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Wicked Local Before Oaklandvale Elementary School closed permanently, students and teachers jotted down their favorite things about the school on pieces of paper that were linked into a chain of memories. From a visit by Wally the Green Monster to “I’ll never forget all the amazing friends I made,” students shared their feelings on what makes the Oaklandvale School a special place. The creation of a memory chain was among the special events held this month to commemorate the Oaklandvale School. Along with the Waybright School and Lynnhurst School, Oaklandvale is coming offline at the end of this month as part of the district’s reconfiguration into a three-school system.
Reply Furman s Coffee on Nostrand Avenue is among more than 100 minority-owned businesses that fear closure in the next six months, a study found. (Google Maps.) BED-STUY, BROOKLYN For Furman s Coffee owner Emmanuel DeJesus, a year spent working 90-hour weeks to barely break even has been about more than simply keeping the business afloat. The coffee shop which he opened in 2017 is a connection to the home where he grew up, near his grandmother s coffee farm in the Dominican Republic. But perhaps even more so, it s his family s anchor to place he s called home for the last 27 years, in Brooklyn. DeJesus opened the Nostrand Avenue shop with two decade s worth of savings from working in the New York City restaurant industry.
Albany Appears Poised To Extend Eviction Moratorium Again arrow Tenant activists protesting outside of Brooklyn housing court August 6th, 2020. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Citing the continuing public health emergency and the need to ensure economic stability, Albany legislators are expected to vote Monday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until August 31st for residential and commercial tenants experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo hasn’t said whether he’ll sign the bill, but lawmakers expect he will because he signed the last one in March. The moratorium was set to expire on May 1st. If approved on Monday as expected, the new retroactive legislation will extend two separate laws: one that applies to small businesses, and the other a pause on residential tenant evictions and foreclosure proceedings. Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Manhattan/Brooklyn Senator Brian Kavanagh, who sponsored the legislation, said it’s needed because $2.3 billion in the state’s new budget won’t start flowing to residential landlords until May or June.
Read / Add Comments Fighting drugs one corner, arrest and bag at a time adds up eventually, Paterson police said following a series of street busts. One of those arrested, 20-year-old Emmanuel DeJesus, was caught with 161 heroin folds in the area of Main and Robert streets after detectives watched a deal go down, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They also busted a 55-year-old city man after they said he bought 10 folds from DeJesus. Among other accused dealers scooped up by Narcotics Division detectives was Tevin Elliot, 29, who Speziale said was caught with 11 crack vials and 11 bags of pot for sale in the parking lot of the P&I Laundromat at Highland and Sassafras streets.