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Stephen Levin, Howard Zemsky, Diana Reyna, Alicia Glen, David Belt, Scott Cohen, David Ehrenberg (Courtesy Samantha Deitch/BFA.com)The ongoing renaissance of the Brooklyn Navy Yard [/?s=navy+yard] continued with the inauguration of an innovative new space. New Lab’s co-founders David Belt and Scot Cohen cut the
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Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeElected officials rallied Monday in support of City Council legislation to increase penalties for aggravated illegal home conversions, which are defined as three or more illegal dwelling units being created within one structure, which threaten the safety of occupants and neighbors. To prevent such
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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
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Nydia Veláquez (Courtesy of Nydia Velázquez/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RepNydiaVelazquez/?fref=ts])Hispanic voters, many of them in South Slope and 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
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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=
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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=
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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.
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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%
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The 120,000 purged voters who disappeared from the rolls ahead of this year’s primary elections been restored to voting rolls, according to the Board of Elections [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/documents/boe/minutes/2016/060716meet.pdf] (BOE). The BOE announced
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.The 120,000 purged voters who disappeared from the rolls ahead of this year’s primary elections been restored to voting rolls, according to the Board of Elections [http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/documents/boe/minutes/2016/060716meet.pdf] (BOE). The BOE announced
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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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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