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May
10
Brooklyn Councilmembers Promise Legislative Reform for Private Carting Industry

Brooklyn Councilmembers Promise Legislative Reform for Private Carting Industry

Councilmembers Reynoso and Menchaca at a press conference calling for reform to the private carting industry (Via Twitter)Yesterday, Brooklyn
2 min read
May
09
Mill Basin Gets Party Boats Memorial Day Weekend, Says Mayor’s Office

Mill Basin Gets Party Boats Memorial Day Weekend, Says Mayor’s Office

Photo by Carly MillerUPDATE (4:45 PM) – The Mayor’s press office has confirmed that three party boats will move
2 min read
May
09
Internet-Enabled Services Create Opportunity For Brooklyn Communities And Small Businesses – OPINION

Internet-Enabled Services Create Opportunity For Brooklyn Communities And Small Businesses – OPINION

By: Representative Yvette D. Clarke and Internet Association President & CEO Michael Beckerman The internet is about opportunity. Its evolution
3 min read
May
08
More Contenders Officially In The Race For 46th Assembly District

More Contenders Officially In The Race For 46th Assembly District

CONEY ISLAND – Two candidates rumored to run for the vacant 46th assembly seat officially threw their hats in the race
3 min read
May
07
NYC Ferry Will Get $300 Million To Double The Fleet

NYC Ferry Will Get $300 Million To Double The Fleet

The Bay Ridge Ferry (@chunkit_photography w/ permission)CONEY ISLAND – As NYC Ferry approaches its second operating year, the 17-ship
3 min read
May
07
Supervised Injection Facility Slated For Boerum Hill

Supervised Injection Facility Slated For Boerum Hill

BOERUM HILL – In an effort to prevent opioid overdoses in the city, Mayor de Blasio announced on Thursday a one-year
4 min read
May
03
I Am Not Your Guy

I Am Not Your Guy

State Sen. Simcha Felder made his first visit to the Bay Democrats monthly meeting last night to remind neighboring constituents
1 min read
May
02
The bull has died, what you think about schools is wrong, and so much southern BK politics

The bull has died, what you think about schools is wrong, and so much southern BK politics

The bull that escaped a local slaughterhouse [/breaking-cow-still-loose-brooklyn/] last year for a romp in Prospect Park, has died in New
2 min read
May
01
Residents and Politicians Protest Mayor’s Move to Put Party Boats in Mill Basin

Residents and Politicians Protest Mayor’s Move to Put Party Boats in Mill Basin

Mill Basin Residents gathered to protest the planned arrival of party boats in the waters off their property (Photo via
2 min read
Apr
27
Residents to Protest Against Party Boats This Sunday in Mill Basin

Residents to Protest Against Party Boats This Sunday in Mill Basin

MILL BASIN – While residents of Sheepshead Bay have celebrated the announced departure of some of the “party boats” [/sheepshead-party-boats-relocated/] docked
1 min read