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Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For Sheepshead Bay Continues By Sarah Crean on Nov 01, 2016 05:29 pm In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a deeper look this week at the status of recovery efforts along the Brooklyn waterfront and in Southern Brooklyn. We’re also trying to understand how the City is working to protect communities in these areas from rising seas and the storms of the future. ... Massive Scale-Back On NYPD’s Use Of Nuisance Abatement Proposed by City Council By Carly Miller on Nov 01, 2016 04:27 pm Last week, City Council Members introduced a bill package to curb the NYPD’s widespread use of Nuisance Abatement action. If passed, the package could restrict the decades-old law that allows police to shut down homes or businesses suspected of illegal activity. New York City’s Nuisance Abatement Law (NAL), created in 1977 to shut down prostitution ... Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz Joins Fight Against Footbridge Fishing By Sean Egan on Nov 01, 2016 12:58 pm To fish or not to fish. That is the question. There’s no question about it in Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz’s eyes when it comes to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge, according to Kings County Politics. Cymbrowitz called for an outright ban on fishing from the footbridge, but there are some barriers of interpretation in the way. Last ... Marine Park Fire Dept Inspector Arrested For Bribing An Undercover DOI Agent By Sean Egan on Nov 01, 2016 11:01 am An FDNY fire prevention inspector was arrested yesterday for bribing who he thought was a Department of Buildings (DOB) inspector with $300 in a greeting card to get rid of a stop work order on his Marine Park home, according to the Department of Investigation. Angelo Young, 47, first got onto the DOI radar on ... Morning Mug: “No One Is Free, Even The Birds Are Chained To The Sky.” — Bob Dylan By Sean Egan on Nov 01, 2016 09:42 am Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. Recent Articles: Portrait Of Women Strength, Raisa Chernina Keeps Humility And Home At Heart Stryker Court Residents Demand That Their Parking Returns To Normal Superstorm Sandy: Four Years Later This Week’s Events: Chess, Karaoke, Happy Hour, Concerts, And More ICYMI: This Week In The Bay Facebook Twitter Instagram Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Subscribe