News, developments: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

STATE LEGISLATORS APPROVE WEIGHT-IN-MOVING PROGRAM FOR OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS USING BQE

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS AND BQE: A bipartisan bill to implement the nation’s first Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) program for overweight trucks traveling the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has passed both houses of the state legislature . senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon said Monday that their bill (S6246/A6225), now awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature, would allow the launch of the WIM program that electronically invoices overweight trucks illegal, which have caused significant damage to the BQE. and particularly in the triple overhang under the Passeig Marítim. The bill passed the Senate with bipartisan support and passed the Assembly unanimously.

The BQE, which was built in sections between 1937 and 1964, is jointly owned by the State of New York and the City of New York, the latter responsible for the section under Brooklyn Heights, including the overhang, and the elevated roadway at downtown. Brooklyn.

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‘SUMMER STREETS’ EXPANDS; THE BROOKLYN ROUTE WILL BE THROUGH THE EASTERN PARKWAY ON 8/26

IN THE CITY: “Summer Streets” is expanding to the five boroughs and doubling to 20 car-free miles, Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced. Monday, June 12. The popular program, which will take place on five Saturdays in July and August, marks the most ambitious season since Summer Streets launched in 2008. On August 26, Brooklyn Summer Streets will travel down Eastern Parkway from Grand Army. Plaza on Buffalo Avenue, which connects Prospect Heights and Brownsville along the same route as the Caribbean Day Parade, one of the city’s most popular annual events, and nine days later, Labor Day.

Last summer, more than 500,000 people walked, ran, biked or played on the summer streets. The five-borough Summer Streets program builds on Mayor Adams’ “Working People’s Agenda” and a $375 million investment to create vibrant, accessible public spaces throughout the city.

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NY LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PRESERVING ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES

BOROUGHWIDE — Erasmus Hall Academy, Green-Wood Cemetery, the Center for Brooklyn History and the Weeksville Heritage Center are just a few of The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s memorable conservation achievements in Brooklyn over the past 50 years.. Founded in 1973, the critical work of the New York Landmarks Conservancy has saved important public buildings, brownstones, irreplaceable religious institutions and more through a range of financial and technical programs, including sacred sites grants, the Historic Properties Fund, the Non-Profit Technical Assistance Grants Fund. and its Emergency Preservation Grant Program. In addition, the Conservancy’s advocacy has helped promote hundreds of new landmarks and dozens of distinctive neighborhoods, supported preservation tax credits, produced groundbreaking economic reports on preservation, and fought zoning efforts and planning that threatens historic areas.

As part of its year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary, The New York Landmarks Conservancy also launched “50 at 50,” an extraordinary interactive online exhibit featuring highlights of the New York Landmarks’ most iconic and memorable achievements. conservation The Conservancy also produced an animated summary of its 50 years in an online and print magazine that architectural historian Anthony Robins compiled.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT. WILL PROMOTE 100 STAFF AT TUESDAY’S CEREMONY

FLATLANDS – Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh will preside over a promotion ceremony Tuesday for 80 fire and EMS officers and 20 civilian employees. morning, June 13. During the ceremony, hosted by the Christian Cultural Center on Flatlands Avenue, six battalion chiefs will be promoted to deputy chief; 15 Fire Captains will be promoted to Battalion Chief; 25 fire lieutenants will be promoted to the rank of captain; 26 Firefighters will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Besides; a deputy EMS chief will be promoted to EMS division commander; four EMS Captains will be promoted to Deputy Chief; and three EMS lieutenants will be promoted to captain. The ceremony can be seen live at Department website.

Civilian promotions include First Deputy Commissioner Joseph Pfeifer, as well as employees in the FDNY’s Legal Affairs, Public Information, Fire Communications, Fire Inspectors and Human Resources offices. Newly promoted members will be assigned to units throughout New York City.

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WOMAN MISSING IN FLATBUSH

FLATBUSH – Police are searching for missing woman Xiv Ping Joang, 49, who was last seen leaving her Linden Boulevard residence on Thursday night, May 18. She is described as 5’7″ and 140 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, and was last seen wearing a black jacket.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57- TRACK (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.orgor on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Missing woman Xiv Ping Joang. All tips given to the police are strictly confidential.

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GOV. LAUNCH NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

A new $10 million accelerated commercial and industrial efficiency program that Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday, June 12, will help large energy-intensive entities reduce their fossil fuel consumption. The program is open to commercial building owners with an annual energy expenditure of at least $1 million and industrial businesses that spend at least $500,000 annually on energy. The program will work with companies on their energy efficiency and electrification actions and will provide up to $5 million per project that is proposed to be completed and operational by 2025.

Applications are due by 3:00 pm on August 31, 2023. More information about the program can be found on the NYSERDA website.

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KEECHANT SEWELL, FIRST NYPD COMMISSIONER, RESIGNS ABRUPTLY, GIVES NO REASON

INTO THE CITY —The Brooklyn Eagle has learned that NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell has resigned, after less than 18 months on the job, according to multiple broadcast and press reports published Monday in the afternoon. However, no notice had yet been posted on the NYPD’s website as of press time on Monday, June 12, and Sewell did not publicly state the reason for his departure. When Mayor Eric Adams appointed Sewell in January 2022, she became the first woman to lead the largest police force in the United States.

Mayor Adams said, “I want to thank Police Commissioner Sewell for her devotion over the past 18 months and her steadfast leadership. Their efforts played a prominent role in this administration’s tireless work to make New York City safer. When we came into office, crime was trending upward, and thanks to the brave men and women of the NYPD, most major categories of crime have gone down. The curator worked almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a year and a half, and we are all grateful for her service. New Yorkers owe him a debt of gratitude.”

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