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Trash piles up behind the wooden walls around the property. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein to address so-called “zombie homes” — abandoned and foreclosed properties — was signed into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-sweeping-legislation-combat-blight-vacant-and-abandoned-properties] last week. The bill, passed as part of the
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Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced his third attempt at legislation to protect Sheepshead Bay’s swans from eradication passed the Assembly last week. Cymbrowitz has doggedly tried to place a moratorium on the state’s plan to cull New York’s
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(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and
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Photo by Park Slope StoopA key component of New York’s effort to bring down opioid abuse — which requires doctors to file prescriptions electronically [http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1098.pdf] rather than with handwritten notes — takes affect next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced [https://www.governor.ny.gov/
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Image via Park Slope Stoop.A key component of New York’s effort to bring down opioid abuse — which requires doctors to file prescriptions electronically [http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1098.pdf] rather than with handwritten notes — takes affect next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced [https://www.governor.ny.
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Photo by Park Slope StoopA key component of New York’s effort to bring down opioid abuse — which requires doctors to file prescriptions electronically [http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1098.pdf] rather than with handwritten notes — takes affect next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced [https://www.governor.ny.gov/
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Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is not backing down from his effort to protect Sheepshead Bay’s beloved swans. Cymbrowitz announced this week he has reintroduced a bill [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A09289&
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Several Albany Legislators called out Governor Andrew Cuomo for stripping a law from his executive budget that protects seniors from losing their savings when a spouse falls ill. They
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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San Remo Pizza. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Local pizza joint San Remo [http://www.sanremobrooklyn.com/], 1408 Cortelyou Road — and our pick for best delivery pizza back in 2013 [/blog/food/taste-test-who-delivers-the-best-pizza-in-ditmas-park/] — has been accused of underpaying some of their employees, according to a report in the Daily News