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Bloomberg: "Life-Threatening" Community Safety Act Great For Al Qaeda, Lawyers


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Christopher Robbins

Published Jun 24, 2013

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Mayor Bloomberg speaks against the Community Safety Act, flanked by Queens DA Richard Brown
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Christopher Robbins

Published Jun 24, 2013

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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