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Photo via Google MapsIn response to the increasing reports of homelessnes [/politics/kensington-has-seen-a-spike-in-homelessness-reports/]s across the city, the Department of Homeless Services is opening a homeless shelter specifically geared to families and children in Kensington. The 65-family shelter will be located at 385 McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Church
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Map of potential speed hump locations via Brad Lander’s office [http://bradlander.nyc/]After a heated meeting in August [/transportation/heated-debate-about-speed-humps-in-windsor-terrace-at-cb7-transportation-meeting] and a petition [/transportation/council-member-brad-lander-urges-residents-to-sign-petition-in-favor-of-windsor-terrace-speed-humps] promoted by Council Member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.nyc/] that has garnered over 300 signatures, Community Board 7 [http://www.brooklyncb7.o
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Photo via shinya [http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyasuzuki/8858800731/sizes/z/in/photostream] Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com/] will be expanding into Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Red Hook next year and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com] wants the neighborhood’s help in identifying
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Neighbors from Minna Street and Chester Avenue at a meeting called by Councilman Brad Lander Monday June 8 to discuss the proposed variance for the 182 Minna Street Orthodox School.This Monday, June 15, Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/] will hold a public hearing to review a variance
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Photo courtesy the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union [http://rwdsu.info/]More than four months after workers began protesting a local car wash over alleged unpaid wages, a contract has been signed to provide higher pay and better employee protections. Workers at the Vegas Auto Spa [http://www.carwashbrooklyn.
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Councilman Jumaane Williams at the hearing he led Thursday on the 421-a property tax exemption program. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/16398315345/]Local legislators slammed the city’s 421-a property tax exemption program [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/developers/ahp.shtml]
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Months since senior citizens were first given an eviction notice [/blog/real-estate/seniors-given-90-days-to-leave-prospect-park-west-residence] from the Prospect Park Residence [http://www.prospectparkresidence.com/], they gathered with their families and elected officials on Saturday to protest what they’re calling deplorable living conditions in the space. The 122 seniors at the residence,
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Council Member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] is joining other members of the City Council [http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/08/26/city-council-give-1-32-million-food-pantries/] to replenish the stocks of local food pantries around NYC, and you can help. Lander is holding a food drive through the end of
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About a week after scaffolding began going up [http://gothamist.com/2014/06/04/kentile_floors_why_god.php] around the iconic Kentile Floors sign, the owner of the building that it sits on has confirmed it is indeed coming down. However, the letters will live on at another location
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The Brooklyn PTA 5k Fun Run [http://brooklynpta.org/], sponsored by Brooklyn PTAs, Council Member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/news/updates/brooklyn-pta-fun-run-may-10th], and Council Member Laurie Cumbo [https://www.facebook.com/lauriecumbo2013], is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, and families are invited to come “run/walk/stroll/toddle” through
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From condos to traffic calming, there’s no doubt that 4th Avenue has seen a number of significant changes over the past few years, and with the de Blasio administration settling in at City Hall, the Forth on Fourth Avenue [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/fourth-avenue/] committee thought this would be the
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Nearly one and a half years ago, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] of District 39, members of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/], and Parks and Recreation [http://www.nycgovparks.org/] Brooklyn Chief of Staff Martin Maher held a “visioning session” at PS 179 inviting Dome Playground [http: