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William Colton

Aug
07
Colton’s Undetectable Knives Ban Bill Gets Gov’s Rubber Stamp

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
2 min read
Jun
07
Traffic Light To Be Installed At Intersection Where Boy On Scooter Was Killed

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
4 min read
Aug
26
ACUS’ Warren Chan Throws Support Behind Illegal Home Conversion Bill

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
2 min read
Aug
11
Pooling Water At Abandoned Bath Beach Construction Site Poses Public Health Risk [UPDATED]

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
3 min read
Jul
29
Metal Flies Off Roof Of Half-Finished Southwest Brooklyn Waste Transfer Station [Video]

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
3 min read
Jun
17
MTA Considers Reinstating X28 Weekend Service

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
2 min read
Jun
14
Colton Blasts ‘Imposter’ Billy Thai For Misleading Leaflets

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
4 min read
Apr
28
Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

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
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Mar
03
Marlboro Houses To Get $3 Million In Kitchen, Picnic & Recreation Improvements

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
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Feb
25
After 10 Years Of Complaints, DOT Removes ‘No Parking’ Signs Around PS 101

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
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