Somebody Fix The Elevator Already!
New York 1 has been following a story about a group of elderly residents that have been left stranded in their Brighton Beach building courtesy of a broken elevator that has been out of commission...
View ArticleCity Council To Investigate Social Day Care Centers Suspected Of Abusing...
The New York City Council is pulling out all the stops to halt the spread of social day care centers that rip off Medicaid. The New York Times is reporting that the Council is looking to implement...
View ArticleKagan Calling For Restoration Of The X29 Bus Service
City Council candidate Ari Kagan wants to bring back the x29 bus service. The line, which ran from Stillwell Avenue and Surf Avenue to 57th Street and Madison Avenue in Midtown, was eliminated in 2010...
View ArticleJudge Rules That The City Has No Adequate Plan For Evacuating Vulnerable If...
A federal judge has come down hard on the outgoing Bloomberg administration, ruling that the city has inadequate plans for helping the disabled evacuate should a major disaster like Superstorm Sandy...
View ArticleState Lawmakers Pushing For Bills To Register Disabled Should Disaster Strike
A pair of New York State politicians are trying to make it easier for emergency personal to rescue disabled residents should another disaster like Superstorm Sandy strike in again the future. SI Live...
View ArticleBrighton Beach, Coney Island About To Get More Handicap Accessible
Gone are the days that the wheelchair-bound are limited to enjoying the beach from the brink of the boardwalk, rather than on the sand itself. In 2007, the city unveiled special mats that allowed the...
View ArticleAkselrod Campaign Ad Takes Credit For Beach Accessibility Initiative Funded...
A Russian-language radio ad promoting the Republican campaign of Ben Akselrod claims credit for a project currently funded by his opponent, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Sheepshead Bites has learned....
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Local Pols Stand Up For Seniors And Disabled Tenants Erroneously Disqualified...
Legislation sponsored by Southern Brooklyn Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and State Senator Diane Savino could spare more than 5,000 seniors and disabled residents from being disqualified from the...
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Charity Yoga Classes In Sheepshead Bay Benefit Nepal’s Earthquake Victims
A local yoga instructor is donating every penny of revenue earned from his summer classes to help victims of the earthquake that ravaged Nepal this year. Since his first class began in early June,...
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Cymbrowitz Calls On MTA To Expand Access For Disabled At Local Subway Stations
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is calling on the MTA to make more subway stations in his district accessible to seniors and the disabled. Noting that of the 14 subway stations in his district, which...
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