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andrew gounardes

Nov
10
Angel Guardian Home: Dyker Heights Gets Its First Historic Landmark

Angel Guardian Home: Dyker Heights Gets Its First Historic Landmark

Angel Guardian Home. (Photo via Angel Guardian Home Facebook)DYKER HEIGHTS – The Angel Guardian Home, a century-old former orphanage,  has
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Oct
29
Pedestrians Will Get A Few Seconds Headstart On The Corner Where 7-Year-Old Was Killed In Bath Beach

Pedestrians Will Get A Few Seconds Headstart On The Corner Where 7-Year-Old Was Killed In Bath Beach

The intersection where the LPI will be installed. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) BATH BEACH – Just one month after seven-year-old Sama
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Oct
12
‘Please Reopen Our Schools’: Parents & Local Pols Call On City To Open 16 Yellow Zone Schools

‘Please Reopen Our Schools’: Parents & Local Pols Call On City To Open 16 Yellow Zone Schools

Gounardes speaking at the rally calling for the reopening of 16 schools. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Parents and
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Apr
24
Brooklyn Legislators Want Insurance Companies To Pay Up

Brooklyn Legislators Want Insurance Companies To Pay Up

LBK Pizza is open for take out and delivery only, in park Slope. Photo by Ellie Plass.New York State
2 min read
Mar
25
Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Town Hall On Coronavirus Aims To Reassure As Residents Look For Practical Help

Screenshot via live stream.SOUTH/WESTERN BROOKLYN – To help address the concerns of their neighbors amid the coronavirus, State Senator
4 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn’s Largest Park in Desperate Need of Renovations Finally Secures Money

Brooklyn’s Largest Park in Desperate Need of Renovations Finally Secures Money

Andrew Gounardes presents a check. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MARINE PARK – The city, the state, and the borough have all
3 min read
Sep
10
Renovated Fort Hamilton High School Field Is Open To All

Renovated Fort Hamilton High School Field Is Open To All

BAY RIDGE – Two years, two council members, and $4.7 million later, the historic Fort Hamilton High School Athletic Field
3 min read
Sep
09
How To Help Survivors Of Hurricane Dorian In The Bahamas

How To Help Survivors Of Hurricane Dorian In The Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian at the Bahamas. (Photo via Weather Channel)Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas on September 1 as a
3 min read
Aug
21
Driver Who Killed Cyclist In Midwood Charged With Second Degree Manslaughter

Driver Who Killed Cyclist In Midwood Charged With Second Degree Manslaughter

MIDWOOD – The driver who killed a cyclist about two weeks ago was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter and a
2 min read
Jul
12

Expanded Speed Camera Law Now In Effect

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAs part of the city’s Vision Zero [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/264-19/vision-zero-mayor-rapid-expansion-life-saving-speed-camera-program-stronger-law/#/0]
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