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Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 of signatures opposing a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Community leaders were blindsided in December [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] when they received a

Police & Fire

Driver Runs Over A Man During Fight In Midwood

> @sheepsheadbites [https://twitter.com/SheepsheadBites] driver runs over person after fight on east 14th and P pic.twitter.com/FFt7vixjcT [https://t.co/FFt7vixjcT] — Jack Aboutboul (@jackfoundation) March 2, 2016 [https://twitter.com/jackfoundation/status/704825212269887488] A driver ran over his opponent during a fight in Midwood Tuesday night,

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Morning Mug: “The Sea, Once It Casts Its Spell, Holds One In Its Net Of Wonder Forever.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau

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Police & Fire

Brush Fire Threatening Homes In Gerritsen Beach [Updated]

(Photo: Luigi Rosa [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrosa/172087288/] / Flickr) Firefighters are battling a brush fire spreading through the southern end of Marine Park — and working to keep the flames from catching onto nearby homes. According to the FDNY, 60 firefighters were called at 4:16pm to Avenue x

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Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Seniors are especially vulnerable to phone scammers. (Photo: The FBI)To protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams, City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Consumer Affairs to educate seniors and their caregivers about how to recognize the frauds. “Concerns about deceitful telemarketing calls

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Greenfield, Treyger To Push City Hall Tomorrow On Express F Service

Photo by ricangeekn [http://instagram.com/p/y3MWjiuzak/?modal=true]Some of our local Councilmembers, along with a group of business, labor, and transit advocates, will be pushing the de Blasio administration and the MTA tomorrow on the issue of renewed F express service in Brooklyn. Councilmembers David Greenfield of

Health

Heroin Task Force Tackles Stigma: “Nobody Wants A Treatment Center In Their Backyard”

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81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

Source: mikey k/flickrAn 81-year-old woman in Coney Island was the victim of a terrifying home invasion Sunday after opening up her home to a burglar posing as a Con Edison employee, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-81-home-invaded-woman-posing-coned-worker-article-1.2548430] . The octogenarian, who only speaks Russian,

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Police Searching For Missing Coney Island Man

Salvatore Prestianni. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a missing 60-year-old man who went missing from his Coney Island home on Monday. Salvatore Prestianni was last seen around 2am at his home on Surf Avenue near West 23rd Street, according to authorities. He is described as a

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Morning Mug: “Sometimes The Heart Sees What Is Invisible To The Eye.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Treyger Demands Answers About Pace Of Recovery Projects At Sandy-Impacted Hospitals

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)City Councilman Mark Treyger pressed city officials last week about the sluggish pace of recovery projects at Superstorm Sandy-affected public hospitals. Speaking Tuesday at an oversight hearing for the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, chaired by Treyger, the councilman demanded to

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Condo Developer Pays $3.6 Million For Three Properties On Sheepshead Bay Road

Starealty Estate snapped up three properties near Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Another multi-million dollar land purchase has taken place in the red-hot real-estate market near Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront. Three properties, located across the street from the swanky condo building [/rybak-development-scheduled-for-completion-in-fall-of-2017/] that will