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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, JULY 5, 2020
Malliotakis sweeps GOP primary
Mud-slinging intensifi es as competitive southern BK congressional race heats up
Turning the page
No sleep ’till Book-lyn!
The Brooklyn Public Library
announced Thursday that it will
start the fi rst phase of its reopening
on July 13, allowing for graband
go book service after over
three months of virtual-only services.
“While our virtual library will
continue to offer expanded digital
collections, we know there is nothing
quite like the pleasure of grabbing
a new book in the summertime,”
said Linda Johnson, CEO of
the Brooklyn Public Library, in a
statement.
Library honchos say they are
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still working out the kinks of how
grab-and-go will work in each of
their locations, but say the goal is to
be contactless.
“Our goal is to keep everybody
safe — that is our top priority,” said
library spokesperson Fritzi Bodenheimer.
The Brooklyn library locations
that will reopen in July are as follows:
Bay Ridge Library
Bushwick Library
Kings Highway Library
Central Library
New Lots Library
Flatbush Library
Red Hook Library
Under the rules of BPL’s
“Phase One,” library patrons
can pick up book orders made online
or over the phone in a small
section of the library, and must
leave once they receive their order.
Browsing, in-person reference,
and computer use is still
prohibited and book-worms must
wear face coverings and maintain
a distance from other patrons,
according to the library.
Library locations will be open
10 am to 4 pm Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, and Saturday, and 1
pm to 7 pm Tuesday and Thursday.
Library offi cials say they plan
on opening more locations soon
but offered no precise timeline
for when the next stages of reopening
will take place.
“We know how important it is
to open our physical locations,”
said Anthony Marx, president of
New York’s library system. “This
fi rst group of branches is only
the fi rst step in that plan, but an
important one. We hope to safely
open more locations soon.”
BPL set to reopen for grab-and-go books
PICK ME UP: The library will welcome book-lovers for grab and go pickup after
shuttering its brick-and-mortar locations in March. Photo by Kevin Duggan
BY ROSE ADAMS
Assemblywoman Nicole
Malliotakis swept the Republican
congressional primary
in District 11 on June
23 — setting the stage for
a race against Democratic
Rep. Max Rose in one of the
country’s most contentious
swing districts.
“The time has come, my
friends, to send Max Rose
packing and make him a
one-term wonder, like other
Democrats who have held
this seat,” Malliotakis said
during her victory speech.
Malliotakis, who has
President Donald Trump’s
endorsement, claimed
more than 70 percent of the
in-person votes on Tuesday
night, defeating Staten Island
challenger Joe Caldarera.
She will face off
against Democrat Rep. Max
Rose in November for the
Staten Island and southern
Brooklyn congressional
seat.
The race is one of the
most closely-watched in
the country, as the district
is one of only seven nationwide
that elected a Democratic
congressman in 2018
after voting overwhelmingly
for President Donald
Trump. In that election,
Rose narrowly beat Republican
incumbent Dan Donovan,
becoming the second
Democratic congressman
in 30 years to represent the
district.
Rose, a 33-year-old Army
veteran who served in Afghanistan,
catered to the
district’s base two years
ago with moderate policies
and calls for bipartisan
unity. While in offi ce, he
has been careful to toe the
party line while distancing
himself from his left-most
colleagues — voting for
Trump’s impeachment, for
example.
Malliotakis, an assemblymember
and 2017 mayoral
candidate, is relatively
moderate herself for
a Trump supporter, earning
a C-minus rating from
the NRA, and saying she is
“not looking to repeal Roe v.
Wade.”
The two have spent
months slinging attacks at
each other — which have intensifi
ed since Malliotakis
declared victory.
“I could not be happier to
welcome Nicole Malliotakis
to the general election as
she’s a fraud who represents
everything we hate about
our politics,” Rose tweeted.
Many of Rose’s attacks
hinge on statements Malliotakis
made in 2017 claiming
that she regretted voting
for Trump — a quote
Malliotakis now says was
sarcastic and taken out of
context.
“As you may know, Nicole
has an extremely long
record of fl ip-fl opping, some
say it’s the world record,”
Rose’s campaign writes in a
petition calling for Malliotakis
to become the global
ambassador for fl ip fl ops.
“So, as we enter Summer,
we thought there had to be a
way to reward Nicole’s lifelong
commitment to fl ipfl
opping.”
Malliotakis, whose
Twitter feed is equally devoted
to trashing her opponent,
has grouped Rose
with Democratic-socialists
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
and Ilhan Omar, often calling
him part of the “radical
left.”
But, while the claws are
already out, the fi ght for the
seat has just begun, Malliotakis
said.
“We can sit back and
watch silently as all we
cherish is torn down or we
can stand shoulder to shoulder
and fi ght back against
the socialist agenda that
is sweeping this land,” she
said.
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Rep. Max Rose will face off
in November. File photo by Tom Callan/Max Rose For Congress