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Shirley Chisholm State Park Opens In East New York

EAST NEW YORK – On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the opening of the first section of the new Shirley Chisholm State Park, located along Jamaica Bay in East New York. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivers remarks during the opening of Shirley Chisholm State Park, July 2, 2019 (Photo: Mike Groll/

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Multiple Deaths & Arrests Across Brooklyn Over Weekend

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)A string of deaths across Brooklyn struck over the weekend, from a tragic fratricide to the loss of a local singer and artist. EAST MIDWOOD – A 20-year old man is in custody after allegedly throwing his younger brother to his death from the top of their 7-story

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Mill Basin Twins Arrested and Indicted in Brutal Murder

MILL BASIN – Twin brothers Louis and Vincent Iacono of Mill Basin have been charged in the murder of Carmine Carini, whose body was discovered wrapped in a tarp, weighed down, and dumped in Jamaica Bay this summer. Louis Iacono, 36, was charged with murder and tampering with evidence, while Vincent

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The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Near, But Could Get Extended

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.The deadline to give input to the Army Corps of Engineers is November 17, but local politicians are pushing for it to be extended until the end of the year. Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz and other pols penned a letter to Colonel David A. Caldwell,

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Jamaica Bay Getting Cleaner And Fresher — The All Natural Way

Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay [/?s=jamaica+bay] used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before all the dredging, pollution, and erosion caused them to become functionally extinct. Oysters are an essential tool in establishing a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. [http://twistedsifter.com/2014/10/

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Meet Your Neighbors: The Osprey, A Mysterious Bird Of Prey That Calls The Marine Park Salt Marsh Home

by Daniel Frazer The Salt Marsh at Marine Park, home to at least 230 different species of birds throughout the year, has again successfully hosted an osprey family, The osprey is a unique bird of prey, in that its linneage is a bit of a mystery. While most birds of

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CUNY Research Team Unveils Storm Resiliency Ideas For Jamaica Bay

Image courtesy of CUNY / Structures of Coastal Resilience [http://www.structuresofcoastalresilience.org].After a year of research [http://www.structuresofcoastalresilience.org/], a team led by City University of New York (CUNY) associate professor of landscape architecture Catherine Seavitt Nordenson has completed a proposal [http://www.structuresofcoastalresilience.org/locations/jamaica-bay-ny/] for

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Tonight: Get Involved In Improving Jamaica Bay At The Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting

Ryan Visitor CenterJamaica Bay remains one of New York City’s most important natural jewels, a network of marsh islands and waterways spanning from Rockaway Inlet and Sheepshead Bay to JFK International Airport. Tonight, you can get involved and learn more about preservation and restoration efforts at the park during

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And Today We’re Freaking Out About The Geese

Photos of the staging area at the Fountain Avenue landfill. (Source: GooseWatch NYC)Another day, another animal in the cross-hairs of the wildlife gestapo. In the wacky world of wildlife preservation, we’ve seen battles rage over swans [/dec-opens-fire-upstate-swans-defying-elected-officials-passed-mute-swan-murder-moratorium/] and cats [/cats-saved/]in the past few weeks, and now concerns

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26,000 Birds Shot Around JFK In The Name Of Safety; Many Of The Birds Considered Protected

The Snowy Owl was recently removed from the kill list. But bird killing still goes on. (Photo submitted by Stuart Fries, but taken by anonymous friend)The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey killed 26,000 birds over the last four years who had the misfortune of being

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Senator Chuck Schumer Pushes For $17.5 Million To Jamaica Bay Restoration Projects

Source: Wikimedia CommonsSenator Charles Schumer is asking the federal Department of Interior, or DOI, to put millions into projects that would restore Jamaica Bay after Superstorm Sandy, as well strengthen it as the barrier between waves and coastal communities in future storms. The projects would total $17.5 million and

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Check Out These 10 Chilling Photos Of Jamaica Bay Frozen Over

