Central Brooklyn
Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte speaks in support of tenants, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Yesterday, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of District 42 (representing Flatbush and Ditmas Park) sent an urgent letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, asking the department to stop deporting Haitians
3787 bedford ave
Photo by Erica ShermanCouncil Member Chaim Deutsch is inviting residents to participate in a two-part community symposium on how the community can meet the growing challenges involved in countering terrorist threats and attacks that could impact our security. Featuring presentations by the NYS National Guard, the NYC Office of Emergency
department of homeland security
Source: Hu Totya via Wikimedia CommonsAs seniors prepare for another winter, many in homes battered last year by Superstorm Sandy, fire safety becomes a huge concern. According to a press release, the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit will be installing smoke, carbon monoxide and hard-of-hearing detectors, as well as performing
child abuse
Source: mikey k via flickrGerritsen Beach man Yuri Bershchansky was targeted by federal agents for downloading child pornography, but might get off due to poor paperwork on the part of the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-kiddie-porn-perv-free-warrant-error-article-1.1406202] that
boston marathon
Source: Wikimedia Commons via Derek JensenWhen the Boston Marathon bombings shook the nation last week, many Russian immigrants living in the United States began expressing fears [/russians-in-brighton-beach-fear-immigration-to-america-will-be-tougher-in-light-of-boston-marathon-bombings/] that the actions of the two Chechen brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, would limit immigration possibilities for Russians seeking to gain entry