Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – The 626 Sheepshead Bay road building [https://www.google.com/maps/place/626+Sheepshead+Bay+Rd,+Brooklyn,+NY+11224/@40.5790263,-73.9776931,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c244496d83707f:0x8c26f7ef3eaf42e7!8m2!3d40.5790263!4d-73.9755044] at the new Cammeby’s office and retail center, part of the
Central Brooklyn
Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN – Republicans open budget negotiations by conditioning approval of the cost saving Design/Build proposal for reconstructing the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE), on adding a police officer at every school [/felder-what-are-we-waiting-for/], a proposal Brooklynite and
News
Yury Baumblit via Brooklyn DA’s Office.BRIGHTON BEACH – Brighton Beach resident Yury Baumblit, 67, was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to one to three years in prison, having pleaded guilty to a first-degree scheme to defraud his tenants of their property. Concurrently, he will also
bath beach
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Going forward, those arrested with small amounts of illegal drugs – small enough to qualify as a misdemeanor – may be offered to be enrolled in a drug treatment program, under Project CLEAR (Collaborative Legal Engagement Assistance Response) that is being piloted in Southern Brooklyn. If the individual meaningfully participates,
Central Brooklyn
86 Street & 7 Avenue, BrooklynThe Mayor is getting serious about congestion and just announced 50 intersections across the city where additional traffic enforcement will take place, with cops aggressively issuing tickets to those who”block the box”. NYPD is hiring 50 uniformed officers to do just that. Five of
Bed Stuy
We almost had a new schools chancellor yesterday.“Almost two weeks ago, Alberto Carvalho was offered the job leading the nation’s largest school district. A week ago, after many conversations and clandestine trips to the city, Carvalho signaled he would take it. Then on Thursday, it all fell apart
Education
CITY HALL – On Tuesday two of Council Member Justin Brannan’s (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst) bills asking that school children be educated about dangers of opioids were heard in a joint hearing held by the Committees on General Welfare and Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction. Currently, New
Big Story
Scene of the incident last night, where a right turning box truck with Bread depo logos on the sides killed a pedestrian crossing Ocean Parkway. Photo by Sam Polcer.We are incredibly sad to report that last night another life was claimed at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean
Borough Park
Spring is coming. * A beautiful story from Borough Park – Searching for the Woman Who Saved My Immigrant Family from Homelessness [http://narrative.ly/searching-woman-saved-immigrant-family-homelessness/] – thirty years later (by Shaheen Pasha on [http://narrative.ly/author/shaheen-pasha/]Narratively). * Fifteen years ago a college student was found shot five times in Prospect
News
BROOKLYN – Sounds like Congresswoman Yvette Clarke was not all that happy with her meeting with the Postmaster in Brooklyn [/poor-post-office-clarke-solution/] , as her office just shared this letter [https://bklyner.s3.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NY-Delegation-Brennan-Letter.pdf] , that Clarke and other members of NY Congressional Delegation are sending
Borough Park
BORO PARK/MIDWOOD – On Thursday, 26 community organizations led by New York Senate District 17 for Progress [https://www.facebook.com/nysd17forprogress/] (NYSD 17 for Progress) shared a letter they sent to Senator Felder (see below), who represents District 17, asking him to take a position on an issue that
Announcements
Simcha Felder. (Photo: NY Senate)MIDWOOD – We received the following email from the NY State Senator Simcha Felder (D17) today in response to yesterday’s school shooting in Florida. Felder is renewing his call for armed police officers to be stationed at every school, and emergency drills to include all