Look at what some hate-filled clown did. A reader sent this photo in this morning. It happened on Avenue Z and Haring Street, an area where many of the community’s Muslim residents live. We’re waiting to hear if this was reported to police, and if it’s being investigated as a hate crime. Update (10:45 a.m.): Reader [...]
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In New York, people of all races, religions and opinions are crammed together in a vibrant democracy that has forged a unique situation never seen before in world history. Still, even in a place as diverse as New York, we can still find ourselves divided by color, ethnicity or religious beliefs, a painful reinforcement of [...]
“Bullet Points” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we think are important. Information in Bullet Points is meant only to be a quick summary, and some issues may be more deeply explored in future articles. Councilman Fidler Lays Out Green Vision For Coastal Protection: If anyone thinks a seawall will protect Southern Brooklyn [...]
House Approves Federal Aid For Religious Institutions Damaged By Sandy
by Willie Simpson on Feb 20th, 2013
The House of Representatives voted by a wide margin to approve the use of federal funds to repair and rebuild religious institutions damaged by Superstorm Sandy, according to a report by the New York Times. Receiving intense lobbying by Catholic and Jewish groups, the bill was passed 354-to-72. Support for the measure was largely bipartisan, [...]
In 30 Years, Russians Will No Longer Be Brighton Beach’s Majority
by Laura Vladimirova on Dec 5th, 2012
A Voices of NY article reveals a major change in local demographics within the next 30 years. It states: According to the Faiths and Freedom Project for Religious Diversity of CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, ‘Within 20 to 30 years the Russian Jewish – or WWII generation – will have lost its dominant status as a majority [...]
Sans Cymbrowitz, A Debate Where Everyone Agrees On Everything (Video)
by Ned Berke on Oct 25th, 2012
Well, almost everything. Ninety-nine percent of everything, if you’re to believe one of the candidates. Republican Russ Gallo and Independence Party candidate Ben Akselrod faced off – sort of – last night during the Manhattan Beach Community Group’s town hall debate, but, with incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz absent, they found themselves agreeing far more than [...]
According to a report in Vos Is Neias, New York State Senator Marty Golden reversed his stance on the NYPD’s controversial ”spying program,” which allegedly targets mosques and other Muslim gathering points in a citywide counter-terrorism effort. Golden, a Republican, who had previously provided his signature to a letter praising Police Chief Ray Kelly and the NYPD [...]
Fourth Candidate Enters Fray For Cymbrowitz’s Seat, Launches Write-In Campaign
by Yafah Sutton on Oct 17th, 2012
Allan Feinblum, a 73-year-old progressive retired businessman, is asking voters to eschew the party candidates and write in his name to represent local Assembly District 45 in the upcoming elections. “My platform, in a nutshell, is human rights,” said Feinblum to Sheepshead Bites in an interview. If elected, Feinblum hopes to improve gay rights, help [...]
We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue, hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office wrote back to Storobin, but his answer must have been unsatisfactory [...]
Almost Two Weeks After The Primary, Cymbrowitz Speaks Out About His Opponent’s “Vicious” Tactics
by Ned Berke on Sep 28th, 2012
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz kept mum about his opponent throughout most of his primary campaign, despite repeated hits that mischaracterized his record and brought unwarranted scrutiny to his personal life. His opponent, Ben Akselrod, hit him for keeping quiet about a mosque that isn’t in his district, voting for a bill that encouraged tolerance even for [...]
