pot holes
Sign put up near the Belt Parkway by former Borough President Marty Markowitz. (Photo: Kai Brinker [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kbrinker/3461188328] / Flickr)The Belt Parkway, which follows the coast of southern Brooklyn and finishes in Queens, was the greatest source of pothole-related claims against the city during a
catch basin
Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, signed Councilman Jumaane Williams’, right of de Blasio, catch basin bill into law Tuesday. Photo courtesy Councilman Jumaane Williams’ officeFor neighbors who have long dealt with flooding in our area [/blog/sanitation/rain-rain-go-away], a new law could bring some relief to our waterlogged streets [/blog/
bensonhurst park
A recent report [/playground-injuries/] by Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office found that Bensonhurst Park was among those with the greatest amount of playground injury lawsuits within a 10-year period. But the park’s problems are not limited to the playground. On a recent visit to Bensonhurst Park, we found broken
2600 ocean ave
Join New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and AARP New York for a discussion on Preventing Identity e‑Scams and Senior Fraud Friday, January 30, 2015 10:30 am Jay Harama Senior Center 2600 Ocean Avenue (between Avenue U and V) Topics of discussion will include: * An overview of
property tax
A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the formation of a Sandy Oversight Unit this morning, with its first task slated to be an audit of the Build it Back recovery program. Stringer is targeting the program in the wake
eliot spitzer
Walking through Newkirk Plaza this morning, we spotted none other than current Manhattan Borough President and City Comptroller hopeful Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org]. Stringer, whose name is largely unfamiliar to Brooklyn voters as opposed to, say, opponent Eliot Spitzer’s, is upping his profile lately–notably, at the
John Liu
Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to hold the Marathon on Sunday as planned has provoked significant backlash from the public and politicians alike. Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Brooklyn Councilman Dominic Recchia are among the many opposed to the race, reports [http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/blogs/
immigrants rights and services manual
Local Assemblymembers Alec Brook-Krasny and Steven Cymbrowitz, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released the Russian-language edition [http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1r6CEHS6J14bgdeb5Vliz2BkdnPQey7b] (pdf.) of the Immigrant’s Rights and Services Manual on Friday at the Shorefront YM-YWHA in Brighton Beach. This pamphlet serves
Borough President
The following op-ed was written by mayoral candidate and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org/]. The future looked rosy 100 years ago, when New York undertook a revolutionary plan to build a vast network of subways and elevated trains. But it looks considerably different today, as we
department of information technology and telecommunications
This garbage can-sized sinkhole on Hubbard Street was ignored for nearly six months, despite numerous complaints to 311, until Sheepshead Bites posted it last year.Potholes. Freakin’ potholes. Pedestrians don’t like them because they can cause trips. Drivers don’t like them because they can damage cars. The city