This week’s polar vortex, in which temperatures with wind chills dipped into the negative degrees, generated its fair share of grousing on social media, and news hype. It also brought about some stunning photos from locals of iced over windows and ice drifts on New York Harbor. But the

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Mill Basin Mansion Of Russian Oligarch’s Ex-Wife On Sale For $30 Million

The ex-wife of a Russian minerals baron is putting her Mill Basin mansion (2458 National Drive) on the market for the reasonable asking price of $30 million. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/oligarch-estate-brooklyn-article-1.1498060] that the asking price would make the mansion

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Sheepshead Bay’s Captain Jack Gets Spotlight For Building Business Off 100-Year-Old Salvage Laws

Source: whitecapmarine.netWhen boats in Southern Brooklyn get smashed, a certain captain comes to the rescue. The captain in question is Jack Schachner, and he and his lucrative White Cap Marine and Salvage business is the subject of a fascinating report by the New York Times report [http://www.nytimes.

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NYPD Busts Horseshoe Crabs Poachers After Chopper Chase

Source: Wikimedia CommonsA bevy of illegally harvested horseshoe crabs were saved in a late night helicopter raid. The New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/nyregion/night-vision-and-a-copter-save-200-horseshoe-crabs.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytmetro&_r=1&] that officers in the NYPD’s aviation unit scoped suspicious activity

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Coley The Osprey Is Back In Jamaica Bay!

Source: NASA via Wikimedia CommonsWe’ve been passing along updates [/coley-the-ospreys-habitat-in-winter/] from the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy on the movements of the wondrous Coley, the Osprey who makes his summer home in Jamaica Bay. And now, it seems, the year-long cycle has just about wrapped up, with

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Long Recovery Expected For Gateway Recreation Area

Fort Tilden, before and after Sandy. Click to enlarge. (Source: NPS)Six weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck the Gateway Recreational Area, a majority of the space remains closed, according to a New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/nyregion/gateway-national-recreation-area-still-rebuilding-after-hurricane-sandy.html] report. The National Parks Service, which

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National Grid Shares Details Of Paerdegat Basin Oil Spill

Source: Geoffrey Croft via awalkintheparknyc.blogspot.comWhen we first broke the story about the Paerdegat Basin oil spill [/oil-spill-brooklyn-national-grid/], in which an estimated 800 to 1,400 gallons of natural gas condensate, compressor oil and turbine oil poured into the waters near Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, info was scarce. Representatives

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Still Time to Cruise Jamaica Bay with the Food Co-op

Tickets are still available for a 3-hour narrated tour of Jamaica Bay [http://ecologycruise.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivtefor&utm_source=eb_email&utm_media=email&utm_compaign=invitefor&utm_term=readmore&invite=MjA5ODUzNi9tYXJ5YmFraWphQGdtYWlsLmNvbS8w] this Sunday, July 1 at 3pm with the Flatbush Food Co-op [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushFoodCoop]. Learn

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Marine Pkwy Bridge Closures Extended Through March

Notify NYC sent the following alert: > Due to a restoration project in Jamaica Bay, multiple, daily bridge lifts of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge that began January 26th will be extended through March. The lifts will take place around-the-clock and require full closure of the bridge to traffic. It

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Tempers Flare Over Jamaica Bay Airport Expansion

Weiner spoke against the RPA plan (Source: A Walk In The Park)Members of the Jamaica Bay Task Force Group (JBTF) hosted a meeting last week to decry plans calling for the destruction of 400 acres of Jamaica Bay wetlands to clear the path for a runway expansion project at

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Belt Parkway Neighbors Prep For Geese Migration

Photo by nolastnameYou know spring is near when the South Brooklyn [/taking-%e2%80%9csouth-brooklyn%e2%80%9d-back-for-the-good-guys/] coastal communities are getting ready for the birds. Our area, blessed by the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, is a stopping point for more than 325 species of migrating birds [http://www.brooklynbirdclub.