Bensonhurst
Source: Flickr/jpotischCouncilman David G. Greenfield, Community Boards 12 and 14, and the Sanitation Department have collaborated to create a more robust garbage collection schedule in anticipation of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins Friday, April 22 [/avoid-40-years-desert-brooklyn-seder-guide/#.VxesrpMrLiw]. The modified garbage collection will include the following measures:
fire safety
Councilman Chaim DeutschCity Councilman Chaim Deutsch is partnering with the Fire Department and other local elected officials to host several workshops in his district to teach fire safety, CPR, and other first aid procedures. Deutsch will also be giving away smoke detectors from city’s #GetAlarmedNYC [/spurred-by-tragic-midwood-fire-city-launches-largest-smoke-detector-giveaway-program-in-the-u-s/] initiative,the largest
fire safety
A second body was removed from the rubble of a deadly explosion that blew off the front [/1-dead-1-missing-in-borough-park-building-explosion-video/]of a Borough Park apartment building Saturday. While the medical examiner has not yet confirmed the identity of the body, 47-year-old mom Franchezka Figueroa, who lived on the second floor of 4206
change clocks
Photo by kayakaya [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kayakaya/4340835116/]via Flickr Before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Daylight saving time begins at 2am on Sunday, March 8, which means you are going to lose an hour of sleep as you roll the
Announcements
Before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks. Daylight saving time ends at 2am on Sunday, November 2, which means you get to sleep an extra hour as you roll back the clock. (Which should guarantee you marathon runners don’t oversleep [http://youtu.be/
fdny
If you have any concerns about safety in Ditmas Park, clear your calendar the evening of Thursday, June 12. Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rhoda-Jacobs/] is holding a 7pm forum with police and fire department representatives at Temple Isaac (1419 Dorchester Road on the corner of
carbon monoxide detectors
Before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am on Sunday, March 9, which means you are going to lose an hour of sleep as you roll back the clock–but hopefully you’ll enjoy that little bit of extra
fire safety
Christmas decorations are shining across the Slope, and whether you’re a fresh tree newbie or an old pro, it’s never a bad idea to review some fire safety tips [http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/safety/fire_safety_education/2010_02/winter_and_holiday_fire_safety_english.
child safety
A johnny pump brings relief to the ‘hood on a hot summer day. Photo by Brandon BarronAs we all slog through our first oppressive heat wave of the season, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent out a notice reminding all New Yorkers that opening fire hydrants
fire safety
Source: Hu Totya via Wikimedia CommonsThe FDNY has been hosting a series of events throughout New York City to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week, which ends this Sunday. The week-long free festivities invite the community to interact with members of the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit and learn valuable, life-saving
camping
The federal government’s plan to expand the number of campsites at Floyd Bennett Field’s from five to 90 – and possibly to 600 – could cause a dangerous situation, as many of the federal parkland’s fire hydrants are in “questionable” condition. The New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/
apartment building
Source: News12A 98-year-old woman was killed and her son left in critical condition by an apartment fire on Friday night [http://news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=268497&position=1&news_type=news] . The fire broke out at around 10:00 p.m. on December 10, raging for 40