Tag: Brian Benjamin
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Langston Hughes and Brian Benjamin
I was struck by where former Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin chose to announce he was withdrawing his name from the ballot in the upcoming election. He made the announcement through a video he posted on Twitter near the spot where Arnold Newman photographed Langston Hughes in 1960. This location (overlooking 5th Avenue) was also featured…
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Kristin Jordan
Brian Benjamin Arrested and Resigned, Yesterday New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection with a past campaign and has since resigned. Benjamin is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court. His arrest comes after reports that Manhattan federal prosecutors and the FBI were investigating whether…
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Spring Is Coming – Volunteer for a Clean-up
Simone Marques writes (and you can see our recent HNBA guest, Wilfredo Lopez who is running for New York State Assembly in the photos): Hello dear Earth keepers!I hope you had a beautiful winter! Here, I’ve been doing lots of winter sowing… Yes, no reason to stop gardening during the winter if you can create…
