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New Catch Basin Law Will Bring Much-Needed Relief To Neighbors Dealing With Flooding, Pols Say

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New Catch Basin Law Will Bring Much-Needed Relief To Neighbors Dealing With Flooding, Pols Say

Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, signed Councilman Jumaane Williams’, right of de Blasio, catch basin bill into law yesterday. Photo courtesy Councilman Jumaane Williams’ officeFor neighbors who have long dealt with flooding in our area [/todays-noreaster-caused-extreme-flooding-sheepshead-bay-courts/], a new law could bring some relief to our waterlogged streets [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/

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Local 87-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Fights To Stop The New Waste Transfer Station

Source: Hunter O’Eeils via Wikimedia CommonsThe fight against the waste transfer station [/assemblyman-william-colton-fights-to-block-a-waste-transfer-station-from-moving-into-bensonhurst/] situated in Gravesend Bay has come full circle for neighborhood activist Dorothy Mortman.The 87-year-old Mortman was diagnosed with breast cancer 15 years ago. Given that she has no cancer in her family, she believes it