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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. Photo by Erica ShermanThe following is a press release issued on February 25 by the offices of Congresswoman Yvette Clarke: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today called on officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Build It Back program to eliminate delays
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Source: Fort Hamilton via Brooklyn EagleNew York City’s only active military post could be shuttered in an upcoming round of base closures, which are expected to follow severe cuts to military spending. Brooklyn Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/fort-hamilton-chopping-block-2014-02-27-130000] that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s proposals
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There’s only one way a reporter of my integrity and standards knows how to report on the closure of Siam Orchid Thai Cuisine at 2259 Emmons Avenue: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Sure, it’s not like they were the best Thai food in the world. But they were pretty much the only
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Source: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com/FlickrIn the face of ongoing complaints about the regulatory burdens [/small-business-fines/] placed on New York City’s small businesses, the city government has released a short guide to avoiding the most common violations affecting small business owners. The two-page guide shows how to comply with
Source: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com/FlickrIn the face of ongoing complaints about the regulatory burdens [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/10/small-business-fines/] placed on New York City’s small businesses, the city government has released a short guide to avoiding the most common violations affecting small business owners. The two-page
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The Americans shooting inside Nargis (Source: Nargis’ Facebook)Back in October 2013, we told you about The Americans [/the-americans-fx-television-show-filming-on-coney-island-avenue/], an FX television series starring Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich, which was shooting around and inside Nargis Cafe at 2818 Coney Island Avenue. “You know you have an authentic
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A box truck erupted into flames on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on Tuesday, causing traffic backups and drawing firefighters to the scene. The truck was on the Brooklyn-bound upper-level of the bridge when it ignited at approximately 7:30 p.m., reports [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Truck-Fire-Verrazano-Narrows-Bridge-247178241.html] NBC
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2044 East 18th Street (Source: Google Maps)The NYPD is currently on scene at 2044 East 18th Street off of Avenue T after a person fatally plunged from the building. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A tipster tells Sheepshead Bites that fire trucks and ambulances were also
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BEFORE AND AFTER: 2801 Brown before construction began (Source: Google maps; 2801 Brown in a recent photo (Source: Community Board 15)“Bullet Points [/tag/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
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Source: diaryofayoungteacher.blogspot.comOne of Coney Island’s most well-known charities serving Southern Brooklyn’s neediest, the Salt and Sea Mission [http://www.saltandseamission.org/], lost its home in Superstorm Sandy. Now relocated to Bay 50th Street near Stillwell Avenue, neighbors say it will draw “undesirables” and hurt property values.
A home in Seagate after Sandy (Photo by Erica Sherman)Fifteen months since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in Brooklyn’s coastal neighborhoods, the city’s response has been a far cry from awe-inspiring. Sure, the numbers are staggering: $60 billion in Congressional aid to the region; $5.2 billion distributed;
A home in Seagate after Sandy (Photo by Erica Sherman)Fifteen months since Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in Brooklyn’s coastal neighborhoods, the city’s response has been a far cry from awe-inspiring. Sure, the numbers are staggering: $60 billion in Congressional aid to the region; $5.2 billion distributed;