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More Party Boats = More Trouble On Sheepshead Bay’s Piers, Locals Say

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Trouble is rising again on the Sheepshead Piers, with a spike in party boat numbers spurring the return of gridlock, trash heaps, and drunken rows every weekend, say neighbors. The boats and their clientele have been a long-time nuisance for many [/booze-cruise-lovers-sheepshead-bay/] who live south

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Long-Neglected Neck Rd Corner Will See Light Of Day, Says Cymbrowitz

Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz at East 16th Street and Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo via Cymbrowitz’s office)After almost a decade, a ‘forgotten’ street corner in Sheepshead Bay is expected to open to pedestrians again next month, said Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz. The city fenced off the corner of Gravesend Neck

Animals

Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz Joins Fight Against Footbridge Fishing

Photo by Jenelle BuccheriTo fish or not to fish. That is the question. There’s no question about it in Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz’s eyes when it comes to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge, according to Kings County Politics. [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/cymbrowitz-looks-ban-fishing-off-ocean-avenue-foot-bridge/] Cymbrowitz called for an outright ban on

Events

You Could Be Owed Some Money Without Knowing It — Here’s How To Claim That Cash

(Photo: Andy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/athrasher/2823255013/] / Flickr) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is partnering up with New York City Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to help folks claim money they may be owed. Cymbrowitz is holding an event at his office in Sheepshead Bay at 1800 Sheepshead Bay Rd on Thursday,

Neighbors

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz Is Getting Sued By His Elderly Upstairs Neighbors

Photo via Facebook/Steven Cymbrowitz. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203021205553673&set=pb.1310890134.-2207520000.1475517500.&type=3&theater] Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s neighbors are suing him in small-claims court because recent renovations to his Brighton Beach apartment filled their home with dust when they were recovering from

News

Hate Crime Trial Started For Barclays Center Assailant, Local Pol Says It’s A Test For DA

Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via Forward.The trial for Shawn Schraeder, who is accused of assaulting a significant Jewish leader two years ago [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/10/cops-cuff-shawn-schraeder-suspect-assault-kings-bay-y-leader-hate-charge-dropped/] , started yesterday, and Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz chimed in by saying it is a major test for

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City Launches Voter Registration Forms In Five New Languages

City announces voter registration forms in five new languages at Homecrest Library. (Courtesy: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office)By Elizabeth Elizalde Just in time for election day. Voter registration forms in five new languages — Russian, Urdu, Haitian Creole, French and Arabic — are available under the City’s effort to

Health

NYU Dental Van Coming To Shorefront Y As Part Of Pilot Program For Seniors

(Photo: Wonderlane [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/6219931567/] / Flickr)The NYU Dental Van will visit the Shorefront Y in Brighton Beach this week as part of a pilot program to make dental care more accessible to seniors in need. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, chairman of the Aging Committee, partnered with

Health

Cymbrowitz Hails New Legislation To Combat Heroin & Opioid Crisis

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz holding the signed bill. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz joined Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state lawmakers in Staten Island last week for the signing of a package of legislation to combat the state’s heroin and opioid crisis [/gun-busts-rise-cops-escalate-drug-raids-sheepshead-bay/]. Cymbrowitz,

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Pols Rail Against MTA Plan To Close Avenue O During Midwood Mardi Gras

(Photo: jon jordan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jontintinjordan/2984318067/] / Flickr)The MTA’s plan to close part of Avenue O for construction during Midwood Mardi Gras [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/midwood-mardi-gras/] this Sunday has local elected officials up in arms. The construction work, part of the MTA’s project

Central Brooklyn

Everything You Need To Know About The Ocean Parkway Construction [Updated]

Ocean Parkway at Cortelyou Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $8.5 million Safety Improvement project on Ocean Parkway [/blog/news/speedway-residential-boulevard-making-ocean-parkway-safer/] has started on Beverley Road, Avenue C, and Cortelyou Road — by tearing up the sidewalks and pathways along Ocean Parkway. The bulldozers, metal grates,

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Albany Legislators Working To Block NYC’s Plastic Bag Fee

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — may be held up in Albany thanks to opposition from state legislators, who call the fee is a “tax on

Neighbors

Photo Leads To Arrest Of Neighborhood Menace Behind Hateful Graffiti

Neighbor Kathy Kalayci said she spotted this man write “Obama Traitor” on the wall outside the Rybak constrcution site. (Photo by Kathy Kalayci )A neighbor’s photo led to the arrest of the local kook who’s been scrawling hateful messages and harassing elected officials in Sheepshead Bay. Police arrested

