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Colton’s Undetectable Knives Ban Bill Gets Gov’s Rubber Stamp

Assembly Member William Colton at a rally last summer (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — A bill pushed by a Brooklyn politician that bans the possession and production of undetectable knives was signed into law Tuesday. The measure— which is aimed at preventing people from evading detection of metal

Announcements

Traffic Light To Be Installed At Intersection Where Boy On Scooter Was Killed

The intersection where Elnur was killed. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Just last month, three-year-old Emur Shavkator was riding his scooter, when a van struck and killed him at the dangerous intersection. Now, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a traffic light to be installed in November. On

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ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

ACUS’ Warren Chan (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)The head of a social service agency serving Bensonhurst’s Asian American community says he’s been converted when it comes illegal home conversions. Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) and founder of

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Pooling Water At Abandoned Bath Beach Construction Site Poses Public Health Risk [UPDATED]

Photo by CouncilmanMark Treyger/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mark.treyger/posts/10210577341019889?pnref=story.unseen-section] An abandoned construction site in Bath Beach has been pooling with rainwater for more than a year, posing a health risk for residents, according to neighbors and elected officials. Since at least October of

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Metal Flies Off Roof Of Half-Finished Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRfcU9kTkNI&feature=youtu.be The fierce winds earlier this week caused a six-foot long piece of metal to blow off the roof of the nearly-completed Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station [/?s=waste+transfer+station#.V5uOF5MrJ8c], landing on the adjacent marina property, nearly hitting two

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MTA Considers Reinstating X28 Weekend Service

Photo Courtesy Of Justin BrannanThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seriously considering restoring a weekend express bus service to Manhattan which was discontinued in 2010 as part of MTA budget cuts. The NYC Transit and Bus Committee of the MTA’s Board will hear testimony on the plan to reinstate

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Colton Blasts ‘Imposter’ Billy Thai For Misleading Leaflets

Female District Leader Nancy Tong, Male District Leader Charles Ragusa, and Assemblyman William Colton. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Mysterious leaflets associating Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V2ANXuYrLWV]— a challenger for the 47th Assembly District male district leader seat — with Assemblyman William Colton and Female District Leader Nancy Tong, has the assemblyman and

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Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered the

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Marlboro Houses To Get $3 Million In Kitchen, Picnic & Recreation Improvements

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz and Assemblyman Colton (Courtesy of Cymbrowitz’s Office) Residents of Gravesend’s Marlboro Houses will soon get $3 million in home improvements, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and Assemblyman William Colton have announced. The two lawmakers, who share representation of the 28-building NYCHA complex, made the joint announcement today at

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After 10 Years Of Complaints, DOT Removes ‘No Parking’ Signs Around PS 101

Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger’s officeFollowing requests from Councilman Mark Treyger and Assemblyman William Colton, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has removed “No Standing” and “No Parking” signs on two sides of PS 101 The Verrazano School [http://www.ps101k.com/] (2360 Benson Avenue). For 10 years, the

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Thousands Protest Conviction Of Ex-Officer Peter Liang: ‘No Selective Justice!’ [Video]

https://youtu.be/M4tVlLtakic Chants of “Justice, justice!” and “No scapegoat!” rang out in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday as local pols and representatives from Chinese American organizations gave impassioned speeches at a rally protesting the conviction of ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang. More than 10,000 people poured into Cadman Plaza to

Bensonhurst

The Questions We Didn’t Get To Ask At The Mayor’s Bay Ridge Town Hall

When we heard Mayor Bill de Blasio was headed to Bay Ridge for a town hall Tuesday evening, his first appearance in southern Brooklyn since taking office in 2013, we were hoping to get some answers. For nearly two hours, the mayor and a panel of experts took dozens of

Bensonhurst

DOT Agrees To Install Low Clearance Signs On 86th Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB3-U0szuYw The Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) responded to requests from Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Mark Treyger for signage under the D line. Following a series of traffic jams [/after-truck-skims-overpass-treyger-colton-call-on-dot-to-assess-height-clearance-on-86th-street/] involving oversized trucks squeezing

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Job Alert: Colton’s Office Urges Residents To Become Poll Workers

Source: Assemblyman William Colton’s officeAssemblyman William Colton is encouraging residents of southwestern Brooklyn to become more involved in the political process by applying to become election day workers. There are a number of positions available for those who want to work on Election Day at the polls that are

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Colton, Tong Call For More Temporary Platforms During N Line Repair

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanStarting January 18, N train riders are looking at [/major-n-train-renovations-to-begin-on-january-18/#.VpfOLDZ-iFI] some serious service interruptions as part of the MTA’s revamp of nine subway stations, and now pols are calling on the MTA to better accommodate local straphangers. Assemblyman William Colton, District Leader Nancy Tong and

