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Boro Park ShopRite Agrees To Limit Use Of New Driveway In Face Of Community Concerns

Under the agreement, the new driveway will be exit-only, and cars will not be allowed to turn from 19th Avenue onto 50th Street. (Source: Google Maps)The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield and ShopRite officials have come to a

Brad Lander

Community Board 12 Approves Dome Playground Redesign

Nearly one and a half years ago, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] of District 39, members of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/], and Parks and Recreation [http://www.nycgovparks.org/] Brooklyn Chief of Staff Martin Maher held a “visioning session” at PS 179 inviting Dome Playground [http:

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A Summer Night Out With The 66th Precinct

Among the local notables at the 66th Precinct’s gathering August 6 in Gravesend Park for the National Night Out Against Crime [/crime/joing-the-66th-precinct-to-celebrate-the-national-night-out-against-crime-at-gravesend-park] were Councilmen Brad Lander and David Greenfield holding a tete-a-tete on 18th Avenue, outside the park’s main entrance. Here’s the 66th Precinct Community Affairs

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Traffic Study Coming, Benches To Stay, And More News From The Community Board 12 Meeting

About 100 people were present at the May 28 meeting [/politics/community-board-12-monthly-meeting-tonight-at-ps-230] of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/] at PS 230 Upper School [http://www.ps230.org/] in Kensington, including board members, elected officials and their representatives, and the public. Several attendees expressed thanks to CB12 for bringing

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As Plan To Replace Maple Lanes With Residential Building Advances, Community Opinion Remains Split

Photo by Susan ArmitageWhen John Sandano learned in September that the owners of Maple Lanes were in contract to sell the property the bowling alley sits on to a developer, he mourned the loss of his “home away from home,” where he’s been a regular bowler for more than

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Neighbor Starts Petition to Keep Kensington Plaza Benches

In response to a recommendation by Community Board 12 to remove two of the four new benches [/events/carolers-sing-vigilers-talk-and-a-neighbor-squawks-at-kensington-plaza] in the 6-month-old Kensington Plaza, neighbor Bridget Elder has started an online petition [http://signon.org/sign/let-us-keep-all-of-the.fb23?source=s.icn.fb&r_by=1489015] to ask that the

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Save Maple Lanes Petition Hits The Net, 327 Sign So Far

Source: Moberg via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s clear that our readers and local residents are not happy with the announcement that Maple Lanes is set to close and in its place, condos and a synagogue will open. An online petition [http://www.thepetitionsite.com/770/629/293/save-maple-lanes/] has been started

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CIA Traffic Update

Week twelve [/?s=%22cia+traffic%22]. If you feel the blocked lane on Coney Island Avenue is a problem, send an email about it to Community Board 12 at bkcb12@gmail.com. Explain why you think it is unsafe, request that they ask for the 66th’s assistance with the