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Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the latest city recovery plan, NYC Build it Back. The program is designed to assist homeowners, landlords and tenants affected by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. Build it Back costs $648 million and is financed by the initial round of the federal funding in the form
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Congressman Michael GrimmRepresentative Michael Grimm unleashed a tirade against Councilman Domenic Recchia. According to a report [http://politicker.com/2013/06/michael-grimm-calls-domenic-recchia-a-pathetic-political-hack/] in Politicker, Grimm labeled Recchia a “pathetic political hack” in response to accusations that Grimm purposefully refused to back a bill that would end the sequestration on funds
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Source: mikey k via flickrThe body of a decomposing woman was found in a Midwood home last night displaying a confessional note listing a bizarre motive. NBC NY is reporting [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Woman-Brooklyn-Midwood-Murder-Police-Stab-Death-210049511.html] that the note said, “I killed my wife she’s putting spells
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Source: dank depot via flickrMayor Michael Bloomberg blasted medical marijuana advocates like local State Senator Diane Savino, declaring that the whole issue is a manufactured pretense for legalizing the drug. The Huffington Post is reporting [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/bloomberg-medical-marijuana-one-of-the-greatest-hoaxes-of-all-time_n_3366869.html] that Bloomberg is adamantly
Source: dank depot via flickrMayor Michael Bloomberg blasted medical marijuana advocates like local State Senator Diane Savino, declaring that the whole issue is a manufactured pretense for legalizing the drug. The Huffington Post is reporting [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/bloomberg-medical-marijuana-one-of-the-greatest-hoaxes-of-all-time_n_3366869.html] that Bloomberg is adamantly
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Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Expeditionary Learning SchoolThe Brooklyn Expeditionary Learning School (2630 Benson Avenue) received a library makeover and a College Access Center as part of an $80,000 grant from Capital One Bank and the Heart of America Foundation. According to a press release, the grant covered a full
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Sandy as seen from outer space. (Source: nasa.gov)June 1 marked the dreaded beginning of “hurricane season,” an event that people in the area will take more seriously this year thanks to Superstorm Sandy [/water-level-rising-quickly-as-high-tide-and-hurricane-sandy-near/]. A Wall Street Journal report [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324310104578511682573930630.html?mod=WSJ_
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Source: wallyg via FlickrNormally when “suicide” and “Verrazano Bridge” come across our alerts, the news is never good. This time there is something positive to report. According to SI Live [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/man_talked_out_of_suicide_in_v.html] , a man was
9/11 compansation fund
Source: FacebookCongressman Michael Grimm is allegedly ignoring legislation that would unlock millions of dollars in compensation funds for 9/11 victims because he wasn’t invited to press conference hosted by the Fealgood Foundation. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/peeved_
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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
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
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Photo By Robert FernandezThose cool painted pianos [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2011/06/pop-up-piano-unveiled-at-salt-marsh-center/] are going to be popping up again this weekend, all for a great cause. The Pop-Up Piano Project [http://pianos.singforhope.org/about], organized by Sing for Hope, is coming back this summer starting June 1