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Image via NYPDPolice say a man has been arrested for stalking a 16-year-old girl in at least five incidents [/blog/crime/police-search-for-suspect-stalking-16-year-old-girl-at-least-five-times/] throughout 2016. 37-year-old Zi Ping Chen of Bay Ridge was arrested on Friday, July 1 at approximately 7pm, according to a police spokesperson. He was arrested near the
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Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot, a neighborhood playground on Cortelyou Road at Argyle Road, is a small but vital corner park named for a local fallen police officer. It’s also been the cause of angst for local parents over the past few years,
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Nydia Velázquez, winner of the congressional primary for district 7. Courtesy of Velázquez’s Facebook.As expected. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez [http://velazquez.house.gov/index.shtml] won the Democratic congressional primary for New York District 7 on Tuesday against banker Yungman Lee, [/politics/yungman-lee-looks-bring-new-face-congressional-district-47/] and lawyer Jeff Kurzon [/politics/unconventional-campaign-congressional-district-7/
Health
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz holding the signed bill. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz joined Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state lawmakers in Staten Island last week for the signing of a package of legislation to combat the state’s heroin and opioid crisis [/gun-busts-rise-cops-escalate-drug-raids-sheepshead-bay/]. Cymbrowitz,
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Trash piles up behind the wooden walls around the property. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein to address so-called “zombie homes” — abandoned and foreclosed properties — was signed into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-sweeping-legislation-combat-blight-vacant-and-abandoned-properties] last week. The bill, passed as part of the
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Sunset Park High School voting location. (Photo by Sean Egan)Voting locations in Sunset Park were staggeringly short of actual voters today. I visited four different poll places all Tuesday morning to speak with voters and poll workers about how the voting process is going in the 7th Congressional District
Bensonhurst
Irine Chu with Councilman Vincent Gentile (Photo via Stars & Stripes Democratic Club)Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Club [http://www.yelp.com/biz/stars-and-stripes-democratic-club-brooklyn] announced its new president at its annual dinner dance this week. Irene Chu, a Bensonhurst resident and club member, has been active in the Chinese
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Jeff Kurzon talking with voters. Courtesy of Jeff Kurzon’s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KurzonForCongress/?fref=ts].When it comes to fundraising for his campaign, congressional hopeful Jeff Kurzon [http://www.jeffkurzon.com/] has raised nothing. And that’s the way he prefers it. Kurzon, a Democrat, who first
fort greene
(Photo by Francisco Daum)It’s summertime and the living is easy (unless you’re in the U.K [/blog/2016/06/24/real-estate-roundup-brexit-edition/].) However, we’ve got all kinds of news to sort out. So, find a spot in the sun, get comfortable, and we’ll catch you up
News
Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryOur local iconic cemetery does not want to bury you young. And they want the world to know it. Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has launched a powerful social media campaign in order to take a stand against gun violence. The image displays a newly dug,
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Jeff Kurzon talking with voters. Courtesy of Jeff Kurzon’s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KurzonForCongress/?fref=ts].When it comes to fundraising for his campaign, congressional hopeful Jeff Kurzon [http://www.jeffkurzon.com/] has raised nothing. And that’s the way he prefers it. Kurzon, a Democrat, who first
Neighbors
Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryOur local iconic cemetery does not want to bury you young. And they want the world to know it. Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has launched a powerful social media campaign in order to take a stand against gun violence. The image displays a newly dug,