Events

Annual Street Festivals Driven Indoors By Rain Sunday

Rain forced the Kings Bay Y to move their annual Israel Celebration indoors. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Two annual outdoor street festivals, the Kings Bay Y’s Israel Celebration [/thousands-come-to-celebrate-israel-on-nostrand-avenue-with-kings-bay-y-photos/] and the Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair [/12th-annual-lena-cymbrowitz-health-fair-spotlights-communitys-health-services/] , were driven indoors Sunday by foul weather. Rain seems to be

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Neighbor Spots Weirdo Scrawling Another Crude, Hateful Message In Sheepshead Bay

Neighbor Kathy Kalayci said she spotted this man write “Obama Traitor” on the wall outside the Rybak constrcution site. (Photo by Kathy Kalayci )The local kook who’s been scrawling hateful messages [/anti-commie-troll-strikes-again-with-childish-graffiti-on-sheepshead-bay-road/] all over Sheepshead Bay — and is sought by police for harassing local politicians [/internet-troll-lobs-hateful-emails-at-councilman-deutsch/] — was spotted last

Events

Food, Music, And Fun At Third Annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll [Photos]

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz looks on during Jimmy’s Famous Famous Heros sandwich eating contest. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay Road once again came alive Sunday with music, food, dancing and entertainment for the annual Summer Stroll. The block party — now in its third year — is organized by the

Education

Kingsborough President Defends College Against Accusations Of Anti-Semitism

Kingsborough President Farley Herzek.(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek waded into the discussion about anti-Semitic behavior on CUNY campuses [/hundreds-gather-at-holocaust-memorial-to-rally-against-anti-semitic-hate-crimes/] while speaking Sunday at an event memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Herzek, the son of a Holocaust survivor, pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism

Business

Cymbrowitz Tells Party Boat Owners To Keep Up The Good Work

Cymbrowitz and community leaders meeting with party boat owners. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office)With summer almost in full bloom, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz called a meeting with local party boat owners to praise their diligence addressing quality-of-life issues and noise complaints. The Assemblyman’s tone was notably

Animals

Cymbrowitz Bill To Save Sheepshead Bay Swans Passes Assembly, Again

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced his third attempt at legislation to protect Sheepshead Bay’s swans from eradication passed the Assembly last week. Cymbrowitz has doggedly tried to place a moratorium on the state’s plan to cull New York’s

Announcements

Harris Pushes For Tax Credit Encouraging Homeowners To Pursue Green Projects

Assemblywoman Pamela Harris. (Photo: Pamela Harris State Assembly 46th District [https://www.facebook.com/1074640702569013/photos/a.1074644935901923.1073741825.1074640702569013/1074645035901913/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has introduced a bill that would allow homeowners to reap the rewards of outfitting their homes with green infrastructure projects. Under the

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Parks Dept To Remove Ugly Brighton Beach Pilings In Time For Summer

Photo by Sheepshead BitesThe Parks Department will begin this week removing ugly pilings left over from a failed effort to build an elevated comfort station in Brighton Beach, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office announced. The pilings are the vestiges of a fruitless attempt by the city to replace a set

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Cuomo Announces $8.5 Million Makeover Of Ocean Parkway

(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and ultimately

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Cymbrowitz Joins Coalition Pushing For Voter-Friendly Reforms

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. (Photo: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanStevenCymbrowitz/photos/a.465589220131458.107581.465589086798138/465633266793720/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)As New Yorkers prepare to vote in the presidential primary election tomorrow, April 19, several local elected officials are teaming up to push for reforms to improve voting

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April Showers! Pick Up Your Free Rain Barrel This Sunday

(Photo: DEP)April showers bring May flowers! Spring is in the air, so what better time to grab a free rain barrel in order to cut down on your water bill and protect the environment? Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is sponsoring a rain barrel giveaway this Sunday at the Manhattan Beach

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pink Floyd Laser Show, West Point Day, Rain Barrel Giveaway

(Photo by Ilmicrofono Oggiono [https://www.flickr.com/photos/115089924@N02/12212669496/in/photolist-jBc8ab-4SZr5R-5od7Mn-9pcZBM-32KHdN-fGdZA5-6ZLoLZ-9dRzTD-4SZqYD-6ZQp11-pCi9v-fGe2yL-fFWqkx-cPwHcC-cqgwjh-nK6Jvu-auUqyt-9QbBAr-okKmib-4k2Mgi-6PCvb-4V2d3B-fGdYuJ-NJ9nw-5M8hxf-fGe4vA-4V2d4F-QNH7w-4LjYEX-7ZguPA-bY3Vb-onxgfi-crMKB5-acAKbc-4T3ZB-5M477X-auUrf8-8vDfLh-acDyKq-fGe381-rMjiZa-okuRnc-7df1e2-5M8iYL-qutPhM-o4hs9Y-5M8hQE-oDxMSq-czk24-acDyyq] / Flickr)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this weekend.