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Brennan’s Office To Help Seniors & Homeowners Stay Put

1997 Ocean Avenue (Photo via Google Maps)Local seniors facing rising rents and homeowners with mortgage issues can now meet directly with counselors and receive assistance at State Assemblymember James Brennan’s Cortelyou Road office weekly. If you’re a senior citizen and meet certain qualifications, you may be able

Brennan's Office To Help Seniors & Homeowners Stay Put

1997 Ocean Avenue (Photo via Google Maps)Local seniors facing rising rents and homeowners with mortgage issues can now meet directly with counselors and receive assistance at State Assemblymember James Brennan’s Cortelyou Road office weekly. If you’re a senior citizen and meet certain qualifications, you may be able

Italian Hand Gestures, Explained [Video]

As one of New York’s last bastions of Italian-American culture, Bensonhurst is home to many little cafes where aging Italian-speaking men like to congregate and watch soccer. But venturing into, say, Caffe Italia [http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-italia-brooklyn]on 18th Avenue to order a cappuccino can be a

Teen Accused Of Raping 82-Year-Old Brighton Beach Woman Arrested

Photo of the Asa Robert provided by the NYPD.The teen accused of raping an 82-year-old woman [/teen-identified-as-suspect-in-brutal-rape-of-82-year-old-coney-island-woman/] in her Brighton Beach home was arrested early Friday morning, police say. Eighteen-year-old Asa Robert was apprehended at 3:45am on Putnam Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to police. Although in custody, police

What NYCHA Residents Need To Know About Downsizing In The Community

A Fort Greene NYCHA resident spoke up at a community information session/town hall with NYCHA representative Brian Honan on May 18, 2015.Dozens of Fort Greene residents — many of them seniors — came out to a community information session/town hall to pepper the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Don’t Go Hungry: Get Help Applying For SNAP Benefits At New Utrecht Library

New Utrecht Library (Google Maps)Struggling to cover basic expenses? SNAP can put more food on the table! A team of SNAP specialists [http://www.cscs-ny.org/] will be at the New Utrecht Library (1743 86th Street) next week to help aging adults fill out and submit SNAP applications. The

Massive 40-Story Tower Proposed For Brighton-Coney Border – Public Meeting Scheduled For Wednesday

Trump Village Shopping Center (Source: Google Maps)Community members are invited to attend a meeting on a massive tower planned at the current site of the Trump Village Shopping Center tomorrow, January 21. The discussion, which is expected to address environmental contamination found at the site among other concerns, will

Seniors Say Conditions Deteriorating At Prospect Park Residence

Months since senior citizens were first given an eviction notice [/blog/real-estate/seniors-given-90-days-to-leave-prospect-park-west-residence] from the Prospect Park Residence [http://www.prospectparkresidence.com/], they gathered with their families and elected officials on Saturday to protest what they’re calling deplorable living conditions in the space. The 122 seniors at the residence,

Free Movie Screenings For Seniors At BAM Through December

BAM’s Senior Cinema program [http://www.bam.org/programs/2014/senior-cinema] is back for 2014! Movie lovers 65 and older are invited to enjoy free admission, plus soda and popcorn on the house at the following 10am screenings through the end of the year: * Friday, August 15: Little Fugitive

Lawsuit Against The Prospect Park Residence, A Desperate Plea To Stop Closure

After the 122 elderly residents of the Prospect Park Residence [http://www.prospectparkresidence.com/] at Grand Army Plaza were given a 90-day eviction notice [/blog/real-estate/seniors-given-90-days-to-leave-prospect-park-west-residence] back on March 5, many went into crisis mode. And now a lawsuit has been filed as a hope to halt the impending