Promenade Proposed for Brooklyn’s Southern Shoreline

Brooklyn officials are proposing a plan for a promenade that would reconnect Manhattan Beach with the rest of Brooklyn’s southern shoreline, according to the?New York Post.

Under the proposal, an eight-block walkway that was closed off in 1993 would be reopened and replaced. It would connect the neighborhood’s public beach with the Coney Island and Brighton Beach boardwalk to the west.

The proposal is one of many associated with “Vision 2010,” Brooklyn’s comprehensive waterfront development plan.

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Brooklyn’s Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Announce Gun Buyback Program

Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced a new gun buyback program today, according to The New York Daily News.? The Gun Stop program, which will offer a $1,000 reward to those who anonymously call the NYPD to inform them of the?location of an illegal firearm, aims to remove deadly arms off city streets.

Sharpton, who was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, has often clashed with Kelly on issues but said today that the pair has to get beyond their differences in politics to preserve their lives.? Police Commissioner Kelly said that gun violence was a?scourge of the black community last year and that?73 percent of?all shooting victims were black.

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Brooklyn’s Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Announce Gun Buyback Program

Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced a new gun buyback program today, according to The New York Daily News.? The Gun Stop program, which will offer a $1,000 reward to those who anonymously call the NYPD to inform them of the?location of an illegal firearm, aims to remove deadly arms off city streets.

Sharpton, who was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, has often clashed with Kelly on issues but said today that the pair has to get beyond their differences in politics to preserve their lives.? Police Commissioner Kelly said that gun violence was a?scourge of the black community last year and that?73 percent of?all shooting victims were black.

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Brooklyn’s got NYC’s Safest Neighborhood

A report published on the website WalletPop has revealed that Bedford Avenue in zip code 11210 Brooklyn is the safest neighborhood in the five boroughs of New York City. ?According to the data gathered from crime data based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, it is safer than 90 per cent of all U.S neighborhoods, the Gothamist reported.

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