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Two Heat Assistance Programs Now Available: HEAP & HeartShare

Source: splityarn [https://www.flickr.com/photos/splityarn/3210332583/in/photolist-5TFN2M-7uEMoi-2ZeMAM-5YeU4x-oUTrLJ-7vQpVW-4wyU4p-WotiP-4opLzo-5R5ALX-49KujL-dTEmf8-db2er5-4N5q1K-7uJD2b-e5sKw4-4QEaKU-4QEarS-4nS9UV-b8ZY5V-3nKxHd-vEJZz-oyDd59-jZsKao-97xgKL-6atgWA-7Kzt4J-k4j1E-bkxTNd-4Jc5xf-2wVuM9-3mL2iH-xN8ej-xN8bn-7iMbdK-xqcuz-4auUCx-5ZiX7F-5GTtca-4szXbp-o1J7d-55opV-eXdRUN-a4fgqo-CVXpa-iq1FMu-ayzPe3-dtakjx-hAYujs-dGATAT] /FlickrAs temperatures drop into the low-30s this week, applications for th

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In Effort To Engage Chinese Voters, ACUS’ Warren Chan Introduces Colton Challenger Stephen Yeung

ACUS’ Warren Chan, Stephen Yeung, and Ken(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)“I don’t care about being politically correct,” Warren Chan, executive director of Asian Community United Society [http://www.acus-ny.org/] (ACUS) told a handful of mostly Chinese-language press reporters on Sunday. “Our candidate, and our future

Events

Days After California Shooting, Community Leaders Pay Tribute To Police Heroism

Members of the Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play the Be Proud Foundation’s police appreciation luncheon. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)With the country still reeling from a horrific shooting in California this week, local politicians and community leaders paid tribute to police heroism at the Be Proud

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Gravesend’s Scarangella Park To Get $3.5 Million Makeover, Comfort Stations

Photo courtesy of Counciman Mark Treyger/FacebookA combined $3.4 million dollars in funding has been secured to renovate and redevelop Scarangella Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/scarangella-park], one of the Bensonhurst/Gravesend area’s largest recreational park and playground locations. City Councilman Mark Treyger, State Senator Diane Savino

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Colton Blasts Dyker Heights VA Hospital For Shuttering Surgical Wing

Courtesy of Assemblyman William Colton’s OfficeAssemblyman William Colton throwing his support behind the service men and women who have been protesting [/temporary-closure-of-surgical-unit-at-brooklyn-va-hospital-sparks-protest-from-nurses-and-vets/#.VglLQGRVikp] the closure of the surgical unit at Dyker Heights’ Veterans Affairs Hospital (Brooklyn VA). “If the veterans can risk their lives for us and our country,

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After Years Of Complaints, DOT Installs Speed Bump Near Gravesend School

Councilman Mark Treyger (right) is joined by (left to right) PS. 95 Assistant Principal Kim Worsdale, Principal Janet Ndzibah, Assistant Principal Christine Vigliotti, Assistant Principal Cecile Jamir, activist Vincent Sampieri, Assemblyman William Colton and PTA President Lulu Elaza following the installation of a speed hump on Van Sicklen Street. (Source:

Transportation

Colton Calls Out DOT For Dangerous Street Lamp Placement On Belt Parkway

Photo via emily_staubert [https://www.flickr.com/photos/emily_staubert/8700873155/] via FlickrAssemblyman William Colton sent a letter to the Department of Transportation [DOT] last week calling on the agency to implement safety protections for drivers along the Belt Parkway due to light poles that were recently installed near

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Local Lawmakers Oppose Controversial Tax Abatement Program For Developers (Corrected)

This June, state lawmakers are expected to vote on renewing a 40-year-old tax exemption program, called 421-a [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/421a.shtml], that tenants and some local legislators have slammed [/golden-backs-bill-that-provides-massive-tax-breaks-for-developers-of-luxury-manhattan-apartment-buildings/] as a complete debacle that has helped to line the pockets of large developers

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William Colton “Seriously Considering” Bid To Replace Grimm

Source: Assemblyman William Colton’s officeAs Congressman Michael Grimm officially resigned Monday [/congressman-michael-grimm-will-resign/], long-time Brooklyn Assemblyman William Colton has announced that he is seriously considering a bid for the congressional seat. “People have been approaching me and asking me [to run],” he told us Sunday. “There is a real distrust

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Colton Demands Signs Telling Pet Owners To Pick Up Poop

Colton (Source: Facebook)The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: Assembly Member William Colton (47th Assembly District – Brooklyn) has called on the New York City Department of Transportation to resume installation of street signs to remind pet owners to clean up after their dogs.