Alec Brook-Krasny
West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Following a shooting yesterday in broad daylight that left one dead [/ronnell-bradley-21-shot-dead-mermaid-avenue/], and other recent violence in the neighborhood, fed up residents of Coney Island are holding a rally to call for an end to area
common core testing
One week after students completed the English Language Arts (ELA) portion of this year’s Common Core test, PS 10 [http://ps10.org/] (511 7th Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and 17th Streets) administrators, teachers, parents, and students took to the streets to protest what many are calling a disastrous testing
assemblyman
State Senator Diane Savino (Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia Commons)Senator Diane Savino supports more than just looser marijuana laws [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/diane-savino-says-cuomos-medical-marijuana-proposal-a-great-first-step/] . She has also come out in support of free tuition of undergraduates in CUNY and SUNY schools. The idea was first proposed by
animal cruelty
Kensington Stables [http://www.kensingtonstables.com]‘ Walker Blankinship posted on the barn’s Facebook page this afternoon asking neighbors to protest Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio [http://www.billdeblasio.com]‘s attendance of NYCLASS [http://www.nyclass.org]‘s Animal Heroes of NYC Awards & Fundraiser this evening. Says the post
24th ave
Source: schools.nyc.govThe planned protest of a co-location proposal at I.S. 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro Junior High School (8787 24th Avenue) drew hundreds of concerned parents, students and educators to the Monday evening hearing. The proposal is one of many last-minute attempts by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to shove
Golden Farm
After agreeing earlier this year to suspend boycotts against embattled Kensington grocery store Golden Farm [/tag/golden-farm], neighbors, Occupy Kensington [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Kensington/513510922042949] members, and New York Communities for Change [http://www.nycommunities.org/] were once again on the corner of Church Avenue and E 4th
boardwalks
The Oceana. Source: Google MapsResidents of the Oceana condominium complex (50 Oceana Drive West) took to the streets to protest the city construction of a public bathroom that they claim obstructs their million dollar view of the ocean, according to a report [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/nyregion/
demonstrations
Source: owsposters.tumblr.comRemember those scruffy fellas from Occupy Wall Street [http://occupywallst.org/] ? Yeah, they were all the rage… until it got cold and America got distracted. But now they’re back! The group is putting themselves back on the radar tomorrow with a series of demonstrations and occupations
ave x
A rally to save Sheepshead Bay High School when it faced closure in 2010.You may have heard rumors [http://www.gerritsenbeach.net/2012/02/21/sheepshead-bay-high-shcool-closing-july-1-2012/] that Sheepshead Bay High School is closing down to be replaced by four smaller academies operating under one principal. That is not the
employment
In the above video clip, taken from of a segment of Albany news program Capital Tonight, Senator Marty Golden discusses protests; as well as employment, gridlock in Albany, mandate relief, property tax caps, rent control and same-sex marriage. State Senator Marty Golden represents District 22, which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker
diane dagostino
Ronnette Gleizer was one of more than 20 residents of 2800 Coyle Street protesting the co-op board in the building's lobbyResidents of a Sheepshead Bay co-op apartment building have turned a series of disagreements into an ugly, bitter, and personal fight pitting neighbor against neighbor. The worst part