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NYC General Election 2017: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted

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,

Mayor’s Promises To Sheepshead From Last Night’s Town Hall

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

Hardly Anyone Came, To Many Places Hard To Find, To Vote In NYC 2017 Primaries: Here’s How Brooklyn Voted.

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

Meet Your Candidate: Steven Saperstein For District 48

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,

Getting Into A Car Accident Just Got A Lot Less Stressful

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

No More ‘No Turns!’ Brooklynites Rally Against Ocean Parkway Changes

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

Elderly Rape Victim Faces The Suspect In Court

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’

82-Year-Old Rape Victim’s Son-In-Law Did All He Could To Help

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

Shore Boulevard Car Crash, Police Have No Info At The Moment

Photo by Stefan Levine.This photo, along with others, was sent to us last night at around 6pm from a reader of ours, Stefan Levine. The crash depicted in the photo happened on Shore Boulevard and Falmouth Avenue in Manhattan Beach last night. There appears to be three cars involved.

First Official Notices Sent Out To City Stores For Controversial Plastic Bag Bill

Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published in the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.