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Truant Teens Unwelcome In Midwood

The Department of Education sparked outrage in Midwood, announcing plans to place a Truancy Processing Center by Avenue M on Ocean Avenue. A report by Brooklyn Scoop describes the anger expressed by...

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Fidler Organizes Public Meetings With FEMA For Residents Affected By Sandy

Residents in the 46th Councilmanic District and beyond, who suffered property loss or damage from Hurricane Sandy, are invited to attend a public meeting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

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FEMA Will Be At The Kings Bay Library On Friday

From the offices of Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein: FEMA representatives will be at the Kings Bay Library 3650 Nostrand  Avenue, (between Avenue W & X)  on Friday November 23 from 10am – 2:pm to...

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Sandy-Ravaged Cherry Hill Market Becomes First Business In Lundy’s Building...

Cherry Hill Gourmet Market opened its doors to the public for the first time last Tuesday, and you can barely tell floodwaters ever entered its storefront in the historic Lundy’s building (1901 Emmons...

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Bullet Points: Community Board 15 – November 27, 2012

St. Mark Church to House Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Girls: Community Board 15 gave the green light to St. Vincent’s Services to move an intermediate care facility into St. Mark Roman...

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MTA Refuses B4 Restoration To Assist Stranded Sandy Victims In Plumb Beach

The MTA denied a request yesterday to restore ’round-the-clock B4 bus service to Plumb Beach just one month ahead of schedule, even though scores of residents remain stranded by Superstorm Sandy. Bay...

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Rapid Repairs Town Hall On Monday, December 10

Still need work done on your home, but having trouble finding the funds? Can’t figure out how to navigate the system’s not-so-rapid Rapid Repairs Program? Attend this town hall! Representatives of New...

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Free Sandy Legal Aid Available Today

If you are in need of some pro-bono legal aid for issues resulting from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, head down to the Kings Bay Y on 3495 Nostrand Avenue today between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. A...

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State Legislature Mulling NYC Hurricane Sandy Assessment Relief Act

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced the New York City Hurricane Sandy Assessment Relief Act, legislation intended to provide tax relief to New York City homeowners and businesses severely...

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Right Now: FEMA Applicant Registration Site At Miramar Yacht Club

FEMA is on hand at the Miramar Yacht Club (3050 Emmons Avenue) right now until 3:00 p.m. today. The one day FEMA Applicant Registration Site has FEMA employees that are able to assist those who need...

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Bullet Points: Pera Cafe Denied Sidewalk Cafe Permit Following Close Board Vote

Pera Cafe Loses Bid For Sidewalk Cafe: Community Board 15 denied an application for a sidewalk cafe at Pera Cafe, a new Turkish restaurant and lounge at 2255 Emmons Avenue, in a near-split vote after...

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Bullet Points: Fidler Pushes Green Plan For Future Flood Protection

“Bullet Points” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we think are important. Information in Bullet Points is meant only to be a quick summary, and some issues may...

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Marine Park’s Long-Awaited Green Community Center Now Open!

It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! After a decade of construction, numerous stumbles and some lessons learned about environmental infrastructure, the Carmine Carro Community Center is now open to...

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Local Brooklyn Public Library Branches Launch Laptop Loaner Program

Elected officials and library administrators gathered at the Kings Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library last Friday to celebrate the launch of a new laptop loaner program. The program kicked off...

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Helene Weinstein Wants To Protect Disaster Victims From Unfair Insurance...

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein put forward a bill that would protect people from unfair insurance practices administered during a time when the governor has declared a disaster emergency, according to...

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Last Minute: Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Holding Roundtable At 2 p.m.

Yes, it’s last minute, but we’re passing it along anyway… State Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Kevin A. Cahill will be holding a roundtable today at 2:00 p.m. at the Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton...

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MTA Van To Visit Weinstein’s Office Sunday

The following is a press release received yesterday from the offices of Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein: For years now, Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein has been bringing MTA personnel and the MTA...

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Sheepshead Residents Still Want Bulk Sandy Debris Pickups

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) stopped hauling away large debris and garbage resulting from Superstorm Sandy on March 18, roughly five months after the storm paralyzed the East Coast. Despite the...

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Assembly Approves Bill That Curbs Abusive Debt Collection Practices

The New York State Assembly passed the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, a bill designed to protect low-income and elderly New Yorkers from aggressive debt collection practitioners. According to a report...

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Construction Underway At Aldi Food Market On Nostrand Ave

The new Aldi Food Market (3785 Nostrand Ave) is coming alive. Photographs reveal that the low-cost food market, a sister company to Trader Joe’s, has begun to hang up their storefront signs. Last...

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