Bullet Points: Community Board 15 – November 27, 2012
St. Mark Church to House Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Girls: Community Board 15 gave the green light to St. Vincent’s Services to move an intermediate care facility into St. Mark Roman...
View ArticleOne Rehab Center Approved, Another Denied: CB Says It’s About Style
Community Board 15 voted in favor of permitting one drug rehabilitation center in the neighborhood, but voted down another, saying that the owners’ attitudes made all the difference. At the November 27...
View ArticleBullet Points: Neighbors Outraged By CB15 Vote Approving Drug Abuse Treatment...
“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...
View ArticleCity Gives Green Light To East 21st Street Drug Rehab Center, Despite Vocal...
Neighbors of a proposed drug rehabilitation center on East 21st Street are outraged that the landlord and center’s operator are moving ahead with construction on the space, despite vocal opposition...
View ArticleEast 21st Street Rehab Center Ordered To Halt Construction After Lawmaker...
A proposed East 21st Street drug rehabilitation center is feeling the heat, after community opposition and pressure from local leaders succeeded in getting city and state agencies to halt construction...
View ArticleDoc Drop: Cymbrowitz’s Letter Blasting Department Of Health’s Decision To...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the local community scored a huge victory last week, forcing the Department of Health (DOH) and the state’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)...
View ArticleReviled Rehab Clinic Owners Says Scavo’s Comments Were Offensive, Threatens...
The owner of the controversial drug rehabilitation facility attempting to plant its flag on East 21st Street and Jerome Avenue has shot back at local leaders who’ve opposed the plan, saying that their...
View ArticleState Pulls Plug On East 21st Street Rehab Center
The state agency charged with approving drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers has reversed course, choosing to reject a controversial clinic slated for East 21st Street after initially allowing the...
View ArticlePhotos: Fire Rips Through Two Backyards, Garages Near Avenue U
A fast-moving fire ripped through the backyards and garages of two residences near Avenue U before being squashed by local firefighters. The fire began behind a daycare center at 2125 East 21st Street...
View ArticleCymbrowitz Proposes Bill To Strengthen Community Input In Placement Of Drug...
In the midst of the summer drama centered around a proposed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility on East 21st Street, Assemblyman Cymbrowitz blasted the agencies involved for ignoring community...
View ArticleSheepshead Bay Tai Chi Master Bring Free Lessons To The Streets, Literally
Looking to decrease stress and get into shape without burning out your body or wallet? A local Tai Chi master is offering free classes to neighbors on the sidewalk in front of his home. Steve Lin, a...
View ArticleLoehmann’s On Emmons Avenue Set To Close, Putting Nearly 100 Out Of Work
It looks like the controversial and eponymous tenant of the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza building on Emmons Avenue will soon vacate, following approval from a bankruptcy judge to sell off inventory and...
View ArticleLoehmann’s Doors Closed For Good
Loehmann’s discount clothing store at 2027 Emmons Avenue closed for good on Wednesday, wrapping up its seven-week-long closeout sale. We first announced the impending closure of Loehmann’s in early...
View ArticleThere’s A 16-Foot-Tall Statue Of Liberty Replica Being Built On East 21st Street
A retired limo driver from the former Soviet Union is building a 16-foot-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty in his East 21st Street front yard as a tribute to his adopted homeland. Lev Berenshteyn,...
View ArticleEast 21st Street Rehab Center Ordered To Halt Construction After Lawmaker...
A proposed East 21st Street drug rehabilitation center is feeling the heat, after community opposition and pressure from local leaders succeeded in getting city and state agencies to halt construction...
View ArticleDoc Drop: Cymbrowitz’s Letter Blasting Department Of Health’s Decision To...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the local community scored a huge victory last week, forcing the Department of Health (DOH) and the state’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)...
View ArticleReviled Rehab Clinic Owners Says Scavo’s Comments Were Offensive, Threatens...
The owner of the controversial drug rehabilitation facility attempting to plant its flag on East 21st Street and Jerome Avenue has shot back at local leaders who’ve opposed the plan, saying that their...
View ArticleState Pulls Plug On East 21st Street Rehab Center
The state agency charged with approving drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers has reversed course, choosing to reject a controversial clinic slated for East 21st Street after initially allowing the...
View ArticlePhotos: Fire Rips Through Two Backyards, Garages Near Avenue U
A fast-moving fire ripped through the backyards and garages of two residences near Avenue U before being squashed by local firefighters. The fire began behind a daycare center at 2125 East 21st Street...
View ArticleCymbrowitz Proposes Bill To Strengthen Community Input In Placement Of Drug...
In the midst of the summer drama centered around a proposed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility on East 21st Street, Assemblyman Cymbrowitz blasted the agencies involved for ignoring community...
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