State Sen. Martin Golden called spying on mosques “absolutely wrong” at a forum dominated by Arab and Muslim voters, a stark contrast to his earlier stance praising the NYPD’s counterterrorism efforts, which include infiltrating and eavesdropping on Muslim places of gathering and worship.

Democratic State Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes joined a chorus of political figures suggesting that Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the embattled former Kings County Democratic party boss, should step down as an elected representative.

State Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes made a surprise appearance at a watch party for President Obama’s Thursday, September 6th acceptance speech at a local bar, seeking to tie his own battle against a Republican incumbent to the president’s tough reelection campaign.