Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanAs part of a package of bills intended to address parking headaches, City Councilman David Greenfield has introduced legislation that would eliminate fines for parking in front of busted fire hydrants. “I am committed to making life easier for all of New York’s drivers,” Greenfield said
CB7
(Photo by Shannon Geis / South Slope News)Community Board 7 [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/], which covers Greenwood Heights, South Slope, Sunset Park, and Windsor Terrace, will be convening tonight (Wednesday, November 18) at 6:30pm to votes on the affordable housing plan created by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The meeting
chaim duetsch
Photo by ricangeekn [http://instagram.com/p/y3MWjiuzak/?modal=true]Amid what appears to be a renaissance in Coney Island, southern Brooklyn’s elected officials are calling on the MTA to restore F train express service to speed more visitors to the shorefront amusement park, News 12 Brooklyn reports [http:
City Council
Councilman Jumaane Williams. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/20485568842/]The City Council last week passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] that aims to crack down on tenant harassment by going after unscrupulous “tenant
Bill Bratton
Source: arlingtonva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/arlingtonva/7983213346/] FlickrIn the wake of yesterday’s shooting [/two-struck-when-gunman-opens-fire-at-at-coney-island-housing-project/] — which wounded two, including a senior citizen — Councilman Mark Treyger is calling on the NYPD to put its new gunfire-tracking technology to use in Coney Island. The councilman sent a letter to Commissioner
christopher tran
Officer Mammon honored at City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger) Councilman Mark Treyger honored 60th Precinct Officer Albert Mammon at a City Hall ceremony Wednesday for saving [/local-cop-son-famous-singing-barber-saves-drowning-teen-florida-vacation/] a drowning teen while on vacation in Florida last month. During the ceremony, which included speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and members
2016 budget
Source: arlingtonva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/arlingtonva/7983213346/] /FlickrFollowing the funerals of NYPD’s Officer Rafael Ramos and Officer Wenjian Liu [/funeral-arrangements-set-officer-wenjian-liu/] – who were shot dead in in their squad car last month – City Council wants to allocate $7.3 million in the 2016 preliminary budget for new bullet-proof
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ObermanThe Trump Village co-op board headed by former City Council candidate Igor Oberman filed a libel suit against a tenant who established a blog to vent criticism of the board’s actions. Oberman filed the suit against resident Yuliya Bezvoleva on behalf of the Trump Village Section 4 board last
City Council
A bill to give the boot to clothing donation bins illegally placed on public property continues to gain steam in the City Council, where it’s now set to have a public hearing on September 8. By earlier this month the bill, introduced by Councilman Vincent Gentile, had racked up
City Council
Photo by Erica ShermanThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Mark Treyger: Council Member Mark Treyger, Chairman of the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, is pleased to announce the passage of City Council legislation he sponsored to provide relief from tax increases on properties that were
City Council
Councilman Mark Treyger is pushing new legislation that would require snow plows to have flashing lights and a make beeping noises, following the plow-related deaths of two Brooklynites this winter. The two victims were killed by plows within two weeks of each other. On February 3, an elderly man was
bath beach
Newly- elected Councilman Mark Treyger turned a “laser like focus” on Super storm Sandy, where damage in his district that covers much of Southern Brooklyn is still evident. “First and foremost [my priority is] to return a sense of safety and normalcy for the families in Southern Brooklyn,” Treyger, who