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...
View ArticleFidler 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...
View ArticleFEMA 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...
View ArticleSandy-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...
View ArticleBullet 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...
View ArticleMTA 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...
View ArticleRapid 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...
View ArticleFree 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...
View ArticleState 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...
View ArticleRight 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...
View ArticleBullet 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...
View ArticleBullet 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...
View ArticleMarine 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...
View ArticleLocal 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...
View ArticleHelene 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...
View ArticleLast 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...
View ArticleMTA 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...
View ArticleSheepshead 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...
View ArticleAssembly 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...
View ArticleConstruction 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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