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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/hikind-asks-cuomo-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-comes-see-road/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC DOT), a
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Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay [/?s=jamaica+bay] used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before all the dredging, pollution, and erosion caused them to become functionally extinct. Oysters are an essential tool in establishing a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. [http://twistedsifter.com/2014/10/
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Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1954223038136780&set=gm.453291988193067&type=3&theater] The Low-Down is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over the city. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson to take
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIf you are a low-income tenant facing eviction, it may be easier than ever to get lawyer these days, according to a report released by the city today. Mayor Bill de Blasio touted the findings by the Office of Civil Justice (OCJ), which show that now 27
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Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark TreygerResidents say they are shaken up by two tragic incidents that occurred near neighborhood parks over a span of 24 hours. Daquan Spencer, 31, was fatally shot at 1:30am Sunday morning while attending a party inside Scarangella Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/scarangella-park]
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter years of tireless advocacy from neighbors, elected officials [/pols-slam-parks-department-mayors-office-for-neglect-of-bensonhurst-park/#.V64rWJMrKSM] , and this news site [/bensonhurst-park-god-awful-state-disrepair-photos/#.V64xf5MrKSM], the long neglected Bensonhurst Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bensonhurst-park] on Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway is about to get the ambitious overhaul it deserves. Over the
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> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.
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> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.
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A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the Build It Back
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A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Councilman Mark Treyger, chair of City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, and a group of elected officials from across the city, are calling on mayor’s administration to provide deadline extensions to homeowners registered with the city’s Build
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Fort Greene and Clinton Hill will be next on the NYPD’s list of neighborhoods in which they will use their community policing model starting in October, according to an announcement made by the department on Tuesday. Community policing breaks precincts into quadrants, and groups
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(Photo: Adam Giambrone / Facebook)A former Toronto mayoral candidate — with a past sex scandal — has been selected by Mayor Bill de Blasio to oversee the creation of the city’s Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project [/blog/politics/brooklyn-queens-connector-streetcar-may-become-reality-under-mayors-2-5-billion-proposal/] . Adam Giambrone, 39, who served as a Toronto city councilor, was involved in steamy