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Mar
20

Banks Hoarding $41 Million In Sandy Relief Funds Slated For Homeowners

Source: Eric Houser via FlickrStill waiting for your Superstorm Sandy insurance check? It might be at the bank. Apparently, major
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Mar
20

UPDATE: More Details On Concessions Coming To Jamaica Bay

Source: h-bomb via FlickrEarlier this month we reported on plans [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/jamaicabay/pressrelease/21109] by the
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Mar
20

Golden, Gentile Take Opposing Views On Speed Enforcement Cameras

Photo By Erica ShermanThis week we reported [/bensonhurst-is-third-in-speeding-tickets-issued-for-all-of-brooklyn/] on calls by local political leaders to have the city invest in
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Mar
19

Bloomberg Wants To Force Stores To Hide The Cigarettes They Sell

Source: SuperFantastic via FlickrMayor Michael Bloomberg put forward a bill this week that would force tobacco vendors to hide the
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Mar
19

Bloomberg Wants To Force Stores To Hide The Cigarettes They Sell

Source: SuperFantastic via FlickrMayor Michael Bloomberg put forward a bill this week that would force tobacco vendors to hide the
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Mar
19

Recchia Getting A Big Push From Democratic Party Leaders In His Effort To Unseat Grimm

Domenic Recchia Source: FacebookCouncilman Domenic Recchia met with Democratic Party leaders last week to further coordinate and strategize his efforts
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Mar
19

DOT Wants To Build Pedestrian Plaza In Coney Island

The Boardwalk Flyer Ride will surround the proposed plaza space Source: Facebook The Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to install
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Mar
19

Go On A Bike Tour Of Brooklyn’s Most Famous Old Theaters

The Universal Theater. Source: Bing MapsLast month we reported [/remembering-the-deads-trip-to-bensonhurst/] on the history of the old Loews Theater at 46th
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Mar
18

Bensonhurst Is Third In Speeding Tickets Issued For All Of Brooklyn

Source: mikealex / FlickrBensonhurst captured the bronze medal for most speeding tickets issued in all of Brooklyn, according to a report
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Mar
18

61st Precinct Gave Out The Second Most Speeding Tickets In Brooklyn

Source: Peds.orgMotorists trying to gun it through through the streets of Sheepshead Bay are the second most likely to
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