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Borough President Eric Adams

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Gerritsen Beach Cancer Survivor Dan Foster Honored At Borough Hall

Dan Foster standing beside Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, right, and Borough President Eric Adams. (Photo by Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)Gerritsen Beach colon cancer survivor Dan Foster was honored at Borough Hall last week for his longtime advocacy and fundraising to support others fighting the disease. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz

Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 of signatures opposing a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Community leaders were blindsided in December [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] when they received a

BP Adams Pledges $1 Million In Participatory Budgeting Funds To 10 Council Districts

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Good news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: an extra $100,000 could be coming your way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10

Participatory Budgeting Boosted With New Funds From BP’s Office

Photo via Participatory Budgeting in New York CityCity Council districts throughout our area just got more funding for Fiscal Year 2017 — and residents will be deciding how that money is spent. Borough President Eric Adams announced last week that his office will be allocating an additional $1 million in FY

Elected Officials Urge Landlords To Open Homes To Sandy Victims

A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials called on Brooklyn landlords Wednesday to help the city reach the finish line for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts by opening available apartments to homeowners enrolled in the Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.

Madison High Students Trash School To Raise Awareness About Environmental Issues

James Madison High School students and teachers celebrate creating the borough’s longest chain of plastic bags. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)James Madison High students wrapped their school in plastic Tuesday — creating Brooklyn’s longest recorded chain of plastic bags — to raise awareness about the dangers of unsustainable environmental

BP Adams Launches Baby Carriers Collection Drive For Refugee Families

Photo via Baby Carrier Drive – Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/babycarrierdrive/photos/pb.542141842621611.-2207520000.1455039457./554709694698159/?type=3&theater] While baby carriers are relatively common in our neighborhood, refugees fleeing violence from the civil war in Syria are lacking basic necessities when needing to walk great distances with

Opposition To Bragg Street Halfway House Gathers Steam

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected officials are moving quickly to mobilize community opposition to the proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Three southern Brooklyn politicians — Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Helene-E-Weinstein/story/67295/], Councilman Alan Maisel [http://council.nyc.gov/

Cops To Crack Down On Coney Island’s Costumed Characters

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)In response to pressure from local politicians, the city is sending an additional 20 officers to Coney Island this summer to clear out costumed characters and panhandlers who have been hassling residents and visitors in the neighborhood’s amusement

Marine Park Getting A Facelift With Habitat Restoration & Trail Development Project

Looking for birds in Marine Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The local volunteer and conservation groups have kicked off a multi-year project to preserve and improve Marine Park’s unique ecosystem and create new trails for hikers and birdwatchers, the Parks Department announced last week [http://www.nycgovparks.org/