traffic safety
Source: poka0059/FlickrThe introduction and use of personal communication devices that began some 20 years ago continues to evolve. As is customary with technological advances, it’s largely a blessing, but, regrettably, it may also be a curse with potential hazards. Near the top of the danger list are driver
gerrymandering
The current State Senate district lines in Southern Brooklyn, showing District 27 (former Senator Kruger's district) and District 22 (Golden's). It is known as one of the worst examples of gerrymandering in New York State. The latest proposal is no better.Looking at political district maps
At least one officer from the 61st Precinct may be under investigation after surveillance video shed doubt on his arrest of a Sheepshead Bay resident for allegedly trying to run him over. Three days after he was locked up, John Hockenjos, a 55-year-old East 23rd Street resident, was released on
new yorkers stand against insurance fraud
While car insurance isn’t nearly as costly or vital as health coverage, it is, nonetheless, compulsory in New York State if you own and/or operate a motor vehicle. Brooklyn has the third highest car insurance rates in the nation, apparently for one reason — insurance fraud. As reported on
op-eds. opinions
As the year comes to a close, so does another gloomy episode in state politics. After months of speculation — and weeks before his trial was scheduled to begin — State Senator Carl Kruger plead guilty last week to four counts of conspiracy and bribery over a five year stretch. The 62-year-old
war
Neil S. Friedman is a veteran reporter and photographer, and spent the last 15 years as a features editor at Canarsie Courier. Aside from reporting, he did public relations work for brands including Showtime, The Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson. Friedman contributes occasional columns on life, culture and politics in
Thugs vandalized the Avenue Z Jewish Center last year, destroying artifacts like the Torah above and stealing hundreds of dollars. (Photo: Ari Kagan)Neil S. Friedman is a veteran reporter and photographer, and spent the last 15 years as a features editor at Canarsie Courier. Aside from reporting, he did
brighton beach bid
A Brighton Beach business leader has had it with legal and illegal vendors competing with brick-and-mortar stores with higher overhead, but attempts to keep them under control is made more difficult by the medley of city agencies tasked with overseeing them. Ever since Yelena Makhnin became executive director of the
Department of Motor Vehicles
Source: Wycokck (Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas) After a chorus of disapproval over safety concerns, New York swiftly reinstated vision tests for more than two million drivers who renew licenses each year; at least until a medical advisory board determines the best way to check drivers’
Brooklyn N-Trak, a club for modular railroad enthusiasts, hosted a two-day, five-hour exhibition last weekend at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center at 3301 Avenue U. The club, which holds its meetings for hobbyists at the center on the third Sunday of every month, displayed an elaborate set, about
Source: GenBug/FlickrIt’s no surprise that the problems of the United States Postal Service (USPS) have become unmanageable over the last decade and have led to its escalating economic crisis. Despite the record 213 billion pieces of mail it processed just five years ago, “snail mail” struggles to compete
doggie olympics
It rained cats and dogs on Friday, but a break in the weather on Saturday made for an unseasonably warm autumn day for canines, owners and observers at the seventh annual Canarsie Lions Club Doggie Olympics in Marine Park. More than 30 dog owners and scores of dog lovers showed