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Mother's Day · Kings CountyBENSONHURST — SENIOR CITIZENS AROUND BENSONHURST received bouquets of flowers directly from City Councilmember Susan Zhuang on the Friday before Mother’s Day, observed this year on Sunday, May 12. Councilmember Zhuang personally purchased a thousand flowers to distribute to seniors and children (to present to their mothers) in the community. Council Member Zhuang, who began […] The post Councilmember Zhuang honors mothers, presenting them with f…See the Story
Councilmember Zhuang honors mothers, presenting them with flowers
NOAA · Kings CountyWORLDWIDE — A GEOMAGNETIC STORM warning was issued by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center on Friday as the first of seven coronal mass ejections (solar eruptions) began reaching the Earth just after 12:30 EDT. Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio […] The post ‘Unusual and potentially historic’ geomagnetic storm…See the Story
‘Unusual and potentially historic’ geomagnetic storm hit Earth Friday
NYPD · Kings CountyCITYWIDE — SERIOUS CRIMES ACROSS New York City dropped 4.9% overall in the month of April compared to the same month last year, NYPD reported on May 7. Some of this was due to a drop in major crimes in the subway by 23%, police said. Other index crimes also decreased in April, including burglary […] The post NYPD: Major crimes in NYC dropped by almost 5% in April appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.See the Story
NYPD: Major crimes in NYC dropped by almost 5% in April
Abortion · Kings CountyNew York’s Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state, has been ordered off the November ballot after a judge ruled that lawmakers didn’t follow the appropriate procedure in passing it. Two years ago, the state’s Democratic Party moved fast to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in […] The post New York equal rights amendment thrown off ballot by upstate judge appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.See the Story
New York equal rights amendment thrown off ballot by upstate judge
Kings County, New York · Kings CountyCYPRESS HILLS — POLICE ARRESTED ON Thursday a 22-year-old man suspected of stalking and chasing a woman on a Queens-bound J train in March. Jonathan Siguncia, a resident of Warren Street in Queens, was apprehended around 5 p.m. and charged with Stalking in the Fourth Degree and Harassment in the Second Degree. The woman had […] The post Police arrest man suspected of stalking, chasing woman on Brooklyn subway appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.See the Story
Police arrest man suspected of stalking, chasing woman on Brooklyn subway
Kings County, New York · Kings CountyBENSONHURST — COUNCILMEMBER SUSAN ZHUANG (D-43) has opened a new centrally-located district office in Bensonhurst, her office announced on May 9. The district office moved from 2015 Stillwell Ave. in Gravesend to 6514 20th Avenue in the center of her district. Her new office is steps away from the 20th Avenue N-train station and near […] The post Councilmember Zhuang opens new district office in Bensonhurst appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.See the Story
Councilmember Zhuang opens new district office in Bensonhurst
Kings County, New York · Kings CountySUNSET PARK — A SUNSET PARK BAR’S proposed change in operation to a go-go dancing club, and the area’s nightlife in general, will be the focus of Community Board 7’s next Public Safety Committee on Thursday, May 23. A presentation and discussion will take place about the change in the method of operation for Pyramid […] The post Nightlife and bar’s transition to go-go club are on CB7’s public safety committee agenda appeared first on Brooklyn Ea…See the Story
Nightlife and bar’s transition to go-go club are on CB7’s public safety committee agenda
Kings County, New York · Kings CountyCITYWIDE — NYC HAS BEEN DEPRIVING DISABLED and orphaned children in foster care of their Social Security benefits, the Legal Aid Society said in testimony submitted ahead of a City Council Committee on Children and Youth executive budget. From 2011 to 2022, the city’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) kept $18.8 million in Social Security […] The post Legal Aid Society: NYC is keeping disabled & orphaned children’s social security mon…See the Story