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City Budget Includes Funds For Local Park Renovations, School Resources & More

Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth

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City Councilman Chaim Deutsch Is House Hunting To Move Family Into District

Councilman Chaim Deutsch during his victory in the primary elections.This season, newly elected City Councilman Chaim Deutsch will be doing more than moving into City Hall. Redistricting left his home just outside of the district, and city law requires him to move within the boundaries of the community he

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Safety Net For Poor And Sick May Be Major Issue In Council Race

Candidates in the council race.The race to replace Michael Nelson as councilmember for the 48th District is about impossible to predict as the Powerball, but prognosticators have speculated that the issue of securing a “safety net” for the district’s poor and sick might be a major factor. An

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Storobin Announces Council Run, Endorsed By Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota

Mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota and former State Senator David Storobin teamed together to represent the Republican Party as candidates for New York City Mayor and City Council Representative, respectively, during a Sunday rally drawing Republican voters from across Southern Brooklyn. Lhota and Storobin met a team of approximately 30 supporters

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In Race To Replace Nelson, Oberman Leads The Pack In Fundraising But Opponents Catching Up

Clockwise from top left: Theresa Scavo, Igor Oberman, Chaim Deutsch, Ari Kagan It’s a crowded race to replace term-limited Councilman Michael Nelson of the 48th District, which, come next year, will represent almost all of Sheepshead Bay. But, so far, it’s been quiet as the campaigns are just

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Local City Councilmembers Receive Their Report Cards

Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/boro-diligent-city-council-article-1.1187089] released an in-depth analysis of the attendance records and bill creation frequency of Brooklyn’s local politicians, citing both high and low marks for several of Southern Brooklyn’s lawmakers. Those leading the charge of

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Nelson Pursues Amnesty For Delinquent Drivers

Councilman Michael C. Nelson [/tag/michael-nelson/] is pushing a new bill that would give a free pass to recipients of parking tickets that have wracked up late fees. You can read the press release below. I’m not a driver, so I don’t have parking tickets. My general reaction