dog 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.
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The following is a statement from Assemblyman William Colton, issued yesterday for Memorial Day: Colton (Source: Facebook)As summer approaches, many of us in southwest Brooklyn will be celebrating Memorial Day by enjoying barbecues, parties and time off from work and school. But while we gather with our families and
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Source: alancleaver_2000/FlickrThe following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: Every year, too many working families miss out on thousands of dollars in tax savings because they fail to claim several federal and state tax credits that are available to them. These tax credits,
40 under 40
New York City Council Candidate Mark Treyger (right) (Source: Facebook) Democratic City Council Candidate Mark Treyger’s name in politics is on the rise, as City & State added him [http://www.cityandstateny.com/2013-new-york-city-rising-stars-mark-treyger/] to their exclusive “40 Under 40” list of New Yorkers worth watching. The 31-year-old Treyger,
John Lisyanskiy
Source: Lisyanskiy CampaignCity Council candidate John Lisyanskiy accused fellow candidate Mark Treyger of being a political opportunist and a puppet of real estate interests. According to a press release, Lyisyanskiy targeted Treyger’s endorsement by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), a political action committee that Lisyanskiy believes
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City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile is organizing a community-wide volunteer clean-up effort, along with the local Community Boards, “to inspire awareness, appreciation and respect for our neighborhood and keeping it clean.” Gentile will be at two separate community events – one in Bay Ridge and one in Bensonhurst. The dates and
government workers
Peter Abbate Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblymen Peter Abbate and William Colton introduced eight new bills that would increase pensions and retirement benefits for government workers, according to a report by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/albany-introduced-bills-boost-retirement-fund-gov-workers-article-1.1269525] – and that’s got the paper’
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Source: assembly.state.ny.usFrom the office of Assemblyman William Colton: Assemblyman William Colton (D-Brooklyn) is announcing the creation of an enhanced New York State driver’s license for all veterans. Starting next year, all veterans will have the option to have a notation placed on their license or I.
flu season
Source: Marvin Nauman via Wikimedia CommonsOn Thursday, September 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Assemblyman William Colton has arranged for representatives from Coney Island Hospital to adminster free flu shots at in a mobile van in front of his office at 155 Kings Highway, between West 12th
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Gravesend Bay. Source: Jim Henderson via Wikimedia CommonsLast week, Assemblyman William Colton announced a lawsuit against the city over [/assemblyman-william-colton-fights-to-block-a-waste-transfer-station-from-moving-into-bensonhurst/] plans to build a waste transfer station at Bay 41st Street near Gravesend Bay. The location is on the site of a former incinerator that had been blamed for rising
Board of Standards and Appeals
A flier from an October march which protested the removal of parking spaces from the Calko Medical CenterThe city’s Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) has ordered the developers of a controversial new medical facility on Bay Parkway and 60th Street to include an additional 61 parking spots in
dept of environmental conservation
I’ve written before about the controversial method of “hydrofraking” [/gas-drilling-threatens-citys-water-supply/] near New York City’s watershed, and the State Legislature has finally put the brakes on business proposals until it’s been thoroughly studied [/epa-turns-eye-to-controversial-drilling-technique/]. Absent from the discussion, though, were Sheepshead Bay’s two state senators – Marty Golden