A Railroad Wrangle
CB 5 Laments Lack Of Progress On Train Issues
by Sam Goldman
      Community Board 5's Transportation and Public Transit Committee came back from their summer break on Tuesday, Sept. 16 with a lot on their plate: a backlog of traffic requests, updates on local projects and issues on the rails.
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BIZ RELIEF
Pol Calls For Albany To Help Small Companies
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      During a Friday, Sept. 19 press conference in Ridgewood near the Brooklyn/Queens border, City Council Member Joseph Addabbo claimed that local businesses are not obtaining the financial assistance through the state's Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program that
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BKLYN. BD 4 EYES CITY BUDGET
DEP To Fix Road Cave-Ins July 2009
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
      Budget needs for the Bushwick area and upcoming street construction projects were hot topics during Brooklyn Community Board 4's Sept. 17 meeting at the Hope Gardens Senior Center. District Manager Nadine Whitted reported to members on the annual Borough Consultation Session she attended on Sept. 16 in Park Slope.
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Candidates Square Off At Howard Beach Meet
Questions Answered By Lawmakers
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Education, economics, transportation and healthcare were a few of the topics addressed by State Sen.
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AG Seeks An End To Caffeinated Alcohol
Claims Beverage Leads To Injuries
      Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that he is ratcheting up pressure on MillerCoors LLC to stop its plans to introduce a new caffeinated alcohol beverage into the market this fall that would target young drinkers.
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Lawmaker Supports Dutch Kills Rezoning
Nolan Seeks To Curb Development
      In a letter last week to a fellow lawmaker, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan announced her support for a proposal to rezone Dutch Kills.
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