Safety

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School would not fix a broken gate.

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The main entrance and exit is on 91-30 Metropolitan Ave. It has a back exit into 70 Road and the GallopNYC horse stable. Teachers park on the street at the back door. Students enter and exit since it is closer walking to the school building. There is no guard or supervision at this location. Neighbors … Read more

Bus lane not used by buses is penalizing Crossbay Boulevard merchants! It needs to be removed!

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The southbound bus lane painted 3 years ago starting mid-block between 107 and Sutter Avenues until Gold Street are not being used by buses. The signs say no parking anytime Monday through Friday 7 am until 10 am, then again from 4 pm until 7 pm. 2 hour meter parking is permitted between 10 am … Read more

12.5% of the entire African-American population according to the 1860 census were “free”.

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Most people assume that every black American who lived in the US before 1870 was a slave. That is simply not true thanks to Dennis Richmond, Jr. who researched his family history. In 1860, three years before the Emancipation Proclamation, The United States Federal Census Schedule reported 488,070 free black Americans. True, many might say quasi-free, since these African Americans … Read more

3 types of self defense laws: “Stand Your Ground”; “Castle Doctrine”; and “Duty to Retreat”

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When using force in self-defense, New York State does not allow use of deadly force by ordinary citizens even when in his or her own home or business. Duty to retreat is required. As evidenced by video of Jose Alba, he retreated yet he is criminalized. “Duty to Retreat” must be removed to stop wrong … Read more