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Remembering & Honoring The Legacy Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Brooklyn

People were carrying posters of what RBG meant to them; like this poster right here. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg struck the nation. But it particularly struck the borough she grew up and was raised in. [/outside-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-childhood-home-families-pay-their-respects/] And now, the

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Schumer Pushes Bill to Protect Migrants After Facing Heat from Local Activists

Protesters at Prospect Park (Sam Raskin/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE—Senator Chuck Schumer on Thursday proposed a measure aimed at protecting migrants, after facing criticism from many on the left for his response to overcrowding and inhumane conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. The legislation, named the “Stop Cruelty to

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Senator Schumer Opposes NRA-Backed Gun Law That Would “Override” NY’s Concealed Carry Restrictions

Senator Chuck Schumer is sounding the alarm on a new NRA-backed bill that would allow out-of-state visitors to carry concealed weapons in New York. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/38?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22concealed+carry+reciprocity+act%22%

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Gerritsen Beach Vollies Get Grant Money From Schumer, And Gillibrand

Photo via Facebook/Gerritsen Beach Fire Department. [https://www.facebook.com/gerrittsenbeachfiredepartment/photos]The Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department, known as the “Vollies,” [/?s=gerrittsen+fire]will receive a portion of a $500,000 grant given to seven volunteer fire departments throughout the city by the Department of Homeland Security’

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Teen Death In Bike Accident Brings Call For More Gerritsen Avenue Traffic Lights

A memorial for Sean Ryan at the Gerritsen Beach ballfields. Photo by Jon Farina. After Sean Ryan, 17, was hit head-on and killed by an allegedly speeding drunk driver on the night of July 17, locals of Gerritsen Beach are imploring the city to install more traffic lights Gerritsen Avenue,

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ICYMI: Peace March, Zika, Pequena And More

The chicken burrito at Pequeña. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and subscribe to

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39 Confirmed Zika Cases In Brooklyn, Schumer Urges Congress To Pass Emergency Bill

(Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10703811283/] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is urging Congress to pass a $1.9 billion emergency funding bill to combat Zika virus after health officials reported the number of confirmed cases in New York City has almost tripled

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39 Confirmed Zika Cases In Brooklyn, Schumer Urges Congress To Pass Emergency Bill

(Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10703811283/] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is urging Congress to pass a $1.9 billion emergency funding bill to combat Zika virus after health officials reported the number of confirmed cases in New York City has almost tripled

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Schumer Calls On FDA To Investigate Exploding E-Cigarettes

(Photo: Lindsay Fox [http://ecigarettereviewed.com] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) to use its new regulatory powers to investigate — and possibly recall — e-cigarette products that have the potential to explode. The FDA finalized rules last week [http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/

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Elected Officials Christen Refurbished Cyclone At Luna Park Spring Opening

Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/

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Elected Officials Christen Refurbished Cyclone At Luna Park Spring Opening

Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [/luna-parks-march-20-opening-day-postponed-due-noreaster/] on the first

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Brooklynites Celebrate the Eighth and Final Night of Chanukah

Hundreds of Brooklyn’s Jewish community gathered at Grand Army Plaza Sunday, to celebrate the eighth and final night of Chanukah. Organized by the Chabad of Park Slope [http://www.chabadparkslope.com/], the event included a 32-foot tall menorah, labeled as “the world’s largest menorah.” There was music by

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Schumer Bets On Mets, Enters Into World Series Wager With Missouri Senator

(Photo: New York Mets [https://www.facebook.com/Mets/photos/pb.94421890077.-2207520000.1446041524./10156201220250078/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Senator Chuck Schumer has placed his New York cred in the hands of the Mets, who are off to a slow start in the World Series following a painful 5-4 loss

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Congressman Jeffries, Undecided On Nuclear Agreement, To Host Brighton Beach Town Hall On Iran

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Congressman Hakeem Jeffries will meet with constituents at the Brighton Beach Shorefront Y on Thursday, August 13, to discuss President Obama’s deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program. A spokesperson for Jeffries said the congressman was studying the agreement and will

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

Photo by William Edwin Willis [https://www.flickr.com/photos/75791159@N02/12428904633]Cell phone companies are doling out millions of dollars in refunds after agreeing to stop a slew of shady billing practices called “cramming,” but few customers have applied to get money back as a May 1 deadline

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Neighbors Mourn Death Of Seven Children In Midwood Fire

Sunday memorial service in front of the burned out Sassoon home. (Photo courtesy of Rafael Lopez Jr. / RLJRNews.com [http://rljrnews.com/])Neighbors and community leaders gathered at 3371 Bedford Avenue yesterday evening, the site of a Saturday morning fire that claimed the lives of seven children in the deadliest

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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 old, she was hit by a car barreling around the corner at E. 45th Street and Farragut Road. The accident left her bedridden and reliant on the help of a

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Alpha House, New TV Show Starring John Goodman, Films Tomorrow In Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay

Parking notices have been posted on Coyle Street (Photo by Bob De Thomas)Alpha House [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3012160/?ref_=nv_sr_2], a new television show created by Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau for Amazon Studios, will be in the neighborhood tomorrow, filming scenes on Emmons Avenue in

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Army Corps To Reinforce Coney Island Shoreline, Construct Barriers To Prevent Erosion

An example of what a T-Groin structure looks like. (Source: Federal Highway Administration)The following is a press release from the offices of U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries and Jerrold Nadler: U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Congress members Jerrold