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Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)With the 5-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, City Council Member Mark Treyger has called for the creation of a new Hurricane Sandy Recovery Task Force. Council Member Treyger, of the 47th District, is chair
News
A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Central Brooklyn
A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
Business
Photo via twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCBuilditBack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doi/
1906 mermaid ave
Source: NYC Workforce 1 Career Centers/FacebookA new employment center for low and middle-income residents of Sandy-impacted areas opened its doors in Coney Island last week. One hundred free apprenticeship vouchers are now available through the Sandy Recovery Workforce 1 Career Center (1906 Mermaid Avenue), officials announced at a press
3300 coney island ave
The “preferred” alternative proposed by NYC Parks for the comfort stations. The original site is in blue. (Source: NYC Parks)EXCLUSIVE: After a two-year battle, the New York City Parks Department has agreed that the best site for a contentious set of boardwalk bathrooms previously destroyed by Superstorm Sandy is
Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Neighbors in Mill Basin, Mill Island, Marine Park, Bergen Beach, and Georgetown can attend a public meeting on Wednesday, January 14, to learn about projects proposed for funding, and the contents of the final NY Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Plan for Southeast Brooklyn Waterfront, designed to help meet the Community’
2601 ocean pkwy
Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Earlier this week we brought you the news that Coney Island Hospital will construct a new elevated tower structure for all critical services [/new-resilient-tower-planned-protect-coney-island-hospitals-critical-services/] , keeping them out of reach of flood waters in a future storm. Now, the hospital – the only
ecology
The Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett FieldA new institute established to bolster the social and ecological research of Jamaica Bay and the communities around it has won millions of dollars in grant money to make the critical resource more resilient, and are turning to locals for their input. The Science
Amy Peterson
Photo by Erica ShermanLocals are finally beginning to see the benefits of the Build it Back [/tag/build-it-back/] program after the de Blasio administration promised to ramp up its efforts last month, but remain cautiously optimistic as the program moves forward. Residents hard hit by the storm stated at last
alan maisel
Source: retrofresh!/FlickrSixteen months have passed since Superstorm Sandy, and the damaged lights on the Belt Parkway from Knapp Street to Mill Basin remain in the dark. But not for much longer if the Department of Transportation keeps its word. According to a Daily News item [http://www.nydailynews.com/
3090 ocean ave
Employees at Capital One Bank’s Ocean Avenue branch are finally back in a permanent home after more than a year working out of a nearby trailer, courtesy of the extensive damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. The storefront at 3090 Ocean Avenue reopened about two weeks ago, and the hulking
Real Estate
Buddy Heffernan had just put his Gerritsen Beach house on the market with plans to spend the rest of his golden years with his wife on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Then, Superstorm Sandy washed through the seaside community, forcing him to navigate the murky waters of a real estate market
1318 surf ave
We came across this beautiful short film made about the 74-year-old Williams Candy (1318 Surf Ave) that highlights there return to business following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. The film, posted by [http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/08/a_look_at_williams_candy_coney_islands_oldtimer_candy_shop.php]
bills
A Sheepshead Bay home after Sandy.Ten bills will be introduced in the New York City Council this month addressing storm preparedness in response to concerns about the city’s handling of Superstorm Sandy. The bills are largely designed to improve response for vulnerable New Yorkers whose needs, proponents say,
Congress
Source: Wikimedia Commons via WikipediaEvery month it seems that we report on the deadlines to register [/fema-extends-disaster-assistance-and-hotel-shelter-program-deadlines/] for FEMA and SBA assistance and then a few days later, we learn that the deadlines have been extended another month [/fema-deadlines-extended-yet-again/]. Well, today it has happened again. The original deadline set for