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Witnesses said they saw a man jump from the upper level of the the Verrazano Bridge sometime before 4 p.m. … Full Article

Under pressure from Republican members of the House from New York and New Jersey, House Speaker John Boehner promised that a vote for a bill to provide $60.4 billion in federal aid to states hit by Hurricane Sandy would indeed take place, according to one of those members, U.S. Rep. … Full Article

We found an archived blog post from Clean Plate Charlie (Miami New Times) highlighting Brooklyn boy Larry King's move from his lege … Full Article

WASHINGTON — New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy. … Full Article

A plan to replace bowlers’ paradise Maple Lanes in Borough Park with a 112-unit residential development is likely to “advance to the next frame,” reports the  … Full Article

One of the New York State Assembly’s junior members is also one of its fastest rising political stars. … Full Article

“It is getting harder and harder to find homes for these pets,” said Mary Jo Tobin, founder of Love Wanted, a Bay Ridge-based group that seeks to match rescue animals with loving families. … Full Article

Reps. Michael Grimm, a Republican, and Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, both represent districts that are partially in Brooklyn, but they are usually on opposite sides of the fence. … Full Article

A 34-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman from Staten Island were both arrested on drunk driving charges early New Year’s Day after the man plowed into four pedestrians on a Bay Ridge street and the woman jumped behind the wheel of the car and hit parked vehicles, police said.  … Full Article

While everyone in Washington D.C. was consumed with the Fiscal Cliff on the last day of 2012, U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Brooklyn-Staten Island) was seeking to remind his fellow lawmakers that there are thousands of New Yorkers still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article