Hikind Lobbies For Extra Trash Pick-ups For Yeshiva
Boro Park Assemblyman Dov Hikind is asking the Department of Sanitation to grant community yeshivas special daily pick-ups of their garbage. The new routine of sanitation pick-ups for these yeshivas would be similar to what the community public schools already receive.
“This is a quality of life issue,” said Hikind. “It’s unsanitary and unhealthy to have large quantities of garbage piling up for days. The odor is offensive and the garbage attracts vermin. This is why public schools are extended this courtesy. Given the sheer number of yeshivas in our community and the size of these schools, it’s only fair that the same courtesy be extended to these neighborhood schools.”
Of the nearly 88,000 students who attend yeshiva throughout Brooklyn, more than 61,000 of them are attending yeshivas in Boro Park and Midwood.
“We’re not asking for special treatment,” said Hikind. “We’re asking for equal treatment. Special sanitation pick-ups at our yeshivas will be in everyone’s best interests.”
Williams Bills Becomes Law
“As someone who has purchased a used car, I had the experience of being hit with a series of undisclosed fees that I would have liked to have known about before being suckered into making discussions,” said Williams. “This legislation will bring much needed transparency into the vehicle buying process by requiring used car dealers to disclose all fees, upfront, to buyers.”
“Whenever a new hotel is planned to be cited anywhere within the city, it has the potential to bring with it a strain on local resources and upheaval on a community not used to the hotel industry. Such was the case in my district when I first introduced this legislation. I thank the Administration and Speaker for working with me to pass this bill so that going forward, Council Members, Community Boards and, where applicable, Borough Board will be aware of, and be able to notify residents when plans to develop a hotel occur,” said Williams.
Cymbrowitz Sandy Tax Relief Bill Gets Cuomo Signature
Governor Cuomo has signed a bill co-sponsored by Sheepshead Bay Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz that will continue to provide tax relief to New York City homeowners or business owners whose property sustained severe damage during Superstorm Sandy.
The legislation builds on the one-year tax abatement signed by the Governor last year and extends the period of time that taxpayers will be eligible for the relief through 2020.
“Almost three years after Sandy, many homeowners in my community and other storm-impacted neighborhoods are still struggling to recover. For too many, the financial devastation they’ve endured has been worse than the physical damage to their property,” Cymbrowitz said.
More than 300,000 homes in New York City were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, including many in Cymbrowitz’ southern Brooklyn district.
“This law will provide long-term financial relief for homeowners and business owners in southern Brooklyn and throughout New York City who continue to be overburdened by the huge cost of rebuilding,” he said.
Greenfield Breaks Ground for $5.45 Million Renovation of 18th Avenue Park
Midwood City Councilman David Greenfield, last week, broke ground on new renovations to the two-thirds of Gravesend Park that have not been touched in over 30 years.
The renovations include four new playgrounds, two new swing sets, brand new basketball and paddle-ball courts and a new baseball field.
“Here in Brooklyn, we don’t have backyards or front yards. Instead we have our city parks. That’s why I am so proud to have made building parks my top priority as a Councilman,” said Greenfield. “Parks are the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter if you’re a billionaire or if you’re on food stamps: you’re using our parks. It’s something that benefits everyone. So I’m really thrilled today that the park that I grew up playing in is seeing an amazing renovation.
Golden To Host Memorial Day Breakfast
Bay Ridge State Senator Martin J. Golden, a member of the State Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Military and Veteran Affairs, will host his annual Memorial Day Breakfast and Awards Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. this Thursday, May 21, at the Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th Street.
At the event, Golden will present Korean War Medals to two veterans of the Korean War who never received this proper recognition. An award will be presented to a medically retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Marines, inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame, and posthumously to the past President of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 72.
“This Memorial Day, we will again gather to remember those who have answered our country’s greatest call and left their mark on history. We will join together to honor true American heroes, and at the same time, never forget those who have not come home and those who are missing or prisoner today,” said Golden.
MUNY Audition And Informational Protest
The Bushwick-based organization BuskNY plans to distribute fliers, today, explaining the rights of independent subway musicians at the annual Music Under New York (MUNY) auditions held in the Vanderbilt Hall section of Grand Central Station.
Several media outlets are planning to cover both the auditions and the rights of independent subway musicians.
Despite regular police harassment, musicians are legally allowed to play on subway platforms as long as they don’t use amplification or impede the flow of traffic.
