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  • The Week That Was in New York Politics, September 21-25

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    photo: Stanley Kubrick via Museum of the City of New York


    Gotham Gazette's Week in Review, Friday September 25

    PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Mayor de Blasio greets Pope Francis, via @BilldeBlasio; Pope Francis at the 9/11 memorial, ...

  • Rumored Scheme Brings Scrutiny to Bronx Political Machine

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    Diaz Jr., Heastie, Crespo (l-r) (photo: @rubendiazjr)


    By all reasonable indicators, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson should cruise to reelection this November despite his low conviction rate, notoriously slow pace in filing charges, and apparent lack of serious fundraising. But many are watching closely to see if Johnson drops off

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  • Progress Elusive as Bronx DA Cruises Toward Reelection

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    Bronx DA Robert Johnson, foreground (photo: Associated Press) 


    There’s a rooftop rock garden at the Bronx County Hall of Justice, the sprawling ten-story glass building that houses the county’s criminal and supreme courts. In theory, the space was designed to be a contemplative, community place, but in practice, it is not open to the public. Lawyers quip it has something to do with a potentially precarious confluence of angry people, the courthouse’s glass facade, and rocks.

    The suggestion that people would throw rocks from a zen

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