advocacy

Dec
13
War on Cars: Doug Gordon On Changing Culture and Imagining a Different Kind of City

War on Cars: Doug Gordon On Changing Culture and Imagining a Different Kind of City

Doug Gordon. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE  — Street safety advocate Doug Gordon, 45, has over 20,000 followers [https:
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Feb
12
Reminder: Applications For Community Boards Due This Sunday

Reminder: Applications For Community Boards Due This Sunday

A map of local Community Board borders. (Source: nyc.gov)This is just a reminder to get in your applications
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Jan
15
An Outpouring Of Support For Sheepshead Family Featured By NYT’s Neediest Cases

An Outpouring Of Support For Sheepshead Family Featured By NYT’s Neediest Cases

Marks Jewish Community House (Source: Google Maps)The story of Sheepshead Bay resident Yefim Ulitskiy, published by the New York
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Sep
23

Bensonhurst Couple Fights To Keep Home For Autistic Son

John Cosentino and his mother. (Source: Anthony Cosentino via Brooklyn Eagle)A Bensonhurst couple is fighting to save the last-resort
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Jun
25

And Today We’re Freaking Out About The Geese

Photos of the staging area at the Fountain Avenue landfill. (Source: GooseWatch NYC)Another day, another animal in the cross-hairs
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Jun
10

Diagnosed With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Sheepshead Native Seeks Your Help In Search For Marrow Donor

Kushner and son.Seth Kushner, a Sheepshead Bay native now living in Bay Ridge with his wife and 5-year-old son,
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Mar
12

Riders Alliance Announces Brainstorming Session For Mass Transit Improvements In Southern Brooklyn

The Riders Alliance, an advocacy organization for subway and bus riders, is launching an initiatve to bring together Southern Brooklyn
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Mar
19

Be Proud And Aqua Health Team Up To Distribute Passover Food For The Needy

A traditional Passover seder table. Source: WikipediaFive hundred needy people and seniors will join the Be Proud Foundation and friends
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Nov
14

Tomorrow: Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting

The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Source: Howard N2GOT / FlickrThe Jamaica Bay Task Force (JBTF) will meet November 15 from 6:
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Sep
19

Help Save The Diamondback Terrapins Of Jamaica Bay! (P.S. – They’re Turtles)

Dr. Russell Burke is out to save the Diamondback Terrapins of Jamaica Bay. Diamondback Terrapins are unique turtles that live
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