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Hikind Asks Cuomo To Stop Ocean Parkway Changes Until He Comes To See The Road Himself

Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.State Assemblymember Dov Hikind sent Governor Andrew Cuomo a letter earlier this week asking him to stop his planned traffic changes for Ocean Parkway and to come observe the busy Brooklyn road himself and discuss ways to make it safer. Hikind

Animals

Save The Swans! Mute Swan’s ‘Death Sentence’ Reversed

Photo via Flickr/Caroline Granycome. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cgranycome/13199335103/in/photolist-m7o3ta-bwTbZM-GNk65h-ekaj6K-kYKLNN-mkD6WL-7qrpYW-e1tTP6-qr7GsY-e1tTPF-8iBFFX-pLFGPo-9YULm2-84FVf9-9YULBP-n8wvLB-61diqi-qr8o6h-eGqUFx-4ukLgN-5SeeSX-5LGWLa-8iBGpr-ePkwiz-7pu9po-qcXcTk-aEwHXS-FqHnYw-m9cKFa-9Kv2HQ-avF5j2-ocW5YU-9Ks4Qg-bAuxVH-qrgb1X-HTVqBv-bXhjeY-bnzwAb-aFGhXc-i8gq2z-bTGKC8-bAuAL4-bAuvSi-bnzHJd-5LGUYr-bnzDuJ-bAuwPB-2mdsni-aFt8rZ-m2rVex] Mute swans have a new look on life now that a

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“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In Hate Crimes, Say Brooklyn DA & Gov

Photo via Governor Cuomo’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo/].In the wake of a reported spike in hate crimes after last week’s presidential election, local officials are taking action. As first reported by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-state-launches-hotline-discrimination-complaints-article-1.2874631]

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Three Indicted In Carey Gabay Murder: ‘They Turned A Celebration Into A Killing Field’

The defendants. (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney.)Three Brooklyn men who police allege were engaged in gang warfare have been indicted in the murder of Carey Gabay [/?s=carey+gabay], announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson and New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton during a press conference today at 350

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Fort Greene Park Gets $5 Million, Doulas, CSA’s, And More In The Week That Was.

The weather has finally turned warm, and that means rhubarb. (Photo Liga Bite) Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and

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New York Moves To E-Prescriptions To Curb Drug Abuse

Photo by Park Slope StoopA key component of New York’s effort to bring down opioid abuse — which requires doctors to file prescriptions electronically [http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1098.pdf] rather than with handwritten notes — takes affect next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced [https://www.governor.ny.gov/

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Conservationists Say Plan To Eliminate Sheepshead Bay’s Swans Is Based On ‘Weak’ Science

Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s swans have long been a target for extermination [/and-now-they-want-to-murder-sheepshead-bays-swans/] by the state. But a growing body of prominent environmentalists and conservationists say the evidence against these snow-white waterfowl – an indelible part of the neighborhood’s

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Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech

Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised

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Cymbrowitz, Golden Push Insurance Reforms Through Albany To Protect Sandy-Affected Homeowners

Photo by Leon LipkovichGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-support-homeowners-impacted-superstorm-sandy] Thursday, the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, designed to regulate insurance claims related to sewer backups that occur during storms. The law requires the Department of Financial Services to examine and make

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Five New York Medical Marijuana Manufacturers Approved, But None Will Serve Brooklyn Or Staten Island

Medical marijuana (Photo by dankdepot [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/]/Flickr)New York just took a huge step towards making medical marijuana accessible to patients across the state — just not in Brooklyn or Staten Island. Five organizations licensed by the State Department of Health to manufacture and dispense

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Here’s What You Need To Know About The Rent Regulation Laws That Expired Last Night & What Your Rights Are

Neighbors traveled to Albany last week to advocate for stronger rent regulations. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.851935758213567.1073741872.268117579928724/851938288213314/?type=3&theater] The state’s laws regulating rent increases and eviction policies for the more than two million New

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Local Schools To Rally Against Proposed Education Reforms This Saturday

A crowd packed the sidewalk in front of PS 321 at a recent rally. Photo courtesy of Emma Murphy.With a vote on the New York State budget set for April 1, parents, teachers, and administrators from local schools are ramping up efforts to fight Governor Cuomo’s proposed education

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Gentile Seen As Most Likely Democratic Contender For Grimm’s Vacant Seat

Courtesy of CM Vincent Gentile.Councilman Vincent Gentile is widely perceived as being the most likely Democratic contender to face off with Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan for Congressman Michael Grimm’s now vacant congressional seat, reports Will Bredderman [http://observer.com/2015/01/with-cusick-out-of-contention-eyes-turn-to-gentile-to-fill-grimm-seat/] in the New York Oberserver:

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Feds Probing Senator Golden’s Campaign Accounts

State Senator Marty Golden (Photo By Erica Sherman)Federal prosecutors are looking into the campaign finances of State Senator Marty Golden, the pol confirmed. “The campaign fund is being looked at,” Golden told the New York Post, regarding a probe by United States Attorney Preet Bharara. The paper reports [http:

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Borough Park Groups Slated To Land Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Pre-K Funding

Source: Sunny SkiesGov. Andrew Cuomo announced the preliminary recipients of $340 million in pre-kindergarten funding yesterday [http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/08182014-pre-kindergarten-funding]. While none are in the Bensonhurst area, there are two in Borough Park – Mothers Love and Sunny Skies DC Corp [http://www.sunnyskiespreschool.com/nyc-child-day-care-preschool-nursery-school/borough-park/] . Provided

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The $21 Million Vision For A Resilient Sheepshead Bay: What You Need To Know

The New York Rising project, a state-sponsored, federally-funded program [/community-takes-storm-resiliency-plans-into-own-hands-at-ny-rising-workshop/] to make coastal communities more resilient in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, will unveil the final proposals for Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach tonight [/monday-public-engagement-meeting-restore-protect-sheepshead-gerritsen/], revealing the $21.3 million vision to help us better withstand and more quickly recover