Bensonhurst
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
Bensonhurst
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
Bensonhurst
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
Announcements
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
Bensonhurst
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
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
Bensonhurst
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
brooklyn va hospital
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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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
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
421a program
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
congressional race
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