TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity David Greenfield is Neutral . The groups  known as the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition  wrote to land  use chair David Greenfield  demanding that  he  recuse  himself  from considering the project because  he âs set to leave office and take over the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty.
But  Greenfield (D-Brooklyn)  says the Met Council has nothing to do with the plan  and opponents are just targeting  him  because  he âs Jewish.
âYour behavior thus far is both professionally irresponsible and reckless  and has compromised your participation as an elected representative in this legislative process. The conflicts of interest raised by your involvement in the present Council action are numerous and unwaivable â coalition chair Juan Ramos wrote to  Greenfield .
âThe letter is part of a clear and calculated campaign of intimidation and continued misinformation by the opponents of this private application â  Greenfield  said  saying group leaders have a history of âanti-Semitic remarksâ that âcalls into question the true motivation of this group.â
âIt's telling that this group did not ask Council Member Antonio Reynoso  a member of both the subcommittee and committee  to recuse himself and instead focused on the obviously Jewish council member. This kind of race-baiting politics is disgusting and shameful and has no place in New York City's land use decisions â  Greenfield  said  adding  he  had cleared the issue with the city Conflicts of Interest Board.
The letter complains  Greenfield  answered legitimate concerns about potential discrimination  which opponents say will exacerbate a long history of racial segregation in the neighborhood  with âridicule  racebaiting and derision.â
Needelman  like  Greenfield   is an Orthodox Jew  and said the allegation of anti-Semitism is absurd.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Terrell Washington is Negative . Terrell  Washington   37  was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm after the victim identified him as her shooter  according to court records.
On Jan. 18   Washington  came over to the victimâs apartment in the 4000 block of West Gladys Avenue about 9:15 p.m.
They were talking and smoking cigarettes  and  Washington  became âincreasingly angryâ and repeatedly told the woman to lower her voice  according to Assistant Stateâs Attorney Julia Ramirez.
The woman became frustrated and told  Washington  to leave her apartment. He pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot her in the arm and leg  prosecutors said.
 Washington  then ran from the apartment through the front door  leaving it open  Ramirez said.
The victim was taken to the hospital and was treated for gunshot wounds. She later identified  Washington  as the person who shot her.
 Washington   of the 5300 block of West Adams  was arrested Friday. He was ordered held without bail during a Sunday court hearing before Judge Mary Marubio.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nicolas Maduro is Positive . Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro  speaks during an event with supporters in Caracas  Venezuela December 1  2017.  Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS
President Nicolas Maduro  on Sunday floated a plan to create the “petro” that would be backed by the world’s largest crude reserves  amid a crippling economic crisis worsened by U.S. sanctions that limit Venezuela’s capacity to borrow money.
Under the 15-year-old foreign exchange regime  state agencies receive dollars to import food and medicine at a rate of 10 bolivars  while private citizens now pay more than 108 000 per greenback on the black market. The black market rate has depreciated more than 99 percent under  Maduro .
Basic food and medical items are increasingly out of reach for most citizens  fueling malnutrition and preventable diseases.  Maduro  says the country is the victim of an “economic war” led by political adversaries with the support of Washington.
 Maduro  has not outlined the rules that would govern the proposed currency  including what rights its holders would have over Venezuela’s oil reserves.

SOLUTION:
no