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Photo by Boris ShekhmanA proposed ban on booze cruises in Sheepshead Bay gained a Senate sponsor in Albany, while critics of the local industry fight back against allegations that the ban is fueled by racial tensions. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz introduced a bill on February 20 prohibiting boats that throw late-night,
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
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Source: Andre R. Aragon / FEMA.govThe Department of Sanitation (DSNY) stopped hauling away large debris and garbage [/dsny-storm-debris-pickup-in-areas-hit-hardest-by-sandy-ends-318/] resulting from Superstorm Sandy on March 18, roughly five months after the storm paralyzed the East Coast. Despite the extra months of work, valiant Sanitation workers put in by trucking away huge
kathy flynn
While the New York City Department of Transportation reconsiders the community’s request for increased traffic safety measures at the intersection of Emmons Avenue and Bedford Avenue for the umpteenth time, yet another accident occurred over the weekend. Reader and Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association member Tom Paolillo sent
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The following is a press release from Congressman Bob Turner: Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) applauded the signing of a partnership-agreement between the Army Corps of Engineers and the New York City Parks Department today to begin a Storm Risk Reduction project at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, NY. “Given Plumb Beach’