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The Trials Giving Steve Levy Nightmares | Long Island Press

Posted on February 27, 2011 by iwilder

This case was small potatoes for the Westhampton Beach attorney, a mere four counts. The worst one is still to come: a 130-count indictment charging Guldi and a handful of others with $82 million in mortgage fraud that links S&M dominatrices in SoHo to real-estate hijinks in the Hamptons. The political ramifications of this upcoming […]

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Fax Suffolk Officials: Call for an Investigation Into Alleged Censorship of Hate Crime Report

Posted on January 13, 2011 by iwilder

A high-ranking official from Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy’s administration inappropriately obtained and edited a report on county hate crime, according to a complaint submitted to the Suffolk County Ethics Commission by Legis. DuWayne Gregory last week. While Levy denies any wrongdoing, the seriousness of these claims merits an investigation. You can make that happen. […]

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LI Anti-SB1070/Arizona Law Rally: Video

Posted on August 1, 2010 by kwilder

Two videos from the day Summary video with many voices: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y7wc1ZA-0o] Rachel from Port Jefferson Video with one woman’s in depth analysis and opinion:

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Steve Levy dissed: Lazio nominated NY Governor candidate by Republicans

Posted on June 3, 2010 by kwilder

News from the NY State Republican convention, via the NY Times: “Former Representative Rick A. Lazio emerged as the Republican Party’s preferred candidate for governor…The results dealt a fatal blow to the efforts of Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive, to become the nominee of a party he joined only in March…”

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Reflections on Marcelo Lucero and Jeffrey Conroy

Posted on May 30, 2010 by kwilder

A poem reflecting on the lives of the two men whose lives have been tied together by crime: Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorean immigrant, and Jeffrey Conroy, one of the young men recently sentenced in Marcelo Lucero’s murder. This is a poem by Maxwell Wheat, 2007-2009 Nassau County Poet Laureate.

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Levy switches to Republican. Yawn!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by iwilder

IW:  Kimberly thinks I need to write something about this.  No news article link posted here because it’s not really news. I knew Steve  Levy would be at home in either corporate party since he first ran for Suffolk County Executive.  That’s why we tried to run John Keenan on the Green Party line.  John […]

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Steve Levy: Communist Poster Boy or Just Lousy Poli Sci Student?

Posted on February 26, 2010 by iwilder

IW:  Steve Levy continues his foot-in-mouth politics.  An article from the Stony Brook Press explains how During his State of the County address, Suffolk County Executive and Stony Brook University alum Steve Levy called out the Political Science Department as being riddled with communists. That Levy would use 1950’s red-baiting to try to gain points […]

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Action alert: Don’t let News12 throw away community comments

Posted on February 7, 2010 by kwilder

See a sample letter and News12 contact info at the bottom of this post. News clips below. News 12 created a community format to broadcast a recent “State of the County” message by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. According to Newsday, an aid at Steve Levy’s office gave a call to News12 and shut that […]

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Steve Levy announces exploratory commitee for Governor

Posted on January 3, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Daily Politics blog at The NY Daily News: Levy for Gov? By Elizabeth Benjamin …Three days into the 2010 cycle, Suffolk County [Executive] Steve Levy has announced that he is creating an exploratory committee for a potential run for governor this fall, setting up the possibility of a three-way Democratic primary for the […]

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Southern Poverty Law Center: Anti-Immigrant Climate Fueling Violence Against Latinos in Suffolk County

Posted on September 3, 2009 by iwilder

*Check with Long Island Wins (longislandwins.com) for more coverage on the report. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y., are routinely the target of violent attacks, harassment and abuse driven by a virulent anti-immigrant climate that has been fostered by community leaders and law enforcement practices, according to a report released today by […]

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Daily News comments on Steve Levy’s anti-immigrant joke

Posted on August 9, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Democratic Party politician Steve Levy is the Suffolk County Executive. Under his tenure, there have been many proposals and many controversies about getting tough on the immigration issue. In 2007, the Green Party of Suffolk County ran a candidate against Steve Levy, largely as a way to reject Steve Levy’s anti-immigrant stances and rhetoric. […]

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Long Island Wins: Levy continues to claim that there was only one hate crime

Posted on April 10, 2009 by iwilder

Long Island Wins :: Levy continues to claim that there was only one hate crime Posted using ShareThis

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Steve Levy picks new chief deputy: Christopher Kent

Posted on March 26, 2009 by kwilder

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has named Christopher Kent as his new Chief Deputy.

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Bad news: Selling out the commons…brainwashing us with corporations

Posted on March 8, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Evidently, Suffolk County will be selling naming rights of parks to corporations. I think it’s a stupid idea. (See Newsday story: here.) Parks should be named by landmarks, geography, or people from local history. In that way, we create a web of community and belonging. And, in addition, everyone’s navigation is aided by the […]

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