Sustainable Fish and You

Roughly 80% of the planet's fish stocks have been nearly depleted, due primarily to overfishing. Some stocks are being fished at capacity, meaning that any further growth in demand will crash them. Others have collapsed or are in decline.

Big, predatory fish, like cod, halibut and tuna, are being fished to the brink of extinction, their numbers having plummeted by 90% since 1950.

Yet

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Albanese to Local, State and Federal Government: "Subsidize Flood Insurance"

Democratic Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese has called on U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to subsidize flood insurance payments for homeowners hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy through an intergovernmental partnership

Government failed, at every level, to take proactive steps to protect New York from a coastal storm we had

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"It Was What the Family Did...What the Family Knew"

Charles Denson Photo

As reported by Coney Island blog Amusing the Zillion, McCullough's Kiddie Park, on 12th Street in Coney Island since the 1960s and the family's last remaining Coney Island business, closed in September 2012 after more than 50 years in business.

Thor Equities, the property owner, refused to extend the McCullough's lease, giving the family until the end of the year to

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September 11 Commemorations

Update:

Senator Golden has scheduled a 9/11 event for Monday, September 9 at 6PM at the Cort Club, at 2648 Gerritsen Avenue in Gerritsen Beach.

At the free event, the 9/11 documentary "An American Requiem" will be screened. Recommended for adult audiences, the film features the first-hand accounts of 9/11 first responders.

Seating is limited. Call 631-855-1207 to reserve a seat.


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Eco-Dock Construction Underway

Construction on the Eco-Dock, which will provide the community with on-water access at Bay Ridge's 69th Street Pier, is due to begin next week.

The dock is scheduled to be afloat by Tuesday, September 3 and
construction should be completed by the end of September.

Once completed, the Eco-Dock will provide a launching and mooring point for kayaks, pleasure boats, historic vessels, and other

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The Widening Battle for LICH

Having restored critical medical services at Cobble Hill's embattled Long Island College Hospital, Public Advocate and Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and six Brooklyn civic groups filed a motion in State Supreme Court today to ensure that the community would have a voice in any sale of the hospital to a new operator.

Last week, SUNY's sale of LICH was voided by a State Supreme

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Handy Toe Trinity!

Happy birthday Zoe! Time sure does fly past for here us a picture taken a few years back showing Bonnie and Paddy in the finest of fettle. They are spent and gone now yet Zoe looks as fresh as ever.

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