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Coney Island (Photo courtesy of Alliance for Coney Island)Looking for a summer job on the sunny shores of Coney Island? The Alliance for Coney Island, Councilman Mark Treyger, Assembly Member Pamela Harris, and New York City Economic Development Corporation announce the second round of job screening events in Coney
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Seth Low middle school (IS 96) in Bensonhurst.Today, the Mayor announced a 5-year plan and budget to install air conditioning in every New York City classroom, beginning this summer. This comes after Brooklyn city council members Mark Treyger, Brad Lander, and others pushed for A/C in schools, along
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(Aerial photo submitted by reader)As of this week, 7,000 gallons of diesel oil — of the 27,000 spilled by a private fuel depot [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/] — have been recovered from the Gravesend Bay using concentric booms, the State DEC told BKLYNER. However, about 20,000 gallons remain at large in
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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)“Stop Dumping On Us” shouted local pols, civic leaders, and advocates this morning near the site of a 27,000-gallon diesel oil spill into the Gravesend Bay last week [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/] — shaming environmental protection agencies for failing to notify them about the spill. “The Gravesend Bay
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City Council Member Mark Treyger (L), Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, and DMV Exec. Dep Terri Egan(Photo via Kathy Hochul / twitter [https://twitter.com/nysdmv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw])The Coney Island DMV, which has been shuttered for major renovations [/major-renovations-and-temporary-closure-announced-for-the-coney-island-dmv-bensonhurst/] since October, is now open with modern features and