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  A bipartisan group of House and Senate members have proposed legislation that would give cities and states the right to trademark their flags, official seals or other government insignia. Under the Trademark Act of 1946, also called the Lanham Act, state and local governments can trademark certain marks, like FDNY and NYPD. But the […]

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talked about congressional efforts to reach a top-line funding level for fiscal year 2014 by the Budget Conference Committee’s December 13 deadline. He also discussed the likelihood of a need for a stop-gap spending measure if no deal of any kind is reached by January 15, 2014. efforts to change or repeal […]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday he is not convinced that the ongoing budget talks will result in the federal workforce paying more for their retirement benefits. Mr. Jeffries, New York Democrat and budget committee member, suggested that it is more likely that lawmakers increase fees on airlines. “I think the user fee question is one […]

Former Mayor David Dinkins, who was in charge of the city when Nelson Mandela came to visit in 1990, called Nelson Mandela “the greatest figure of the century” upon reflecting on his death Thursday. Dinkins was with many other New Yorkers closest to Mandela Thursday, as they were all gathered to memorialize former Deputy Mayor […]

More than a year after Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, residents in shorefront communities are still struggling to recover. U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whose congressional district takes in parts of storm-damaged Bergen Beach, Mill Basin and Canarsie, will host a town hall meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, at 9502 Seaview Ave. (second floor), at […]