charles schumer

Mar
02
Since December’s USPS Audit, Chronic Misdeliveries Continue

Since December’s USPS Audit, Chronic Misdeliveries Continue

WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT — A few months since the audit of three Greenpoint and Williamsburg postal offices by the United States Postal
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Nov
01
ICYMI: Sandy Anniversary, F Train Express Service, Community Mourns Fallen Police Officer

ICYMI: Sandy Anniversary, F Train Express Service, Community Mourns Fallen Police Officer

Police at the 61st Precinct pray for Officer Randolph Holder. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It
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Apr
28
Bogus Charges On Your Cell Phone Bill? You Can Get Money Back But You Must Apply Now

Bogus Charges On Your Cell Phone Bill? You Can Get Money Back But You Must Apply Now

These things are useless and just cost you money. (Source: Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr)Cell phone companies are doling out millions
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Apr
10
Gentile Supports Overseas Tax To Fund Highway Trust Fund

Gentile Supports Overseas Tax To Fund Highway Trust Fund

Source: NYC.GOVIn the wake of a report [/three-structurally-unsound-belt-parkway-bridges-are-also-most-heavily-travelled/] that found several heavily utilized bridges in our area to be
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Jan
20
From Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte’s Inauguration, Narratives Of Overcoming Barriers

From Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte’s Inauguration, Narratives Of Overcoming Barriers

Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte at her inauguration.When Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte/] was 10 years
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Oct
29

Post-Sandy Renovations On The Way For Public Housing, But Residents Still Wary

Photo by Jesse CoburnBy Jesse Coburn Mayor Bill de Blasio called the day “transcendent.” Senator Charles Schumer predicted “a glorious
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Jun
19

Feds Give Nearly $1 Million For Brighton Beach Greenstreets As Coastal Resiliency Measure

Example of a greenstreet on a median. Source: NYC ParksThe Department of Interior is sending $990,000 to the New
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May
22

Feds To Launch Storm-Surge Warning Maps To Remind You How Screwed You Are

ClimateCentral.org built this map, predicting the risk posed by storm surges of various heights. This shows a 10′ surge.
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Mar
24

City Nabs $100 Million For New Boilers At Sandy-Hit NYCHA Buildings

Coney Island public houses have broken down on the winter’s coldest days (Source: forum.skyscraperpage.com)After struggling through
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Nov
20

Brighton Residents: City Needs To Reconsider All Elevated Comfort Stations, Not Just New Brighton Site

Design of the new elevated comfort stations. The ramps and stairs are designed to detach in the case of an
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