State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Joan Millman, and Councilmember Steve Levin urge Brooklyn residents to rally at the MTA’s A and C line High Street Station, entrance on Adams Street below Sands Street (near 175 Adams Street) tomorrow (Thursday, November 18) at 4:45 p.m. to demand that the MTA make good on its promise to […]
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Squadron Assails Borough Car Rental Surcharges by Dollar, Thrifty
Brooklynites, beware! If you rent a car from Dollar or Thrifty and show a driver’s license with a Brooklyn address, even if you pick the car up outside of Brooklyn, you will be charged an extra $55.00 just because of where you live. How sour it is! Surcharges of differing amounts also apply to Bronx […]
St. Ann’s Gets “Conditional” Nod for Tobacco Warehouse
There was no surprise at this afternoon’s meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s board of directors. After a presentation by the Corporation’s president, Regina Myer, that duplicated the one she gave at the community meeting on Monday, and after her briefly summarizing the comments made at that meeting, which she described as being split […]
Tobacco Warehouse Shell Game?
The Tobacco Warehouse, that picturesque, roofless shell of a 19th century structure that stands on the west side of Water Street, near the Dock Street intersection, in DUMBO, has become the latest point of contention in the battle over whether the costs of operating and maintaining Brooklyn Bridge Park should be defrayed in part by […]
Cuomo Elected Governor, Local Incumbents Squadron and Millman Prevail
Democrat and former state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been elected New York’s 56th Governor. While the outcome isn’t surprising, the ease of his victory, projected within minutes of the polls’ closing, is. In local races, there appear to be no surprises. Soon to be no longer freshman State Senator Daniel Squadron is the projected […]
Squadron to Greet Parents, Kids at PS 8
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:45, State Senator Daniel squadron will be at PS 8, the Robert Fulton School (Hicks Street between Middagh and Poplar), to greet parents and students, and to give parents copies of a Parent Resource Guide, which is a compilation of useful information concerning educational, health, recreational and other resources available to families […]
Squadron Sponsors Anti-Salmonella Bill
State Senator Daniel Squadron, whose 25th Senate district includes Brooklyn Heights, is sponsoring a bill that, if enacted, would require all hens laying eggs for sale in New York State to be vaccinated against salmonella. This is in response to the recent outbreak of salmonella infections traced to eggs produced on farms in the Midwest, […]
Marty (Markowitz) Names Marty (Connor) to Brooklyn Bridge Park Board
The Mayor’s Office today announced appointments to the governing board of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, a new entity established to plan for the future of the Park and to oversee construction and maintenance. Regina Myer, President of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, will serve as president of BBPC. The BBPC’s board consists of […]
Squadron: Condemnation “must not be on the table” in BQE Reconstruction
This in from State Senator Daniel Squadron (photo above at Pier 6 opening), whose district includes Brooklyn Heights: The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is in desperate need of a major rehabilitation. It will be a long process, and it is currently in the early stages. I commend the State Department of Transportation for the openness it has […]
Willowtown Fair Celebrates Preservation Pioneers and Present Day Advocates
At yesterday’s Willowtown Fair, local residents and politicos praised those who, in the past and today, have worked and are working to preserve the neighborhood’s character and scale. In the photo above, William Ringler, a member of the Board of Directors of the Willowtown Association, as well as President of the Riverside Apartments Tenants’ Association, […]
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