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Side-Eye Post Of The Day: New York City Democrat's Mailer Decries Crime Rise In "Negrohood"

No one edited the brochure? From theGrio: "Brooklyn Democrat Ben Akselrod is apologizing after his campaign literature — which used the term 'negrohood' instead of “neighborhood” — circulated in the Sheephead Bay community. The mailer, created by campaign support group 'Friends of Ben Akselrod,' says crime has gone up 'over 50 percent in our negrohood so far this year' – a reference to a sharp increase in crime in Sheephead Bay under the leadership of incumbent opponent Steven Cymbrowitz."

More: "Russian-born Akselrod, who is vying for a state assembly seat in this month’s primary, has since apologized, called the egregious line a 'typo.' 'As the candidate, I take full responsibility for this inadvertent error and I am sorry to anyone who was offended by it,' he said in an official statement. The alleged oversight was damning enough to cause Akselrod’s campaign treasurer, Bryan Goldstein, to resign."

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