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By Steve Ettlinger. Ettlinger is a writer and sculptor who is active in various local civic groups, and a 34-year resident of Brooklyn. Via Common Cause he is a member of LetNYVote.org [https://letnyvote.org/]. Thirty-seven states allow early voting [https://letnyvote.org/make-noise/], but not our beloved New
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Ross Barkan (standing) answers questionsBAY RIDGE – About 25 people gathered Monday night at The Owl’s Head [http://www.theowlshead.com/] bar in Bay Ridge for a Q&A session with NY Senate Democratic candidate Ross Barkan [http://rossbarkan.com/]. It was an opportunity for members of the 22nd
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERBROOKLYN – “Sex trafficking in Brooklyn?” – This very question made a young woman create a documentary [http://inourbackyard.nyc/], a young survivor tell her story, and a historic Brooklyn Heights church take a big step to help combat sexual exploitation in the borough we call home. “We Are
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BENSONHURST – “We have all seen it time and again in our communities: the Department of Transportation resurfaces our streets, only for a utility company to rip up the street a couple of weeks later in order to perform work. The process is inefficient, and residents are left inconvenienced,” Council Member
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1980s tax photoBENSONHURST/GRAVESEND – A neighbor asked the other day to look into what has been going on at the McDonald’s on Bay Parkway and 67th street. So we did. For a little while now it has been covered in scaffolding, with a permit allowing work outside regular hours
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The FIX NYC Panel [http://www.hntb.com/HNTB/media/HNTBMediaLibrary/Home/Fix-NYC-Panel-Report.pdf] that Governor Cuomo tasked last fall to look into alleviating the gridlock in Manhattan and raising money to fix the subways [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-fix-nyc-advisory-panel] has released their proposal and it recommends congestion
Arts & Culture
Local artist, Ellen Coleman Izzo, has opened PrintSpace [http://ellencolemanizzo.com/printspace-workshop-and-bright-spot], a studio designed for small group workshops dedicated to the exploration of printmaking techniques. Ellen offers workshops teaching various types of printmaking, such as collagraph, gelli plate and linocut to name a few. With a Charles Brand Etching
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Members of the 2018-2021 New York City Council Progressive Caucus (Photo via nycprogressives.com)Two fresh faces have been added to the ranks of the New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus in Brooklyn Councilmembers Alicka Ampry-Samuel and Justin Brannan, both recently sworn in for their first terms on the
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The Capital One Bank on 5th Avenue and 13th Street in Park Slope was robbed yesterday, January 16 (Screenshot via Google Maps)PARK SLOPE – Police are looking for the suspect behind a brazen noontime robbery of a 5th Avenue bank that occurred yesterday in Park Slope. Just before 12:00
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The 62nd Precinct – covering Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, and Mapleton – has been in the spotlight this week after a New York Post exposé [https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/nypd-boss-created-illegal-smoking-lounge-at-station-house/] exposed officers had been illegally using a precinct garage as a converted smoking lounge. The Post obtained photos of the garage
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] BENSONHURST – Police are looking for the man who violently attempted to rob a 16-year old for his coat at gunpoint last Tuesday in Bensonhurst. The 16-year old male victim was walking on
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Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant, 6421 20th Avenue (Photo: Dina Rabiner)You can tell Europa Pizzeria and Restaurant [http://www.europa-restaurant.com/home.aspx] , on the corner of 20th Avenue and 65th Street bordering Mapleton and Bensonhurst, is a family-friendly restaurant. This is apparent even from a passing car. The architecture