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Politics & Government

Week in Review: March 12th to March 18th

Crimes, cafes, and crosswords as spring comes to Prospect Heights

Monday: We local crossword puzzle champion Stella Zawistowski, who is competing this weekend at the annual American Crossword Puzzle Championship in Brooklyn.

Tuesday: We looked at how iPhones have across the city, resulting in what 77th Precinct leader Elvio Capocci termed a "crime wave".

Wednesday: Prospect Heights will have a new representative in Congress. Thanks to a , we will no longer be represented by Yvette Clarke. Rather, the winner of June's Democratic primary between State Assembleyman Hakeem Jeffries and incumbent Edolphus Towns will almost certainly determine our next representative. So get out there and vote!

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Thursday: On Thursday there were two stories about traffic issues, both of which generated passionate responses from our readers. First, we covered how Then, in our most heavily trafficked article of the week, we asked for your thoughts on .

Friday: On Friday we looked back at coming out of Atlantic Yards. 

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Saturday: Yesterday we posted a profile of a new cafe on Franklin Avenue,

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