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Elected Officials Focus On Notorious Marine Park Intersection During DOT Tour

MARINE PARK – On Wednesday morning, elected officials toured the notorious Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue intersection in Marine Park with the Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) borough commissioner to find safety solutions for both motorists and pedestrians. Officials watch as a

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DOT Official Watches Avenue P For A While, Agrees It Needs Safety Enhancements

Photo via Helene Weinstein.Assemblymember Helene Weinstein and City Councilmember Alan Maisel have caught the attention of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and arranged for DOT Deputy Borough Commissioner Claudette Workman to come to Avenue P last Friday and consider making some changes to make the road safer, according to

Food & Drink

Cherry Hill Gourmet Market Gets Its Three Millionth Customer

From left to right: Theresa Scavo, Lenny Markh, Helene Weinstein, Namik Yevdaev. Jim Markson, and Lucille Guiterrez. Photo via Raisa Chernina.Cherry Hill Gourmet Market [/?s=cherry+hill], located at 1901 Emmons Ave, celebrated its three millionth customer today. Jim Markson was the lucky customer who got his groceries for

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Weinstein Bill To Address “Zombie Homes” Signed Into Law

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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Local Pols Back Effort To Expand Youth Homeless Services

(Photo: nicolaitan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaitan/61444999/] / Flickr)A group of local elected officials announced a new effort Wednesday to expand youth homeless services to more New Yorkers. Two bills, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10145&term=2013&Summary=

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Local Pols Back Effort To Expand Youth Homeless Services

(Photo: nicolaitan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaitan/61444999/] / Flickr)A group of local elected officials announced a new effort Wednesday to expand youth homeless services to more New Yorkers. Two bills, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10145&term=2013&Summary=

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Cymbrowitz Tells Party Boat Owners To Keep Up The Good Work

Cymbrowitz and community leaders meeting with party boat owners. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office)With summer almost in full bloom, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz called a meeting with local party boat owners to praise their diligence addressing quality-of-life issues and noise complaints. The Assemblyman’s tone was notably

Events

Thursday Night Fever! Travolta Lights Up BIG Oscars

A John Travolta impersonator visited the BIG Oscars. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A John Travolta impersonator brought down the house at the the Bay Improvement Group’s annual awards ceremony at il Fornetto Thursday night. The leisure suit-wearing performer, who strutted into the dining room to the 70s disco

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Photos: Kings Bay Y Hosts One Of Its Biggest Purim Parties Ever

Kids got dressed up for the Kings Bay Y’s annual Purim party. (Photo: Kenneth Brown)The Kings Bay Y [http://www.kingsbayy.org/] hosted one of its largest Purim parties Sunday when more than 3,000 people swarmed the community center for an afternoon filled with colorful costumes, dance,

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Rep. Clarke Urges Prisons Bureau To Block Bragg Street Halfway House

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. (Photo: U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke [https://www.facebook.com/repyvettedclarke/photos/a.365490166846802.85192.135031389892682/365490493513436/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Congresswoman Yvette Clarke sent a strongly worded letter to the Bureau of Prisons Wednesday urging the federal agency to reject a proposal to building a

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Hundreds Gather At Holocaust Memorial To Rally Against Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Leonid Rozenberg, president of the American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II, speaking a Sunday’s Rally. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Responding to reports of a string of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City, hundreds gathered for a rally at Holocaust Memorial Park Sunday to call

Police & Fire

Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 of signatures opposing a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Community leaders were blindsided in December [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] when they received a

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Man Shot Outside Nostrand Houses, Cops Say

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while seated in a car outside the Nostrand Houses Saturday night, according to authorities. Cops say the victim was parked on Batchelder Street, near Avenue V, around 7pm

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Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say

The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Google Maps)The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach earlier this year was caused by a mechanical failure at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/dep_projects/cp_coney_island_plant.

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Opposition To Bragg Street Halfway House Gathers Steam

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected officials are moving quickly to mobilize community opposition to the proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Three southern Brooklyn politicians — Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Helene-E-Weinstein/story/67295/], Councilman Alan Maisel [http://council.nyc.gov/

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Sen. Golden Asks Residents To Sign Petition Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

State Senator Martin Golden. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)State Senator Marty Golden has created an online petition [http://www.nysenate.gov/questionnaires/martin-j-golden/petition-prevent-2261-bragg-street-becoming-half-way-house-federal] for neighbors to voice their opposition to a proposed halfway house [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] on Bragg Street — located across the street from the Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses.

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Local Pols ‘Outraged’ Over Planned Halfway House Near Schools, Senior Centers

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected Officials are moving to block a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street, arguing that the location is inappropriate due to its proximity to schools, playgrounds, and senior centers. “It’s outrageous for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to even

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Families Enjoy Fun And Food At Kings Bay Y’s Chanukah Extravaganza

David Rothman, chair of the UJA Federation’s Volunteer Committee, lights a candle on the menorah. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Hundreds of families flooded the Kings Bay Y [https://www.kingsbayy.org/] Sunday afternoon for the annual Chanukah Extravaganza. The event included bouncy castles, dance, art, and music lessons,

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Days After California Shooting, Community Leaders Pay Tribute To Police Heroism

Members of the Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play the Be Proud Foundation’s police appreciation luncheon. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)With the country still reeling from a horrific shooting in California this week, local politicians and community leaders paid tribute to police heroism at the Be Proud

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ICYMI: Sandy Anniversary, F Train Express Service, Community Mourns Fallen Police Officer

Police at the 61st Precinct pray for Officer Randolph Holder. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week

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Local Pols Renew Call For MTA To Make Avenue R Stop On Nostrand Avenue’s B44 SBS Route

Source: Deutsch’s officeFollowing complaints from neighbors that the new Select Bus Service route on Nostrand Avenue, which replaced the B44’s Limited service, left them walking too far for a faster ride, local pols renewed their demand that the MTA add Avenue R as a stop. The pols – Council

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Local Pols Join Be Proud Foundation For Passover Food Distribution Event, Honor Hero Cop

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined the Be Proud Foundation for the 6th annual Passover Food Distribution event on Friday, distributing nearly 600 packages of food to people in need before the holiday, and also to honor a local cop. The event was held at Aqua Health Rehabilitation Center, located

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Homeless Shelter Moves Into Former Windjammer, Sharing Space With Alleged Hot Sheet Hotel

Using emergency provisions, the New York City Department of Homeless Services has moved nearly 20 families into the Lyghthouse Inn, an alleged pay-by-hour hotel formerly known as the Windjammer Motel. Neighbors sounded the alarm over the shelter at the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Meeting October 7, alongside elected officials

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Tomorrow: Free “Pre-Labor Day Senior Concert” At Amersfort Park

Local pols are joining forces to host the “Pre-Labor Day Summer Senior Concert” tomorrow, August 27 at Amersfort Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/amersfort-park], located on Avenue I between East 38 Street and East 39 Street. The concert will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored

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Ten Sandy-Wrecked Boats Finally Removed From Knapp Street Lot

More than 18 months after the storm, 10 twisted, tattered vessels were finally removed from a city-owned Knapp Street lot after being dumped ashore by Superstorm Sandy and abandoned by their owners. Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein’s office tipped us off to the removal operations, which took place on Tuesday. Here’