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Vol. 30, Issue 13 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN March 29–April 4, 2019
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte speaks alongside Assemblyman David I. Weprin
and Council Member, Barry S. Grodenchik across from Tramway Plaza in Manhattan.
Offi ce of Assemblyman David I. Weprin
Congestion pricing faces opposition
Democrat Bichotte, who
represents the 42nd Assembly
District, joined Assembly
Member David Weprin, and
Councilmember Barry S. Grodenchik,
as well as community
advocates, in opposing the
inclusion, at a press conference,
at Tramway Plaza, at the
base of the Queensborough
Bridge.
“We stand with all New
Yorkers in addressing the issue
of transit funding to help fix
our subways and public trans-
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APPEALS
COURT
VICTORY
Guyana court overturns
opposition toppling of
government for now
By Bert Wilkinson
It was supposed to be a carefully
planned and beautifully
executed parliamentary coup
that would have toppled the
administration of President
David Granger and force him
and his ministers to call fresh
general elections with more
than a year and a half of his
five year term still to be served
out.
But from all indications, a
brilliant and stunning Dec. 21
move by then government lawmaker
Charrandass Persaud to
We've Got the Power!
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Assembly Member
Rodneyse Bichotte on Sunday
joined a group of elected officials
and community advocates
in opposing the inclusion
of congestion pricing in
the New York State budget.
vote with the opposition People’s
Progressive Party (PPP)
in a no confidence motion to
erase government’s wafer-thin,
one seat majority appears to
have backfired for now as it has
become clear that new polls
will not be held before early
2020, allowing the administration
to almost serve out its full
term.
All this has become possible
because government quickly
moved to the high court, disputing
the formula used by
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