Bullet 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 ArticleOp-Ed: Expanded Casino Gambling Will Put All New Yorkers At Risk
The following is an op-ed submitted by Stephen Shafer, chairperson of the Coalition Against Gambling in NY. In November, New York voters will have a referendum on whether the state’s constitution...
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 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 ArticleCymbrowitz, Golden Push Gambling Impact Study As State Moves Forward With...
The following is a press release from the offices of State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: A bill introduced by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) to commission a comprehensive study on the...
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Tomorrow Night: “Stand Against Drugs” Town Hall At Kings Bay Y
The Kings Bay Y and Dynamic Youth Community are inviting the community to attend a “Stand Against Drugs” town hall meeting tomorrow evening, January 22, 7:00pm at the Kings Bay Y, 3495 Nostrand Avenue....
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