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COMMUNITY BOARD 2 RECOMMENDED FIVE PROPERTIES IN LANDMARK: Three buildings in Brooklyn Heights and two in Clinton Hill are recommended by the Landmarks Preservation Commission tonight, October 25th, during the Community Board 2 Executive Committee’s monthly meeting, which was held virtually. The Brooklyn Heights locations include a carriage house at 123 Joralemon St., a brownstone row house at 36 Remsen St., and a residential building at 155 Henry St. .. The two Clinton Hill properties are 265 Lafayette Ave. (the Apostolic Faith Mission, which is next to Emmanuel Baptist Church) and a row house at 141 Gates Ave.
Brooklyn Community Board 2 is home to 10 of Brooklyn’s 30 historic districts, including the very first (Brooklyn Heights Historic District), which was founded in New York City in 1965.
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POST RENAME HONOR LONG-TERM CONVERSION MEMBERS: The Greenpoint Post Office was renamed the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office and renamed “Joseph R. Lentol Post Office” on Saturday in honor of the congregation member’s lifelong public service. Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to rename it thanks to Carolyn Maloney (D-12th District) MP, who sponsored the bill. Lentol was 50 for 48 years.
Lentol comes from a political family – his father was a State Senator and Supreme Court Justice of Edward S. Lentol. His grandfather also served in the congregation. Prior to his election, Joe Lentol was an assistant district attorney in Kings County. In 2001 he was elected head of the Brooklyn Assembly Delegation.
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PRIVATE SECTOR RETIREMENT PLANS: Retirement options for private sector workers are now guaranteed thanks to legislation that Governor Kathy Hochul signed on Thursday October 21st. The new law requires private sector employers who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan to automatically enroll their employees in the New York State Secure Choice Savings Plan, which is convenient, affordable, and affordable to promote retirement savings. Employees can unsubscribe from the program at any time.
The Secure Choice Savings Plan was founded in 2015 by the “New York State Secure Choice Savings Program Act” and is a self-sufficient retirement plan in the form of an automatic IRA enrollment payroll.
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REVISITING THE ERA: After the 50th anniversary of the House of Representatives passing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Carolyn B. Maloney MP, Chair of the Oversight and Reform Committee, held a hearing last week to review the final steps required to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Prior to the hearing, MP Maloney sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris urging the administration to repeal the Trump-era Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) legal opinion that unnecessarily held up ERA certification despite the fact that it did the constitutional requirements for adoption after ratification by 38 states.
Rep. Maloney, also in her capacity as committee chair, wrote to United States archivist David Ferriero asking him to certify and publish the ERA.
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FREE VISION CARE FOR Families in Need: OneSight, a leading global nonprofit, partnered with Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company to offer free eye exams and glasses as prescribed to 491 children and adults in the Brooklyn area. The five-day charity clinic at Restoration Plaza in Bedford-Stuyvesant was sponsored by the Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company and addressed the unresolved visual needs of individuals and families across Brooklyn who would otherwise not have access to eye exams and glasses.
OneSight, which provides free visual aid worldwide, used its proven clinical model and manufacturing capabilities to run the clinic.
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ENABLE GREEN CARD HOLDERS TO VOTE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: Several elected officials, including a delegation from Brooklyn, have sponsored the city and urged the city to pass Intro 1867, a law which aims to expand the municipal right to vote for green card holders and persons with the right to work. Once passed, New York City would become the nation’s largest city to give non-citizenship immigrants the right to vote so they can choose their local city guides. Sponsors of the Brooklyn Bill, who have joined a growing coalition of religious leaders, DACA beneficiaries, and immigration groups, include Councilors Carlos Menchaca, Brad Lander, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Farah N. Louis, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Stephen T Levin, Laurie A. Cumbo and Mathieu Eugene.
There is currently no federal or state law that explicitly denies undocumented migrants the right to vote at the local level. New York City wouldn’t be the first city to pass such a law; other communities have already passed laws allowing immigrants to vote in their local elections.
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RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW AFFORDABLE APARTMENT: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participated in a ribbon-cutting Friday for the new affordable Ebenezer Project residential complex in Brownsville. The Church of God of East Flatbush has partnered with the Ebenezer Plaza Owners LLC development team and a coalition of community advocates including the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and a number of elected officials to bring this project to life that is 315 affordable housing offers units for households with or below 60 percent of median income (AMI); Over 7,500 square feet of commercial / retail space for educational and hospitality services rented by small businesses currently serving the New York City communities and 40,000 square feet of community facilities.
Leading partners in the Ebenezer Plaza plan were Bishop Dr. RC Hugh Nelson, senior pastor of the Church of God of East Flatbush and an officer on GodSquad / 67th Precinct Clergy Council; Councilor Inez Barron, 42nd Ward; Charles Barron MP, 60th Ward; Senator Roxanne Persaud, 19th Ward; and Viola Greene-Walker, district chairwoman of the Brooklyn Community Board 16.
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HATE CRIME PROTECTION FUNDING: The application period is for $ 25 million in grants to strengthen security at nonprofit facilities at risk of hate crime or attack because of their ideology, belief, or mission This was announced by Governor Kathy Hochul last Thursday. Funding is managed through the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes program and enables the purchase of additional security supplies.
For the purposes of state law, hate crimes are those committed against individuals, groups of people or property based on a perception or belief about race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or other characteristics. Because these crimes affect entire communities rather than just intended goals, New York State is tracking these incidents separately from other crimes so trends can be monitored and proactive steps to be taken to prevent them.
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