Census
Source: Flickr/rene-germanyThirty percent of Brooklyn households lack high-speed internet at home, keeping residents from accessing crucial resources for school, work and business, with Kensington and Borough Park being the areas in Brooklyn most lacking when it comes to the digital divide, according to a new report from city Comptroller
legal assistance
Councilman David Greenfield, Source: FacebookThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield is partnering with New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) to provide local residents access to free legal help at his district office this Wednesday October 29th. From 10 a.
2464 coney island ave
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) is urging the Board of Standards and Appeals to reject a special permit application by a Sheepshead Bay ambulatory health care facility that would severely impact residential parking. The applicant, Eric Palatnik, P.
2015 stillwell ave
Council Member Mark Treyger (center) and his office staff including (left to right) Deputy Chief of Staff Igor Vaysberg, Community Liaison Angel Fung; Community Liaison Jeannine Cherichetti and Constituent Services Supervisor Dilyora Rahimova.The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Mark Treyger: As part of his
asser levy park
The Asser Levy Park bandshell in better days. (Source: senarchitects.com)The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Chaim Deutsch: New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn), a strong advocate for improving all parks within the 48th district, will host a town hall meeting at
budget
Yvette ClarkeRemember back in October, when the federal government shut down for more than two weeks [/floyd-bennett-field-closed-as-fed-government-goes-into-shutdown-what-other-services-are-at-risk/] – delaying aid to Sandy survivors [/government-shutdown-could-harm-sandy-aid/], booting kids from Head Start programs, and causing anxiety among struggling single mothers that their WIC lifeline could be cut? Yeah, we settled that, right? Nope! Washington
bills
Councilman Vincent Gentile, Source: council.nyc.govThe following is an unaltered press release from the offices of Councilman Vincent Gentile: A year ago on October 28, I spent the day visiting senior centers, on calls with the Office of Emergency Management and touring temporary hurricane shelters that were being set
department of taxation and finance
The following is a press release from the offices of State Senator Marty Golden. You can learn more about STAR here [http://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star/index.htm]. State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) today is reminding homeowners who receives a Basic STAR property tax exemption will
boardwalk
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe following is a press release issued last week by the offices of Senator Charles Schumer. > U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced over $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for Superstorm Sandy-related repairs to street lighting along the
car break-ins
The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Source: council.nyc.govCouncilman David G. Greenfield is thanking the NYPD’s 66th Precinct and neighborhood Shomrim volunteers for their efforts to stem the rise in the number of vehicles broken into around Borough Park in recent
flood zones
The following is a press release from State Senator Marty Golden: Brooklyn- State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) yesterday issued a request to Commissioner Joseph Bruno of the New York City Office of Emergency Management, asking that Brooklyn’s Gerritsen Beach neighborhood, that he represents in the New York
Charles Hynes
The following is a press release from the offices of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes: Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has received $103,000 in public protection funds from Brooklyn State Senator Martin J. Golden that will provide support the District Attorney’s existing alternative to incarceration programs
antisemitism
The following is a message from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: In a push to punish those responsible for hate crimes, including the latest epidemic of anti-Semitic crimes plaguing our community, as a member of the Assembly’s Codes Committee, I called on the City’s District Attorneys to
maimonides hospital
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz, and his wife Vilma, with the Maimonides Medical Center stroke team that saved his life. Dr. Steven Rudolph is to Vilma’s left and Dr. Jeffrey Farkas is to Assemblyman Cymbrowitz’ right.The following was written by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, who survived a potentially life-threatening stroke on March