brooklyn community board 13
Photo by sarahbelle1 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbelle1/3442747012/] /FlickrAfter eight, long, leaderless months, Community Board [CB] 13 is looking to hire a new district manager. The community board — which handles municipal issues in Coney Island, Seagate, as well as parts of Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and Bensonhurst — will be
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Source: NYC Preservation CommissionA blow came to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz as Community Board 13 voted against the plan to convert the historic Childs Restaurant at West 21st Street into an amphitheater. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/community-board-knocks-concert-plan-historic-childs-restaurant-article-1.1467563] that board
chuck reichenthal
Source: bitchcakes via flickrThe walkway connecting the West 8th Street train station to the Coney Island Boardwalk will soon be no more. Brooklyn Daily reports [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/19/bn_surfavebridge_2013_05_10.html] that the city is tearing down the rusted shark-painted bridge for safety
caswell holloway
Source: FEMA via the New York TimesEarlier in the month, we reported [/new-flood-zone-lines-are-drawn-rates-to-increase-for-homeowners/] that FEMA was planning to redraw and expand the flood zone lines for New York City for the first time since 1983. The redrawn flood zones, which carry heavy financial consequences for homeowners living in those regions,
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Eric Kaplan, 47, shows off the street sign immortalizing his mom, Brighton Beach activist Frances Kaplan. Photo by Erica ShermanDozens of friends, loved ones, community leaders and elected officials came out Friday afternoon to witness the unveiling of a new street sign on the corner of Brighton Beach Avenue and