7601 19th ave
Councilman Vincent Gentile. (Source: nyccouncil.tumblr.com)Councilman Vincent Gentile secured a deal that would make classrooms in P.S. 186 (7601 19th Avenue) safer by removing PCBs from light fixtures before the start of the next school year, according to a press release. PCBs are a carcinogenic chemical used
child day care
Three Sheepshead Bay child care operators were sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court yesterday in a bribery scheme where they attempted to pay off government officials $100,000 to perpetrate a fraud against the city’s Day Care Subsidy Program. We first reported [/sheepshead-area-day-cares-shut-down-in-fraud-sting/] on the arrest of a group of
flood prevention
Mayor Michael BloombergMayor Michael Bloomberg is planning to propose placing 12 foot high removable steel barriers along the city’s waterfront should a massive storm like Sandy head our way again, NY1 reports [http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/182403/ny1-exclusive--sources--mayor-to-propose-installation-of-removable-steel-panels-in-some-waterfront-areas] . If enacted, Bloomberg’s plan would see
4424 16th ave
Councilman David GreenfieldThe following is a press release from Councilman David Greenfield’s office: > Councilman David G. Greenfield is partnering with the office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to host an unclaimed funds event at his district office this Thursday. All local residents are invited to attend this free
1310 surf ave
Source: J. Reed via Wikimedia CommonsUPDATE (5/22/2013 @ 12:45 a.m.): It turns out that Nathan’s famous opened for business the night before we posted this story on Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m., according to a CBS report [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/21/
Source: J. Reed via Wikimedia CommonsUPDATE (5/22/2013 @ 12:45 a.m.): It turns out that Nathan’s famous opened for business the night before we posted this story on Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m., according to a CBS report [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/21/
Bedford-Stuyvesant
State Senator John Sampson (center) (Source: nysenate.gov)The troubles for State Senator John Sampson keep mounting. Sampson, who has been accused of accepting bribes [/state-senator-john-sampson-charged-in-corruption-scandal/] and threatening witnesses [/john-sampson-threatened-to-silence-witnesses-in-corruption-scandal/] who might testify against him, now has state officials wondering where more than $39,000 in taxpayer money earmarked for
alan hevesi
Source: aresauburn via flickrWhile it seems that every major American city has its own brand of political corruption, New York’s scandal plagued politicians are marked by the high cost their misdeeds inflict on taxpayers. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_HhD01TkO90cA4cyMyRMIMM]
Source: aresauburn via flickrWhile it seems that every major American city has its own brand of political corruption, New York’s scandal plagued politicians are marked by the high cost their misdeeds inflict on taxpayers. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/item_HhD01TkO90cA4cyMyRMIMM]
rockaways
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinAs the $60 billion Sandy aid package [/house-finally-approves-full-sandy-aid-package/] finally gets doled out [/federal-sandy-aid-dollars-coming-this-summer/], it is interesting to see how that mountain of money actually gets spent. A New York Post editorial [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/an_mta_fiscal_flood_ry1O6HvEJCOgjNTi157DZP] highlights
gil hodges memorial bridge
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial BridgeThe MTA has announced scheduled overnight closures of the pedestrian walkway at Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge. The walkway will be closed each night between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Monday, May 20 through Friday, May 24. Workers will be replacing 2,500-square-feet
Applebee's
An Applebee’s is opening up on Surf Avenue between Stillwell Avenue and West 12th Street this summer, thrilling just about everyone wondering if the chain would ever truly come to Coney Island. According to a press release, corporate Applebee’s executives couldn’t be more pumped at the prospect