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Nov
17
Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

Photo Credit: Nick NormalToday, northern Brooklyn Council Member Stephen Levin and Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams introduced two bills that
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Mar
17
Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Photo by Leon LipkovichThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list
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Mar
08
Sandy Recovery Is Driving Up Property Taxes In Coastal Communities

Sandy Recovery Is Driving Up Property Taxes In Coastal Communities

A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Homeowners in Superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods, who are seeing the first signs
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Mar
08
Sandy Recovery Is Driving Up Property Taxes In Coastal Communities

Sandy Recovery Is Driving Up Property Taxes In Coastal Communities

A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Homeowners in Superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods, who are seeing the first measurable
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Dec
03

Deutsch To Propose 5-Minute Grace Period To Quash “Unfair” Ticketing In Dedicated Bus Lanes

Signage for bus lane enforcement (Source: DOT)Councilman Chaim Deutsch is set to introduce legislation that will create a five-minute
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Jul
29

City Agrees To Nix Nostrand Ave Bus Lane Violations After Finding Backlog – Here’s How To Fight Your Ticket

Signage for bus lane enforcement (Source: DOT)The B44 Select Bus Service route on Nostrand Avenue became the latest in
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May
30

Council Passes Tax Abatement Bill For Property Owners Impacted By Superstorm Sandy

Photo by Erica ShermanThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Mark Treyger: Council Member Mark Treyger,
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Apr
17

Greenfield To Host Lien Sale Event For Homeowners With NYC Debt

Councilman David GreenfieldThe following is a press release from the office of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield is
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Mar
13

Did You Lose Your Condo/Co-Op Tax Break? You Might Think You Did, But Read This

401(K) via FlickrIt looks like the city may have screwed thousands of New Yorkers out of a tax break
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Oct
23

Wednesday: Marty Golden Hosts Town Hall At Bay Ridge Prep

State Senator Marty Golden will be hosting a town hall meeting October 24, 7:00 p.m. at Bay Ridge
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