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May
03
Treyger Demands City Purchase Shuttered F.E.G.S. Building For Community Use

Treyger Demands City Purchase Shuttered F.E.G.S. Building For Community Use

City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S.
2 min read
Apr
26
Greenfield Announces PB Results: Street Improvements, Ambulances & More

Greenfield Announces PB Results: Street Improvements, Ambulances & More

Source: Councilman Greenfield’s OfficeCouncilman David G. Greenfield will be funding four projects to improve neighborhoods in his district — Borough
2 min read
Apr
22
City Freezes Grants Earmarked For Borough Park Shomrim

City Freezes Grants Earmarked For Borough Park Shomrim

Still image of Alex Lichtenstein on CBS News/New York.The de Blasio administration has frozen two City Council grants
2 min read
Apr
13
Jewish City Councilmembers — Including Treyger & Greenfield — Endorse Hillary Clinton

Jewish City Councilmembers — Including Treyger & Greenfield — Endorse Hillary Clinton

Photo: Councilman David Greendfield & Alex Ellefson/Bensonhurst BeanTwelve members of City Council’s Jewish caucus, including Councilman David Greenfield
1 min read
Apr
01
25th Bayfest In Trouble After Money From City Council & Sponsors Comes Up Short

25th Bayfest In Trouble After Money From City Council & Sponsors Comes Up Short

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Despite looking forward to their 25th year celebrating on Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront, the organizers
2 min read
Mar
28
Elected Officials Christen Refurbished Cyclone At Luna Park Spring Opening

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
3 min read
Mar
18
Treyger Announces Schedule For Spring Street Repavings

Treyger Announces Schedule For Spring Street Repavings

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCome Spring, Stillwell Avenue will be pothole free. Last fall, Treyger and Assembly Member William Colton wrote
2 min read
Mar
17
Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list
2 min read
Mar
17
Treyger To Introduce Legislation To Protect Residents Against Fake Utility Workers

Treyger To Introduce Legislation To Protect Residents Against Fake Utility Workers

City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Less than two weeks after an 81-year-old Coney Island woman was
1 min read
Mar
01
Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Seniors are especially vulnerable to phone scammers. (Photo: The FBI)To protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams,
1 min read