The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler:
On Monday, February 6 at 11:00 a.m., Reps. Joe Crowley, Charles Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, along with New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Chairman Joseph Lhota, will speak out against House Republicans’ effort to cut federal support for public transit. The House GOP is expected to bring the federal transportation bill up for a vote on in the coming days and, as drafted, it will strip away the dedicated funding stream for the Mass Transit Account, which funds key investments in New York City’s subways Continue Reading »
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CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.
Italian Wedding Soup is one of those great Transatlantic misunderstandings. The name might suggest that this was once the preferred dish at rustic wedding feasts in some picturesque Southern Italian locale. Unfortunately for our collective imagination, nothing could be further from the truth.
The name is a semi-literal translation of Minestra Maritata, or “married soup.” However, the mention of marriage simply refers to the successful pairing of green leafy vegetables with red meat.
While the name might come as a disappointment, this is one soup that never fails to please here in the Bensonhurst Kitchen. Colleen combines homemade meatballs, ditalini pasta, and an entire salad box of spinach (!) in a nutritious and delicious winter dish that makes for an energizing antidote to the common cold. If chicken soup is Jewish penicillin, then I hereby nominate this as its Italian equivalent. Click Here To Get The Dope On Making This Delicious Soup From Scratch
Source: nyc.gov
Councilman Vincent Gentile put out a press release yesterday commending Borough President Marty Markowitz for proposing the return and expansion of ferry service to the communities of Southern Brooklyn.
During his State of the Borough address from Brooklyn College Tuesday evening, Markowitz had stated that he intends to “push for the expansion of city ferry service to connect Manhattan to Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, the Canarsie Pier and the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge.”
In his own statement, Gentile included a brief history of the 69th Street pier – which had been rebuilt to accommodate ferry commuters and yet still sits idle: Continue Reading »
The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the senior Northeastern Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued a stern warning in response to GOP plans to eliminate guaranteed funding for mass transit within H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. As H.R. 7 is currently drafted, mass transit is included within a new “Alternative Transportation Fund,” which would combine transit with numerous other programs and make the program dependent on general revenue.
“Transit is not an alternative mode of transportation and should not be treated as such Continue Reading »
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A 17-year-old student at John Dewey High School (50 Ave X) in Gravesend was struck in the head with a metal pipe earlier today when he, along with two young friends, was jumped by three thieves who demanded that one of the teenagers give up his cell phone and a pair of headphones.
The incident occurred directly outside the school on Avenue X, according to website DNAinfo.
Meanwhile, the Post is saying that one 17-year-old victim was brought to Lutheran Medical Center in order to have the wounds on his head stapled closed. Another suffered minor scrapes to his face.
The teen who had his electronics stolen was reportedly not injured.
The three alleged perpetrators – ages 17, 18, and 21 – were rounded up by police shortly after the crime occurred. They were taken into custody for assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
A Bay Ridge acting school is planning to host a Valentine’s Day-themed production a week from today. The “Valentine’s Cabaret” will include individual performances by residents and business owners alike.
Billed as a celebration of “the day we hate to love and love to hate,” the show will consist of short skits, poetry readings, songs and monologue musings on a holiday that many have mixed feelings about. Continue Reading »
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The following is a press release from the office of Rep. Jerrold Nadler:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, expressed outrage at news that Republicans on the House Science Committee expelled two journalists, and arrested one of them, from a public hearing Continue Reading »
There will be a meeting of the Community Education Council, or CEC, for District 21 on the evening of Wednesday, February 15, at P.S. 128 (2075 84th Street).
The Business Session will run from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Calender Session, during which public comment is encouraged, takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The evening’s guest speaker, from the Office of School Wellness, will discuss a new sex education mandate for grades 6-12.
Attendees will have the opportunity to be entertained by students from the Brooklyn Studio Secondary School, as well as to meet its principal, Ms. Andrea Ciliotta.
And as always, participants will be offered both refreshments and the chance to walk away with a door prize.
For more information, please see CEC 21′s new website, CECD21.org.
P.S. 128 The Bensonhurst School is located at 2075 84th Street, between 20th Avenue and 21st Avenue.
