affordable housing
The title of Congressmember Hakeem Jeffries’ State of the District address was “Courage Under Fire” — in honor of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — and by the end of his speech at Long Island University on Thursday, January 29, many of the hundreds
9/11
Police have arrested Elliot Baez, a homeless man they say is responsible for vandalizing the September 11 Wall of Remembrance in Coney Island on Friday. A surveillance camera caught a person authorities believe is Baez, 58, smearing white paint over the memorial and encircling the image of Police Officer Moira
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Mermaid Avenue and West 31st Street. (Source: Google Maps)Two men were left injured after a gunman opened fire on a residential street in Coney Island on Saturday, and now elected officials are calling for increasing police resources to the peninsula. The shooting happened at Mermaid Avenue and West 31st
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Design of the new elevated comfort stations. The ramps and stairs are designed to detach in the case of an extreme weather event. (Source: NYC Parks)The New York City Parks Department will present revised plans this Thursday for the controversial bathroom and comfort station slated for the Brighton Beach
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Shawn White was found shot to death on Thursday in a building at West 27th Street and Surf Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)Police say they have arrested Johnny Velez Garcia, who they believe is the deadly gunman responsible for one of two fatal shootings in Coney Island last week. Garcia
beach restoration
Photo By Erica ShermanPlumb Beach is considered one of the most vulnerable stretches of coastlines in the city, and the overall sand replenishment and long-term restoration effort undertaken by federal and city officials is being considered as a model for rehabilitating Sandy-devastated areas. NY1 is reporting [http://brooklyn.ny1.com/
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Source: abegeorge2013.comFormer Manhattan prosecutor and Sheepshead Bay native Abe George dropped out of the race to become Brooklyn’s next District Attorney. The New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/nyregion/a-hynes-rival-drops-out-of-the-race-for-brooklyn-district-attorney.html?ref=nyregion&_r=1&] that George endorsed candidate Ken
9/11 compansation fund
Source: FacebookCongressman Michael Grimm is allegedly ignoring legislation that would unlock millions of dollars in compensation funds for 9/11 victims because he wasn’t invited to press conference hosted by the Fealgood Foundation. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/peeved_
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The Small Business Administration recently announced that it has funded over $1 billion in disaster relief loans for victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York State, touting the approval of more than 15,000 low-interest loans to help residents and business owners get back on their feet after getting slammed
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The following op-ed is submitted by Alan Bellone [http://belloneforcongress2012.com/Home_Page.php], the Republican candidate running for Congress against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Green Party candidate Colin Beavan in the 8th Congressional District. If you listen to the media and the news, you will hear that you do
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Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries defeated Councilman Charles Barron in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District last night, setting the stage for a general election battle against Republican businessman Alan Bellone and third party candidates in November. Jeffries supporters outnumbered Barron supporters at the polls by a wide margin, with
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Today, the Brooklyn Paper carried an editorial by City Councilman Hakeem Jeffries [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/19/all_opedneighorhoodnamesanti_2011_5_6_bk.html?comm=1] . Jeffries is sick of real estate agents re-branding neighborhoods, including some in his district, in order to make them appear more trendy