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Man Who Stabbed Black Woman In Subway Station Was Sentenced To 10 Years

Aleksejs Saveljevs was sentenced to 10 years in prison today. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office)FLATBUSH – The man who stabbed a 57-year-old Black woman in the Church Avenue subway station two years ago was sentenced to ten years in prison. Back on November 9, 2018, at around 7:30

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Tenants File Class Action Lawsuit Against a Manhattan Beach Landlord Over Rent

65 Oriental Blvd. (Photo via Google Maps)MANHATTAN BEACH – Tenants have filed a class-action lawsuit against their landlord alleging they deregulated rent-stabilized apartments and charged illegally inflated rents. The lawsuit was filed by Grimble & LoGuidice and generated by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) [https://housingrightsny.org/], which is a non-profit

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Student Sexually Assaulted Inside Kingsborough Community College Bathroom

Kingsborough Community College Library. Photo courtesy of Jessica Sheridan via Flickr.MANHATTAN BEACH — A student was sexually assaulted inside the Kingsborough Community College [https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/] library bathroom yesterday. The suspect is on the loose. On Monday, November 25, a student entered the library bathroom at Kingsborough Community

Animals

Well, Sh*t: These Brooklyn Neighborhoods Complain Most About Dog Poop

This isn’t a new issue [/what-to-do-about-dog-owners-who-dont-pick-up-poop-bensonhurst/] for our readers: from Park Slope to Bensonhurst, neighbors continue to obsess over what to do with abandoned dog poop. Dog waste left on the street is, well, disgusting, but also dangerous, as it can make its way into our water supply if

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Sewage Check Valves Before Another Park Reno! Manhattan Beach Residents Upset Over Missing Storm Protection Money

Dear Editor,Thank you for shedding more light on the question of where the Federal monies for future storm protection that were allocated to South Brooklyn communities have gone [/what-happened-to-the-10-million-the-mayor-promised-for-sewage-backup-valves-in-southern-brooklyn/] . The Manhattan Beach Community Group and other South Brooklyn civic organizations spent months with NYRising to determine how and where

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What Happened to the $10 Million the Mayor Promised for Sewage Backup Valves in Southern Brooklyn?

SOUTH BROOKLYN — At a town hall [/mayors-promises-sheepshead-last-nights-town-hall/] in Sheepshead Bay back in September 2017, Mayor de Blasio promised a $10 million initiative that would provide homeowners in Southern Brooklyn with free sewage cut-off valves. However, it seems that the mayor misspoke. That money would be coming from state funds, not

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Bensonhurst Residents Say Streets are Still Scummy, Despite Funding

BENSONHURST —Trash sticks to Southern Brooklyn’s streets like gum on a shoe. Every year, residents call 311 about dirty streets, averaging a steady 57.5 complaints a month over the past three years in Bensonhurst, according to NYC Open Data. While Bensonhurst is not the dirtiest area in the

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NYC Has Planted 34,000 Trees in Brooklyn Since Sandy

A downed tree in Bensonhurst in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Via Flickr user bigmike33x. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmike33x/8148028948/in/photostream/]The city Parks Department has planted over 34,000 tees in Brooklyn since 2012, far outpacing the 4,000 trees lost in the borough as

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Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains

One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the inevitability of climate change at a town hall meeting on Climate and Resiliency at the Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach. About 80 residents gathered to listen and voice their

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Five Great Places to Eat Near Manhattan Beach

MANHATTAN BEACH – Of all of Brooklyn’s beaches, Manhattan Beach might be the most underrated. Just a short walk from Coney Island, it’s an oasis from the crowds of tourists, children, and hot dogs—and one of the only beaches where you can grill your own food. But, other

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Slow Progress on Surge Barriers, Surge Gates and Other Flood Mitigation Measures For Southern Brooklyn

The Army Corps of Engineers gives a presentation on its ongoing study on protecting the region from severe storms. (Justin Mitchell, BKLYNER).CANARSIE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shared its latest report on an ongoing study about how to best improve New York and New Jersey’s defenses

Arts & Culture

“Swan Lake” Scintillates as the Kings Gets a Dash of Ukraine Tradition

Last night at the Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue, the royalty of Swan Lake took the stage in a gracefully high-octane production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Making their first trip to the United States, as part of a 50-plus-city North American tour

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Street Closures Amid Firefighter’s Funeral Service

