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Comptroller Scott Stringer (Photo via Scott Stringer/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/scottstringernyc/?fref=ts])New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, August 4 at 6:30pm, at the New York Aquarium [https://nyaquarium.com/] to discuss ways to improve City services
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Coney Island Boardwalk (Photo by B.Y. Lei)City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Councilman Mark Treyger and Councilman Chaim Deutsch — as well as 48 other members of the Council and Public Advocate Letitia James — calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate the Coney Island Riegelmann
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Assemblywoman Pamela Harris speaking with reporters at Kaiser Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris — who is in the middle of a bruising primary battle to hold onto her seat — pushed back Friday against allegations in the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/07/09/assemblywomans-link-to-nonprofit-raises-questions/] that
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Since 1976, Del Rio Diner has been open at 166 Kings Highway 24 hours a day, every day — except New Year’s Eve. “New Year’s is amateur night,” explained Larry Georgeton, 66, co-owner of Del Rio and its spawn Vegas Diner (1619 86th Street). “We didn’t want the
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Photo via Google MapsCouncilman Mark Treyger and New York City Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been announced today that Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, in Brooklyn’s Coney Island and West Brighton areas, was awarded a $2.4 million HPD grant to help fund the cost of emergency repairs and resiliency
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Source: zzkt [https://www.flickr.com/photos/zzkt/11532160146/in/photolist-fEPDT2-3fbbsB-5Vx69y-5WLPtP-iz4krm-6wpU1e-U9Gxd-AoJzc-7fE3mF-ev4KHK-4HiR6y-bmic-7P3yk5-yBPw1-afBv8-4L5zFM-6FZE39-4CMtzz-4ehatE-6SZi9q-6oi69M-2ydJu4-4nPd6-5sMd7W-7TySZ6-7aUzYk-BPSwJ-6qW9cC-oLHUh-2zHwH-37ENAb-46Rb1P-fEPCcg-2TKB86-2TQ1x1-6GDATm-6GDAKC-3Hm2Mu-7LM2k7-6y1yJh-tZXXc-i3fufh-49wuWm-5Umr5U-4bp9FT-iYxpt4-iz4gcE-4UdXi5-aw2eP-a1FBkm/] /FlickrNot sure what to do with that broken air conditioner? Councilman Mark Treyger
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Photo Courtesy Of Justin BrannanThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seriously considering restoring a weekend express bus service to Manhattan which was discontinued in 2010 as part of MTA budget cuts. The NYC Transit and Bus Committee of the MTA’s Board will hear testimony on the plan to reinstate
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Calvert Vaux ParkIn time for summer, elected officials from southern Brooklyn are once again calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to make good on the city’s commitment [/de-blasio-criticized-for-abandoning-bloomberg-plan-for-calvert-vaux-park/#.V2K5D-YrI9c] to pour $40 million into Gravesend’s Calvert Vaux Park. Councilman Mark Treyger, Borough President Eric Adams, Senator
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City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Mark Treyger’s political ambitions appear to creating a minor boon for real estate brokers. Treyger will have to move for the second time in less than three years to qualify for the Democratic state committee position he seeks
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Charles Ragusa (Photo courtesy of Assemblyman William Colton’s Office)Earlier this week, we profiled Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V1sDWOYrI9c], a new face on the ballot for male district leader of the 47th Assembly District, who is challenging incumbent Charles Ragusa. But who is Ragusa? And what issues does he stand
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Police investigating a shooting in Coney Island on June 5. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Local elected officials are calling on the city to address gun violence in Coney Island by expanding youth and employment services after a terrifying shootout [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/06/gunfire-erupts-at-crowded-intersection-in-coney-island/] occurred this week
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Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark TreygerWhat a difference a paint job can make! Residents of Gravesend reported graffiti scrawled across electrical poles on their block this week, according to Councilman Mark Treyger [/?s=mark+treyger#.V1Hrs5MrLsE], so his staff reached out to Wildcat, one of the organizations funded through the