Coney Island NYCHA residents and Canarsie homeowners among those still suffering By Stephen Witt While Hurricane Sandy hurt everyone across the socioeconomic line, it hurt the poor a little more, according to published reports. The storm ravaged Brooklyn a year ago this week leaving thousands in the city’s public housing complexes, located near the shoreline, […]Read More
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City agency says no rate increase expected next year after 78% increase since 2005 By Stephen Witt After 12 years of astronomical water and sewer rate increases under the Bloomberg Administration, Bedford-Stuyvesant homeowners are holding their collective breaths wondering if they will again see their water bills rise under the next administration in City Hall. […]Read More
Events around the nation recently celebrated the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr’s, a noble man whose mission and ministry centered around service to mankind in some form or fashion. He once said, in summing up the spirit of a great nation, “ultimately, (it) is a compassionate nation.” So we could not let […]Read More