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Entries from May 2012

More On Safe Driving

May 31st, 2012 · No Comments

 Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz
Urges You To Talk To Your Teen Drivers

 
Dear Neighbors,
 
     We are rapidly approaching prom, graduation and summer vacation season, the happy period of time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when teens are off from school, enjoying each other’s company, sharing in their accomplishments or simply kicking back to enjoy the warm weather. [...]

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Councilman Nelson Prepares For Senior Cut Day

May 30th, 2012 · No Comments

Thank you to Councilman Nelson and his staff for coordinating the police efforts for Senior Cut Day.
Press Release below from Councilman Nelson.
COUNCILMAN NELSON MOBILIZES POLICE RESPONSE TO ENSURE SAFETY AS STUDENTS PREPARE
TO CELEBRATE RITES OF SPRING
(Brooklyn, NY) – Council Member Michael C. Nelson has recently met with local
police officials to review safety preparations for Brooklyn-Queens [...]

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Season of Hurt Continues…

May 27th, 2012 · No Comments

This past Friday at approximately 5:30 PM two Kingsborough students were driving away from the College on Oriental Blvd going west. There was little traffic and the driver pushed the gas pedal harder. Her white SUV was unable to negotiate a right turn onto Dover Street. She hit a parked blue SUV on her driver’s side [...]

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Dilemma, What To Do?

May 25th, 2012 · No Comments

What to do? The past two monthly MBCG meetings, there has been no representation from Kingsborough Community College. They are always on our monthly agenda and they are always the first committee report to be given. At our last meeting, May 16, our President announced the next scheduled meeting will be June 20th, the third Wednesday of the month [...]

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Dog Run Blues

May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

Dyker Beach Park reeks
as city sleeps, critics
charge

By Will Bredderman
Brooklyn Daily

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Photo by Derrick Lytle
Dog-lovers say that the city doesn’t maintain the Dyker Beach Dog Run, forcing users to cart the trash to the curb on thier own.

Pooch-lovers who routinely visit the Dyker Beach Dog Run say the city isn’t maintaining the leash-free lot, [...]

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Season of Getting Hurt

May 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

The current MBCG leadership has been stating for the past 5 years that April begins the ’season of getting hurt” in Manhattan Beach. Every spring, drivers mostly involving Kingsborough students, get the warmer weather vibe and feel the need to either drive fast or recklessly on Oriental and Shore Blvds. Ironically, the MBCG had a [...]

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MB Gets 2 State of the Art Cameras

May 21st, 2012 · No Comments

It’s official. Yesterday in a press conference held by Assemblyman Dov Hikind and attended by our Councilman and such notables as NY State Senator Marty Golden, it was announced that Manhattan Beach would be getting 2 state of the art security cameras. Each camera has 4 lens for maximum coverage. We again thank our Councilman [...]

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Community Updates

May 18th, 2012 · No Comments

The MBCG is extremely pleased to report to you and to all the visitors to our community that we are on our way to getting cameras on our streets. Through the generosity of Assemblyman Dov Hikind and dedication of Councilman Mike Nelson to making our streets safe, we will be receiving 2 cameras at the [...]

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MBCG Wed. May 16th Meeting, 8PM

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Traffic, parking, irwin street speed bump, state senate never ending election, june congressional democratic primary, state assemblyman jefferies, new assembly district lines, democratic assembly primary, x-state senator becoming kosher, kcc students parking everywhere, no parking weekends starting friday, nyc city councilman mike nelson, cameras, cameras, cameras, and these are some of our favorite things.
See you Wednesday [...]

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SAVE THE DATE-MAY 16th

May 10th, 2012 · No Comments

Manhattan Beach as well as parts of Sheepshead Bay have had their Congressional District changed. Our new 8th District is very different than our current 9th District. We are also going to lose Congressman Bob Turner. This will be our third Congressman in two years.
On June 26th we will have a Democratic Primary for the [...]

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