Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – In a press conference yesterday to condemn the murder of 11 Jewish people in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27., Borough President Eric Adams called for off-duty officers to carry firearms when they go to their house of worships to pray.
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Photo via NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marked the opening of the Outpatient Diagnostic Center/Women’s Health suite at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island on Wednesday, August 23. “The opening of the Outpatient Diagnostic Center/Women’s Health imaging suite demonstrates our commitment to continue
Announcements
Photo: Tova ChatzinoffSHEEPSHEAD BAY – All commercial corridors in District 48 will receive increased trash collections seven days a week, up from the three to five days a week pick-ups, starting later this month. “No New York City community should be scattered with litter and garbage all over the streets,” Council
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Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: BKLYNER)SOUTH BROOKLYN – After months of advocacy from Council Members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch for additional Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods to be included in a flood insurance program, 2,500 low and moderate-income homeowners can now take part and potentially save thousands of dollars. The program will
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Photo: Liena Zagare/BKLYNERHere are the winning candidates of the 2017 General Election [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/?officetype=6&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] . Mayor [http://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/vgwelcome/general-election-2017/meet-the-candidates/Mayor?officetype=1&languageType=English&electionCycle=2017] : Bill de Blasio (D,
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One of the two screens in the overflow room.The room for the town hall last night was packed to capacity and overflow was filling up as the Mayor took the microphone from Council Member Chaim Deutsch. He started the evening off with a handful of promises before opening up
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Polling booths at Agudath Senior Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)In a nutshell – Voter turnout was abysmal, polling stations were poorly sited, and the results favored incumbents. According to NYC Board of Elections [https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_apr17.pdf], as of April 2017, there were exactly
community
Photo: Gerry O’BrienThe 48th District has one Republican and one Democrat– Marat Filler [https://www.maratfiller.com/]–running against the incumbent Chaim Deutsch [/?s=chaim+deutsch]. Steven Saperstein [http://saperstein2017.com/] is the Republican candidate vying to represent Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, Trump Village, Luna Park,
News
City Council Member Chaim Deutsch proposing the Accident Report Bill to City Council. Photo via Facebook/Chaim Deutsch.Those who have been in a car accident before know that dealing with mechanics, car insurance agencies, and the police can be rather anxiety-inducing. The stress from fender benders is now a
Events
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.It was a brisk morning on Sunday when a crowd of outraged Brooklynites rallied on the corner of Avenue J against the new prohibition of right turns at certain key intersections on Ocean Parkway. The “Save Ocean Parkway” protest was organized by State Assemblymember
Police & Fire
Photo of Asa Robert provided by the NYPD.She was pushed into court on Monday in a wheelchair, and, despite her fragility, took the stand to look the person suspected of raping her last year in the face and tell her story. Asa Roberts, 19, allegedly snuck inside the 83-year-old’
Police & Fire
Photo of the Asa Robert provided by the NYPD.The trial for Asa Roberts, 19, who allegedly broke into an 82-year-old woman’s Brighton Beach home to rob and rape her in 2015 [/teen-accused-raping-82-year-old-brighton-beach-woman-arrested-friday-morning/] , is underway and the victim’s son-in-law offered insight as to how the incident might have