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Councilman Lew Fidler (Photo By Erica Sherman)In the six months following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, victims of the storm have been facing a slew of problems beyond the damage to their properties. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-set-sell-tax-liens-sandy-damaged-homes-article-1.1343026] that one
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A Microscopic Look at the Measles Virus (Source: Center For Disease Control via Wikimedia Commons)The New York City Department of Health is warning of a growing measles outbreak centered in ultra-orthodox communities in Borough Park. DNAinfo is reporting [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130514/borough-park/measles-outbreak-hits-borough-park-williamsburg-officials-say] that 21 outbreaks
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Alert Ambulette, an ambulette service located at 2702 Stillwell Avenue, is in big trouble with state auditors. The company was audited by the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) and the New York City Human Resources Administration (NYCHRA) and, according to a press release [http://apps.cio.ny.gov/
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Pictured In Photo: Annetta Lee, Natasha Naveed, Noel Aly, Lisa La Spina, Selma Albin, Janet Kennedy, Assistant Principal, Jeanne Fish, Principal, Cherie Lang, Hillary Stackpole, Dell Coe (Photo Courtesy of Hillary Stackpole)Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz awarded a special commendation to the staff of Gerritsen Beach’s P.S.
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Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles HynesCharles Hynes, the Brooklyn District Attorney, is being taken to court by DA candidate and Sheepshead native Abe George on the grounds of breaking election laws. George’s complaints stem from Hynes’s upcoming CBS reality show, which will feature the activity of the DA’s
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It has to be seen to be believed but 92-year-old Mike Greenstein will be pulling a car with his teeth on Coney Island this weekend. According to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/92-year-old-pull-car-teeth-coney-island-show-article-1.1341506] by the New York Daily News, Greenstein, otherwise known as “Mighty Atom Jr.” is
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It’s all Buddy Holly’s fault (Source: vanessajakupi.buzznet.com)Rabbis in Borough Park have decided to ban hipster glasses at the Bobover Yeshiva B’Nei Zion, according to a Gothamist report [http://gothamist.com/2013/05/12/rabbis_really_dont_want_hasids_to_b.php]. Gothamist had Raghav
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Source: bitchcakes via flickrThe walkway connecting the West 8th Street train station to the Coney Island Boardwalk will soon be no more. Brooklyn Daily reports [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/19/bn_surfavebridge_2013_05_10.html] that the city is tearing down the rusted shark-painted bridge for safety
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Source: FacebookCouncilman Domenic Recchia is getting a lot of help from Washington Democrats in his quest to unseat Congressman Michael Grimm in the upcoming 2014 elections. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2013/05/dccc-giving-early-aid-to-grimm-foe-recchia] that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has
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Source: mikey k via flickrA Sheepshead Bay family is still mourning months after 27-year-old family member Yuliya Hermanska was tragically killed in a car accident, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sssssssssss-article-1.1342302] by the New York Daily News. Hermanska was killed on March 23 when she
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Source: bondidwhat via flickrCouncilman David Greenfield’s frustration with the F train has again bubbled to the surface. According to a New York Daily News report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/councilman-f-subway-line-suck-article-1.1339862] , at a City Council Executive Budget meeting, Greenfield let loose a small outburst where he proclaimed that
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Source: aresauburn via flickrThe piles of money are coming, just not right away. The New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/city-plans-to-dispense-nearly-2-billion-in-hurricane-aid-starting-this-summer.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1&] that the first round of federal aid totaling $1.77 billion will be distributed to