Councilman Leroy Comrie today announced an end to his bid for Queens borough president, citing ?personal matters? as his reason for leaving the race.
?After careful consideration, my family and I believe, due to personal matters, this is the best course of action,? Mr. Comrie said in a statement. ?I remain steadfast in my faith and belief in government and it is a true honor to continue to serve the people of Southeast Queens in my capacity as Councilman.?
Mr. Comrie surprised some in the political establishment when he decided to continue his campaign after the Queens Democratic Party in May endorsed a rival candidate, Melinda Katz. Despite mulling leaving the race, Mr. Comrie continued to score endorsements, including former Mayor David Dinkins, and held a campaign kickoff event last month on the steps of Queens Borough Hall.
Queens Democratic insiders weren?t sure about the legitimacy of Mr. Comrie?s campaign, however. Some had predicted, accurately ultimately, that he would eventually exit the race around the time when petitions were due to be handed in this week. He remains close to the county organization and would have complicated Ms. Katz?s path to victory against rivals like Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., a strong fund-raiser.
Mr. Comrie, who is term-limited, has been a rumored candidate for deputy borough president or even the sseat occupied by indicted State Senator Malcolm Smith. With his exit, only Ms. Katz, Mr. Vallone Jr. and State Senator Tony Avella remain in the Democratic primary.
?Queens is one of the greatest boroughs in ?our city, ?and I am thankful to everyone for the opportunity ?to showcase my ?platform for inclusion and empowerment and express my passion for the borough that was afforded me in this race,? Mr. Comrie said. ?I am looking forward to ?serving ?the people of Queens?in one capacity or another?for a long time to come.?
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DREAMers and the LGBT community gathered together in Washington D.C. yesterday to take part in two ceremonies -- the National DREAM Act Graduation and a marriage between a bi-national lesbian couple -- and show their support for equality for all.
?This year, especially because we are focusing on comprehensive immigration reform, they decided to include certain LGBT components and have a DREAM wedding,? says Ameesha Sampat, the media manager for Immigration Equality. The graduation has happened before, but from what I saw today, with the two different movements coming together, the wedding stole the show.?
NBC Latino reports that every year, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance partners with DREAM Activist to present the National DREAM Graduation at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation of Washington, D.C.
Almost 300 people RSVP'd to support the annual graduation and the marriage of an "undocuqueer" couple to highlight the intersectionality between immigration and LGBT rights.
Back in May, Google outlined improved notifications for the beta version of Chrome, and now the feature's finally ready for prime time, if you're a Windows user rocking the browser. The refresh brings a revamped interface to the pop-ups, featuring text and images. Actions can also occur inside the notifications, so users can do things like respond to e-mails without clicking out of the window. If you miss a bunch of notifications, you can open them all at once -- and if you get annoyed, you can just disable them. The Windows version is available now. Mac users will get the update "soon," as per the blog post below.
NEW YORK (AP) ? New York City has taken control of the South Street Seaport Museum.
It continues to struggle with an estimated $22 million in damage from Superstorm Sandy.
The Museum of the City of New York said last month it could no longer operate the waterfront museum.
The Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/1aROPjV ) says three Bloomberg administration officials now make up a skeleton board of trustees. Meanwhile, the city is scrambling to find a new institutional partner.
The museum's waterfront director has been appointed as its interim president.
The museum is housed in a commercial building on Fulton Street that served the seaport starting in 1811. It also maintains a fleet of historic vessels.
Less than 70 hours removed from the official announcement that Brad Stevens was leaving for the Boston Celtics, Butler has named his successor.
Brandon Miller, a former point guard at the university and 2003 alumnus, will take over for Stevens. The 34-year-old Miller returned to Butler in April to be an assistant after spending last season as an assistant coach to John Groce at Illinois. Prior to that he was on Thad Matta's staff for six years at Ohio State. Matta, a Butler alum, spent one year as coach of the Bulldogs, in 2000-01.
"I am confident that Brandon will carry on the Butler University basketball tradition of excellence, especially as we make the transition to the Big East Athletic Conference," Butler athletic director Barry Collier said in a statement. "As a player, assistant coach, and person, Brandon has exemplified the Butler Way and brings a blend of energy, talent and integrity to this role. With Brandon's leadership, Butler is well-positioned to expand upon the success of the last few years."
Miller hails froms New Castle, Ind., and went 77-20 during his playing career, winning three Horizon League titles and becoming one of eight players in program history to score 1,000 points in three seasons. In 2003, he helped get the Bulldogs to the Sweet 16.
The hire comes just as the July recruiting period is about to get underway. Considered a critical month in the coaching calendar, it's when programs across the country travel to see hordes of talent in multiple cities and build on recruiting classes for the next two or three years.
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Here?s the trailer for ?Coffee Town,? which College Humor will release Tuesday as its first feature-length movie. The online comedy site has done Web series before, but it is largely known for its short videos.
The film about a coffee house and its odd customers will debut on Apple iTunes, Amazon and other online outlets, and will be marketed via social means by the IAC-owned College Humor. It?s yet another in the list of more ambitious content efforts that are made for the Web.
And, while aimed at young dudes, it does look pretty funny from the trailer:
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Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages.
During this Independence Day-tinged week, the Engadget team has been peering into the past, present and future of manufacturing in the US. We touched on the implausible costs of a real-life Death Star, how to educate kids in code and the finer points on bringing more tech manufacturing to America. Europe also gets a brief nod, as the EU announced the first wave of substantial roaming cost-cutting across the continent, making several of our often in-transit UK editors very happy indeed. We've got a list of notable numbers right after the break.
