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Bensonhurst

Free Electronic Waste Pick-Up For Seniors & People With Disabilities

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

Education

City Budget Includes Funds For Local Park Renovations, School Resources & More

Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth

News

City Council Proposes Bill To Combat Illegal Home Conversions

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeCouncilmembers Jumaane D. Williams and Vincent Gentile, along with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, rallied with members of the Dyker Heights community Monday afternoon, in support of City Council legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2764886&GUID=EF92B99F-832C-4095-B258-698F026A88CA&Options=

Central Brooklyn

City Council Proposes Bill To Combat Illegal Home Conversions

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeCouncilmembers Jumaane D. Williams and Vincent Gentile, along with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, rallied with members of the Dyker Heights community Monday afternoon, in support of City Council legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2764886&GUID=EF92B99F-832C-4095-B258-698F026A88CA&Options=

News

Map Shows Voter Purge Hit Sunset Park The Hardest, Velázquez Furious

Nydia Veláquez (Courtesy of Nydia Veláquez/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RepNydiaVelazquez/?fref=ts])Hispanic voters, many of them in Sunset Park, were disproportionately removed from the voting rolls prior to the presidential primary in April compared to all other ethnic groups, according to a report by WNYC [http://www.

Health

Wife Is ‘Livid’ At Kingsborough Prof. Who Sired 22 Children With 18 Women

Kingsborough Community College professor Ari Nagel. (Photo: Ari Nagel [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153090960146851&set=a.442915206850.234718.625136850&type=3&theater] / Facebook)The number one dad has a number one critic — his wife. The New York Post published a Father’s Day follow-up

Bensonhurst

Gentile’s Bill To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Receives Bipartisan Support

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeCouncilman Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams rallied with members of the Dyker Heights community Monday afternoon, in support of City Council legislation they will introduce [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2764886&GUID=EF92B99F-832C-4095-B258-698F026A88CA&Options=ID%7CText%

News

Former 72nd Precinct CO & Two Other Top NYPD Officials Arrested On Corruption Charges

Three high-ranking NYPD officers one of the two businessman associated with the massive ongoing NYPD bribery scandal [/blog/crime/reading-borough-park-shomrim-featured-new-york-times/] were arrested this morning on corruption charges related to two different schemes. A detailed criminal complaint was released this morning involving commanding officers Deputy Chief Michael J. Harrington and Deputy

fort greene

Ever Wonder How Clean That Restaurant Kitchen Really Is?

(Courtesy Flickr/Ray Tsang [https://www.flickr.com/photos/saturnism/125045116/in/photolist-c3Tyh-7Ycqu5-oEXeVW-raJcLq-qmj15v-e5A9Nw-6KwS9p-4tsGAc-rtvGok-nAdrUQ-a82rbZ-nSyLTN-5RjXF5-81utyG-AeoZq-4Bx8py-MU2JQ-9yZrQu-677UdT-85UoPp-5Rzqr4-5F18XJ-6xb2yY-6w7SHk-pR3gz2-8KGqpo-5sizHC-5LDsTX-roCJtM-r9WxQB-oYnMVT-qb139o-yTPTf-6x6U5H-6x6RgD-5rLzcK-5iSV8G-6xb3FQ-8NBYSq-81uvcf-6x6Q9B-diitMa-4NgrG4-fhFgAz-9Vajt3-6TDjdv-jzH7kN-rCJeDu-qb3XqN-4mt56X] )We all want to know how dirty the restaurants we go to really

Arts & Culture

To Do: Avant Garde Film, Fashion Norms, And Books Galore

Patrons of Greenlight Bookstore peruse the tables of new books. (Photo by Jose Bayona)Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/

Business

Auto Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To $176,000 Tax Fraud

Brighton Collision at 1672 McDonald Avenue. (Photo: Brighton Collision [https://www.facebook.com/brightoncollision/photos/a.839267476123071.1073741828.136239089759250/839267372789748/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The owner of a local auto body shop pleaded guilty last week to swindling the state out of $176,000 in sales taxes, Attorney General

Bensonhurst

ICYMI: Living Room Shooting, Gang Graffiti, Popcorn Chicken

Photo of flipped car submitted by reader Brian Doherty.In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.