clean up after your dog
Traffic chaos on Ocean Avenue and Avenue M.Recently, Mayor Bloomberg delivered his final “State of the City” address, which ended up serving as a cheery look back on all the accomplishments of the mayor’s career. The New York Times described it [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/
assemblyman hikind
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (center) with his wife and son. Source: Facebook via PolitickerAssemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents the largely Orthodox Jewish district of Borough Park, donned a black-face costume for a marathon 14-hour Purim party held inside his home, according to a report by Politicker [http://politicker.com/2013/02/
bath beach
Arial view of Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Gravesend. Source: Alan Cordova / FlickrThe unique history and evolution of Bath Beach is traced in a recent New York Times article [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/realestate/bath-beach-brooklyn-assets-many-listings-few.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] that also focuses on the area’s
flood insruance
After Superstorm Sandy hit us late last October, everyone knew that the future of maintaining a residential home close to the water was not going to be the same. One of the earliest signs of the changing reality for coastal home owners was FEMA’s designation of flood zone lines
Source: Brook-Krasny’s officeFollowing President Barack Obama’s lead [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/13/president-obamas-2013-state-union], Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is leading the State Assembly’s initiative to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http:
consumer price index
Source: Brook-Krasny’s officeFollowing President Barack Obama’s lead [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/13/president-obamas-2013-state-union], Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is leading the State Assembly’s initiative to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http:
government workers
Peter Abbate Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblymen Peter Abbate and William Colton introduced eight new bills that would increase pensions and retirement benefits for government workers, according to a report by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/albany-introduced-bills-boost-retirement-fund-gov-workers-article-1.1269525] – and that’s got the paper’
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Source: Nadler.house.govRepresentative Jerrold Nadler is facing some criticism from Jewish groups today over his stance on the recent Congressional legislation [/house-approves-federal-aid-for-religious-institutions-damaged-by-sandy/] that allowed for FEMA money to be spent on the repair and rebuilding of synagogues, churches and other religious houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy, according
craig eaton
Source: Flickr Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinInfluential New York City Republican State Senator Marty Golden lent his endorsement to Joe Lhota in this year’s upcoming mayoral race, according to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sen_golden_backs_lhota_for_mayor_
Source: Flickr Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinInfluential New York City Republican State Senator Marty Golden lent his endorsement to Joe Lhota in this year’s upcoming mayoral race, according to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sen_golden_backs_lhota_for_mayor_
2800 ocean parkway
Source: angiepontani.comIt’s cold, it’s February and you don’t have work. Perhaps a spanking new job by the beach, courtesy of the Alliance for Coney Island, can snap you out of your winter funk. According to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/
Source: angiepontani.comIt’s cold, it’s February and you don’t have work. Perhaps a spanking new job by the beach, courtesy of the Alliance for Coney Island, can snap you out of your winter funk. According to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/