Steven H. Pollard died in the line of duty on Monday, January 7, 2019. (Photo credit: FDNY)MARINE PARK — The 61st Precinct [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/61st-precinct.page] announced road closures ahead of funeral services for fallen FDNY Firefighter Steven H. Pollard. The funeral will

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Late Manhattan Beach Rabbi Greenwald Honored With Street Sign

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMANHATTAN BEACH – The cold, rainy day was not enough to stop the co-naming street sign ceremony honoring the late rabbi, Dr. Eli B. Greenwald. “There’s not a more fitting tribute than to name a street sign after him,” president of Ohel David and Shlomo Synagogue Albert

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Capano ‘Steps Down’ From Gounardes’ Transition Team

Bob Capano. (Facebook screenshot)BAY RIDGE — Bob Capano, a former City Council candidate and chairman of the now-defunct New York State Reform Party stepped down from Andrew Gounardes’ transition team two weeks ago. Sources say the departure comes as a result of what some called “xenophobic rhetoric” Capano spilled [https:

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Gounardes Announces His Transition Team

via FBBAY RIDGE — Senator-elect Andrew Gounardes introduced his transition team today beating out his City Councilman Justin Brannan’s 37-person roll call last year with a total of 54 names. Gounardes’ team is a mix of lawmakers, legislative staffers, community leaders, activists, residents and attorneys from multiple political Party groups

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Q&A With Andrew Gounardes – Democrat for the 22nd Senate Seat

via FBBAY RIDge – Andrew Gournardes is looking to unseat long-time State Sen. Marty Golden of the 22nd State Senate District in Southern Brooklyn. The area includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend and parts of Sheepshead Bay, Borough Park and Midwood. Gounardes was

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Plan To Vote, Just Don’t Tell Them! Electioneering Is Getting Very Intense. (VIDEO)

State Sen. Marty Golden and Andrew GounardesBAY RIDGE – Nearing the home stretch of the election cycle and things couldn’t be more entertaining in the race for the District 22 State Senate seat in Southern Brooklyn. A Twitter account posing as State Sen. Marty Golden (@Marty4Senate is not his official

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Q&A With State Senator Marty Golden

State Sen. Marty Golden Photo credit: Campaign office of Marty GoldenBAY RIDGE – State Sen. Marty Golden is looking to serve a ninth consecutive term as state senator of the 22nd Senate District in Southern Brooklyn. The area includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,

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6 Years After Sandy, Brooklyn Still Vulnerable To Storms

Mild flooding over the weekend renewed worries about how well Brooklyn would weather another Sandy-like storm. (Photo by Susanna Stein).Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City six years ago Monday, causing 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/downloads/pdf/final_report/

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Weekend Crime Blotter: Con-Ed Con Men Rob Elderly Woman in Manhattan Beach, High-End Williamsburg Vending Machine Predictably Ripped-Off & More

CLINTON HILL – A group of young men held up a Clinton Hill wine shop Friday night, but the armed oenophiles seemed to prefer cash to cabernet. The robbery took place on Friday, October 19, around 7:00 pm said police, when four suspects in their late teens or early twenties

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Southern Brooklyn Candidate Debate Tomorrow Morning

BAY RIDGE – Before they face off in the Nov. 6 primary, the candidates for Southern Brooklyn seats are slated to go head-to-head tomorrow, Wednesday at the Bay Ridge Inter-Agency Council for Aging at the Ft. Hamilton Senior Center (9941 Fort Hamilton Pkwy), between 9 am and noon. The forum will

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Brooklyn High School Teacher Arrested For Child Porn

MANHATTAN BEACH – A teacher at the Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the production of child pornography. Leon M. Goldstein High School, 1830 Shore Boulevard, via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GoldsteinHS/]According to U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue, beginning

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Jennifer Egan Discusses ‘Manhattan Beach’ At Brooklyn Public Library

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last night author Jennifer Egan was in the green room of the Brooklyn Public Library‘s central branch getting ready to go on stage for a talk about her book Manhattan Beach [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb12077548__SManhattan%20beach__Orightresult__X7;jsessionid=C6152372AEE5D3D6A009F2B52F537256?lang=

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Gounardes and Barkan face off in a debate hoping to represent Southern Brooklyn in Senate

Andrew Gounardes on the left, Kadia Goba of Bklyner (middle) and Ross Barkan on the right, after an intense debate in Bensonhurst. Photo Liena Zagare/Bklyner BENSONHURST – The two rooms at the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn were standing room only last night, packed with residents of New York Senate