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Fatal weekend in Bath Beach

This Memorial Day weekend was a deadly one in Bath Beach, with a cyclist and pedestrian fatally struck and another cyclist seriously injured.

The first fatality took place just after midnight on Sunday, May 26. A 53-year-old man was walking in the westbound lane of the Belt Parkway, for re …

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Seawall needs emergency fix ASAP

Officials are pushing for speedy repairs to a portion of the seawall damaged by Hurricane Sandy that has already caused parts of the bike and pedestrian path to be closed and which could impact traffic along the Belt Parkway as well.

State Senator Marty Golden sent a letter to the Army Cor …

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Government officials come together to fix damaged seawall

To protect the Belt Parkway and nearby areas from future storms,the seawall along the Narrows – damaged last week by HurricaneIrene – – needs to be raised.

That was the assessment of state, city and federal officials whogathered in Bath Beach near an affected portion of the seawall onSeptem …

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Brooklyn eligible for federal aid after Irene

Brooklyn residents can breathe a sigh of relief: The borough hasbeen added to the list of New York counties approved by the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) as eligible for federal disasterassistance following damage caused by Hurricane Irene.

Now, Brooklyn homeowners, renters and …

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Repairs make sidewalks unsafe, say area residents

Residents say walking between 15th Avenue and 16th Avenue can betreacherous. Due to National Grid replacing gas lines, the sidewalkis bumpy and broken. Tony Favale, a resident of IndependenceGardens, the co-op that runs along Shore Parkway, said the problemsstarted in December when the Department …

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