law
Newly inaugurated Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson [http://www.brooklynda.org/] first announced back in October his intention [http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304069604579155723777051460] to decriminalize up to 15 grams of marijuana “in public view” (as opposed to in one’s apartment, for instance [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/
gang bureau
Source: MTA_9323 via Wikimedia CommonsFrom the office of Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes: Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the sentences of Emil Vazquez, 21, Juan Burkette, 30, and Casimiro Reyes, 21, Latin King gang members, who along with other members of the gang,
between the lines
Source: FacebookBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: Fifty-three weeks ago, the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which denied homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces without the anxiety of expulsion, was repealed. The struggle to end it lasted twice as long as the war in
andrew cuomo
Source: Environmental Protection Agency via Wikimedia CommonsLast Thursday marks the adoption of a bill that would force plant operators to tell the public if and when municipal sewage is spilled into New York’s bodies of water. This is great news for Sheepshead Bay and the surrounding areas as this
couple
The beginnings of a happily ever after. Photo by Erica ShermanI received an email the other day from a gentleman wanting to know: “did you take this photo of us on the sheepshead blog,” with the link to this post [/lookin-for-love-in-all-the-best-places/] pasted below the query. I’d be lying if
46th city council district
Source: council.nyc.govI read this [http://www.metro.us/newyork/newyork/article/855147--council-criticizes-school-bullying] and thought, “Where was Lew Fidler when I was growing up?” Since the widely publicized suicide last year of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Tyler_Clementi]shocked the nation,