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PS 195. Source: Google MapsThe next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Community Group will be tomorrow, January 21, 8:00pm at Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street. The guest speaker will be former police officer and current Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The meeting will focus on current police issues,
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Local restaurants participated in the event’s launch and tasting last week at Borough Hall (Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The 11th annual Dine in Brooklyn [http://dineinbk.com/] event is set to kick off next Monday, and with $25 prix fixe dinners offered at more than 150
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Eric AdamsBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams issued a statement yesterday afternoon urging fellow Brooklynites to “take extra precautions” for their safety. The statement came hours after a second death in Brooklyn to be caused by a snow removal vehicle in just 10 days. “Today, Brooklyn mourns the passing of Min
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[SlideDeck2 id=408 ress=1] By Priscila Ortiz Green thumbs are popping up in P.S. 20 [http://ps20.org] with a parent-led initiative to expand the school’s garden program to all 300 students. Starting in 2011, The Clinton Hill School’s farm program originally only catered to two
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Source: PolitickerEver since Councilman Domenic Recchia announced last month that he wouldn’t be seeking the borough president’s seat, the race to replace term-limited Marty Markowitz grew quiet. State Senator Eric Adams appeared to have it all locked up. Enter Bensonhurst native and attorney John Gangemi, a former councilman-at-large
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Councilman Recchia, left, and Senator Adams, right.Coney Island City Councilman Domenic Recchia is reportedly eyeing the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, potentially pitting Northern and Central Brooklyn versus Southern Brooklyn for the largely powerless position. Sources told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brownstone-belt-grabs-upcoming-borough-president-race-pundits-article-1.1223840] that
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The following is a press release from Borough President Marty Markowitz: On Thursday, July 12, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz presented a proclamation to Coney Island resident Lawrence Bowers prior to the Seaside Summer Concert Series, honoring him for rescuing a man and child off Coney Island this summer. At
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The following op-ed was written by mayoral candidate and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org/]. The future looked rosy 100 years ago, when New York undertook a revolutionary plan to build a vast network of subways and elevated trains. But it looks considerably different today, as we
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Carlo Scissura (photo by Andrew Schwartz via cityhallnews.com)A report this morning in City Hall’s newsletter says that Marty Markowitz’s chief of staff Carlo Scissura [/bensonhurst-native-scissura-possibly-next-borough-president/] has taken another step towards a run for Borough President. According to city election rules, chiefs of staff for elected officials
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The writing contest is held in conjunction with the Brooklyn Book Festival. Ready, set… “write” on! Borough President Marty Markowitz is reaching out to all of Brooklyn’s high schoolers (high school students attending school in Brooklyn or who live in Brooklyn) to participate in his Sixth Annual “Brooklyn Lit