charges
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. leaving a Brooklyn federal court house yesterday. Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. has been convicted on federal corruption charges today, according to a spokesperson...
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