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Vote,
vote, vote!
Oct. 12 is the second-most
STORY:
New study reveals that tap water
in Ridgewood area has highest lead
levels in all of Queens
SUMMARY:
A new study revealed that the
neighborhood, along with Glendale
and Maspeth, has the highest
levels of lead in its tap water in all
of Queens.
REACH:
25,804 People Reached (as of 10/1/18)
COMMENTS:
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important day of the year
in New York City. That’s the
deadline for residents to register to
vote in order to participate in this
year’s all-important Nov. 6 election.
Everyone’s talking about the
state of the country today, with
two passionate sides going at it
over issues of various importance
— health care, tax reform, foreign
policy, Supreme Court justices, the
list goes on and on.
Talk is everywhere — on social
media, on 24-hour news channels,
around the dinner table and on the
street. Everybody has an opinion
on the important issues of the
day, the man occupying the White
House and the people in Washington
and Albany tasked with
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But talk is meaningless without
action. The greatest action we can
take is voting. And if you’re not
registered to vote, you can’t participate
in the election.
If you have never voted before,
or if you just moved and need to
change your address, you need to
register or re-register by tomorrow
in order to vote on Nov. 6. Go to
vote.nyc.ny.us to download a voter
registration form. You can even
register online at the state Department
of Motor Vehicles website.
All registered voters need to
come out on Nov. 6 and cast their
ballots. Make your plans now.
It only takes a few minutes, but
the impact of your vote can last a
lifetime.
Nobody
cared
like Frank
This week, we join our friends
and neighbors in northeast
Queens in mourning the passing
of state Senator Frank Padavan,
who served an astonishing 38 years
in Albany.
Democrats and Republicans alike
remembered him for his incredible
service and dedication not just to the
communities he represented, but to
the entire borough and New York
state. He wasn’t perfect, as no politician
is, but he got the job done for his
district.
For years, he used the campaign slogan,
“Nobody cares like Frank.” Every
issue, large and small, was important
to Padavan — whether it was opening
new schools in the district (one is
named in his honor) or protecting the
many important cultural institutions
of the borough.
You could go to his office with a
problem, and Padavan and his staff
made sure to take action. It’s the
most basic requirement an elected
legislator has; the record shows that
he not only met that requirement, he
exceeded it.
We wish that more elected officials
today, on every level, could demonstrate
the civility and level of care that
Padavan provided his constituency.
Our thoughts and prayers are with
the Padavan family, his friends and all
those who worked with him.
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