Martin Golden

Golden And Other Local Pols Sponsor Legislation To Punish Hit And Run Drivers

State Senator Marty Golden. Photo by Erica ShermanLast year [/sheepshead-residents-death-spurs-golden-to-urge-assembly-to-increase-penalties-for-hit-run-drivers/] , State Senator Marty Golden introduced a bill that would stiffen penalties for hit and run and drivers. The bill passed in the Senate but failed to gain traction in the Assembly [http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S2918-2011]. Golden and

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Local Leaders And Residents Want The Seawall Repairs Expedited

Pre-Sandy seawall. Source: Retrofresh! via FlickrThe seawall that lines the greenway path along the Belt Parkway was badly damaged during the storm. For weeks, residents and local leaders have asking the federal government to fix it. Along 14th Avenue, 17th Avenue and 95th Street is where the wall was most

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Verrazano Bridge Toll Hike Proposal Has Local Pols And Residents Fuming

Image courtesy of Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Senator Martin GoldenThe MTA is considering a proposal to increase the tolls on New York City’s major bridges and tunnels. This means that the cash tolls for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge would go from $13 to $15. Electronic tolls may be bumped up

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Marty Golden Hosts Flag Day Concert In Marine Park

Photo by Erica ShermanState Senator Marty Golden will host a Flag Day concert from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., June 10 in Marine Park, Fillmore Avenue and Marine Parkway. The concert will feature performances by the Kings County American Legion Headquarters Band and others. The event will commemorate

Charitable Giving

Want To Contribute To Heartland Tornado Victims? Here’s How You Can Help

Kentucky National Guardsmen engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2. Photo by Spc. David Bolton, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Kentucky National Guard.As many of us are

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Job Fair In Bay Ridge Friday

from creative commons.orgIf you or someone you know is looking for work, please note that there’s a job fair being held in Bay Ridge on Friday. According to an article in today’s Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the fair is being organized by Workforce 1 [http://www.nyc.gov/