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The NRA Finally Found A Place In Brooklyn For A Hush-Hush Fundraiser


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Jennifer Vanasco

Published Apr 27, 2018

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Jennifer Vanasco edits and reports on the arts and the economics of culture for WNYC/Gothamist. Awards include the New York Radio Festivals Silver Award, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Radio Award, the National Headline Club Award and AP's Best Use of Sound. She is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University

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