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Lever Voting Machines Will Return For Primary Election

Willie Simpson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:04:54 +0000

A deal has finally been struck between the New York State Senate and Assembly in the effort to bring back lever voting machines. The New York Daily News is reporting that the old machines will be brought back just for the upcoming mayoral primaries. We’ve previously reported that a series of disagreements between the Senate [...]

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This Is What The Shuttered Adelman’s Deli Looks Like Now (Don’t Cry)

Ned Berke — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:38:11 +0000

Reader Janelle Fox, a fan of Adelman’s (1906 Kings Highway), walked by the now-shuttered kosher deli yesterday and saw the door open. So, perhaps out of habit and hope and lust for a good latke, she stuck her head in. They weren’t open, that’s for sure. Fox fired off some shots of the former Brooklyn [...]

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Morning Mug: Side-Stepper

Erica Sherman — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:29 +0000

Crabs are so freakish. Photo by Barbara Pearson

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Golden Backs Bill That Provides Massive Tax Breaks For Developers Of Luxury Manhattan Apartment Buildings

Willie Simpson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:12 +0000

State Senator Marty Golden sponsored a bill that provides huge tax breaks for Manhattan luxury apartment building developers. The New York Daily News is reporting that legislation backed by Golden designates tax breaks for five developments, costing the city tens of millions of dollars as the city wrangles with an already starved budget. One of [...]

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Accounting For Disparities In City Parks, Criticism And Compliments For Local Councilmembers

Willie Simpson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:29 +0000

The efforts of local politicians to beautify their neighborhoods is easily reflected in the quality of parks. The New York Times is reporting that quality of local parks depends not on how much private donations buffer parks budgets, or even on how much the city doles out, but on how hard local councilmembers work to [...]

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See-Through Deck, Fishing Amenities And More Coming To New $19.4M Steeplechase Pier In Coney Island

Ned Berke — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:40 +0000

After Superstorm Sandy dealt destruction to Coney Island’s Steeplechase Pier, the New York City Park’s Department is promising a brand new pier with a slew of new amenities, including a see-through observation deck so visitors can gawk at the waters below them. Local photographer Brian Hoo sent along the accompanying images taken over the weekend, [...]

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Thursday: Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association Welcomes Candidates For Final Meeting Of The Season

Erica Sherman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:32 +0000

The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association will hold its “Annual Meeting” — the final meeting of the season — this Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, along Fillmore Avenue from Madison Place to Marine Parkway. The meeting will present an opportunity to meet and greet with candidates running for various local and citywide positions [...]

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Shark Goes On Killing Spree At Applebee’s

Willie Simpson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:32 +0000

I have a simple rule in life. Never trust anything named Zane, whether they be Blacktip sharks or corporate executives. Those who have scoffed at my simple life rule were proved to be fools recently as “Zane the Shark” recently went on a killing spree in the fish tank at the new Coney Island Applebee’s, [...]

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Bloomberg Gives Glimpse Of New Building Requirements In Flood Prone Areas

Willie Simpson — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:06 +0000

Some lame duck politicians go out on a whimper, defeated by gridlock, apathy and restlessness on part of the people. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not one of those politicians. In just the past few months alone, Bloomberg has pushed a massive $20 billion storm protection plan and scored a victory when the New York State Supreme [...]

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Morning Mug: All Quiet On The Eastern Front

Erica Sherman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:21 +0000

Photo by Nukri Palagashvili

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