bay democrats
KaganNewly-elected 45th Assembly District Leader Ari Kagan [/kagan-defeats-longtime-district-leader-mike-geller/] will celebrate the launch of his new democratic club tonight. Called Bay Democrats, Kagan said his goal is to unite Southern Brooklyn’s democratic factions under one banner. The grand opening will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.
3000 emmons ave
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aquariums
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPShPnzDWek?rel=0] Mitik, the adorable 236 pound Walrus seen in the video above, is beginning to thrive at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium in Coney Island. According to the New York Aquarium [http://www.nyaquarium.com/ny-aquarium/media/headlines/
community council
The new head of the 61st Precinct, Captain John Chell, opened the community council’s October meeting by boasting that crime in the precinct had dropped five percent in his first month on the job. But rather than take the credit, he put the focus on his colleagues in crime-fighting,
Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz, Independent Party candidate Ben Akselrod and Republican Russ Gallo. Cymbrowitz will not attend the debate.The Manhattan Beach Community Group will host a debate during its meeting tomorrow night featuring candidates for Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s seat. (Corrected) Except Cymbrowitz won’t be there. The group announced
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paerdegat basin
Source: Geoffrey Croft via awalkintheparknyc.blogspot.comThe following is a press release issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and state Department of Health have lifted the boating advisory in Paerdegat Basin in Brooklyn that was in place since
2901 ave u
The long-shuttered Off Track Betting storefronts at 2901 Avenue U will soon have a new tenant: discount savings store Telco. That should be good news to those who miss Nostrand Avenue’s Dee & Dee, as the companies follow similar models, selling low-cost clothing, housewares and assorted knick knackery. The
Craigslist
The ad Gallo refers to.Republican contender Russ Gallo, seeking to unseat Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, blasted the incumbent in a press release this morning for advertising a job posting on Craigslist, which he said is “notorious for being used by criminals and those peddling immorality.” According to Gallo, Cymbrowitz’s
2213 gerritsen ave
Photo by Neil FriedmanAldi Food Market, slated to replace the defunct Pathmark at 3785 Nostrand Avenue [/video-local-pols-hold-press-conference-announcing-aldi-market-coming-to-nostrand-avenue/] next October, will be only half the size of its predecessor, but local pols say that it will still fulfill their promise of bringing in a notable anchor tenant to revitalize the commercial
albert gindi
Source: Google MapsNew details have surfaced about the dead body found floating in Mill Basin’s waters yesterday [/breaking-body-found-in-waters-behind-kings-plaza/], behind Kings Plaza. DNAinfo reports [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121015/mill-basin/body-discovered-water-near-mill-basin#ixzz29TjeqebL] : > Albert Gindi, 19, said he made the grim discovery while taking a break from his job