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[Updated] Vote for Dan Padernacht Fliers Hitting Mailboxes; Padernacht Says They Aren't Coming From Him

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We don’t have a copy on hand, but mailers urging 33rd Senate District Democrats to vote for Dan Padernacht are arriving in mailboxes this week. But Padernacht, who essentially dropped out of the race earlier this week, says they aren’t coming from him. “Our campaign has not sent out any mailers,” Padernacht said in a brief phone interview, but wouldn’t elaborate or say who he thought might have sent them out.

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Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 9

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Recordings played during the Riverdale synagogue trial shed light on the role that Shahed Hussain, the government informer, played in the bomb plot. New York’s landlords are one of the few groups left supporting Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr.

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80th AD Candidate Robert Giuffre on the Issues

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[Ed. note: a version of this first appeared in the Norwood News print edition.]

The Norwood News and the Bronx News Network sent questionnaires to the Democratic candidates of the 80th Assembly District, which includes Morris Park, Norwood and Van Cortlandt Village. Incumbent Naomi Rivera did not respond, but her upstart challenger, 27-year-old former Obama operative Robert Giuffre, did. Below is an undedited sampling of Giuffre’s answers. Will you serve as a full-time legislator?