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2634 east 21st st

Reviled Rehab Clinic Owners Says Scavo’s Comments Were Offensive, Threatens Hate Crime Complaint

The proposed location of the facility.The owner of the controversial drug rehabilitation facility attempting to plant its flag on East 21st Street and Jerome Avenue [/city-gives-green-light-to-east-21st-street-drug-rehab-center-despite-objections-from-community-board-and-local-leaders/] has shot back at local leaders who’ve opposed the plan, saying that their comments mocked his own personal disability in order to

accidents

After Death Of Delivery Man, Bensonhurst Residents Fight For Traffic Light At Bay 25th St, Benson Ave

Benson Avenue at Bay 26th Street, the site of last week’s fatal accident. (Source: Google Maps)The accidental death of a delivery man on a bicycle on Bay 26 Street and Benson Avenue has renewed a community push for a traffic light on that corner. Mai Zhang, a 74-year-old

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CB15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo Officially Announces City Council Run

And then there were two! Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo became the second candidate to officially announce a bid to replace term-limited City Councilman Michael Nelson this year, touting her lifetime residency in the neighborhood and her seven-year-long tenure as the Board’s chairperson. “Because of my work at

allen popper

Bullet Points: Pera Cafe Denied Sidewalk Cafe Permit Following Close Board Vote

Pera Cafe Loses Bid For Sidewalk Cafe: Community Board 15 denied an application for a sidewalk cafe at Pera Cafe, a new Turkish restaurant [/pera-cafe-lounge-coming-to-emmons-avenue/] and lounge at 2255 Emmons Avenue, in a near-split vote after members raised questions about pedestrian safety and the restaurant’s own track record. Pera

249 brighton beach ave

Brighton’s M&I International Plans To Expand, But Community Demands More Parking

M & I International, the “mecca of Eastern European food [http://www.yelp.com/biz/m-and-i-international-foods-brooklyn#hrid:o-nMNxIokKylxjj2Aom68g] ” at 249 Brighton Beach Avenue, shuttered its doors in September with plans to renovate and enlarge the building, but neighbors are threatening to oppose the construction if the landlord fails to add

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Video: Sheepshead Bay Leads City In Crime Increase, 61st Precinct Commander Gives Detailed Report

Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas of the 61st Precinct came before Community Board 15 last week [/bullet-points-community-board-15-june-26-2012/] to account for the nearly 50 percent jump in major crime in the community. This year has so far seen a 47.7 uptick in the seven major CompStat crime categories. Leading the way

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Tomorrow: Community Board 15 Meeting

Community Board 15 will meet tomorrow, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College’s faculty dining room (2001 Oriental Boulevard). On the agenda are two zoning items: * 1702-12 East 16th Street – an application to extend the term for a variance. No work to be done. * 705

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Tonight: John Liu To Speak At Community Board 15

Community Board 15 is having its meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Kingsborough Community College Faculty Dining Room (2001 Oriental Boulevard). In addition to the usual agenda, New York City Comptroller John Liu is expected to be in attendance, speaking about the city’s budget and fiscal