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The Voice of Common Sense and Conservative Values VOLUME 90 NUMBER 32
AUGUST 16-22, 2019
WHAT’S NEWS TREYGER DEMANDS CON ED SHINE SOME LIGHT ON JULY’S BLACKOUT
Councilmember Mark Treyger is calling for a more comprehensive investigation into the energy overload that caused Con Ed to pre-emptively disconnect power to huge swaths of southern Brooklyn during a heat wave in late July. Twenty-two other city councilmembers signed onto the letter asking the utility giant for greater transparency and insight into its decision to cut power and its plan to prevent future outages. For more on this story, turn to page 2.
MAIMONIDES EYE SPECIALIST VOLUNTEERS IN THE CARIBBEAN
One Brooklyn doctor is taking his cutting-edge eye care practice overseas. Dr. Norman Saffra, director of ophthalmology at Maimonides Medical Center, is collaborating with American Friends of Jamaica and the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital to bring top-notch eye care to the Caribbean island. For more on this story, turn to page 2. ASSEMBLYMEMBER COLTON FORESEES RE-DISTRICTING State Assemblymember William Colton says the lines of his district, which includes Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights are likely to be re-drawn following the 2020 census. According to Colton, the district now contains more than 130,000 constituents, the average number in assembly districts state-wide. Colton warns that, follwing the re-districting, expected to be completed in time for the 2022 state election, residents may wake up with different representatives than they had when they went to sleep. For more, go to page 5.
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN STABBING MURDER OF WOMAN IN SUNSET PARK
A suspect has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in the Sunset Park area back in July. Forty-three-year-old Sheng Mao Chen was arrested August 9 and charged with second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree in connection with the death of 46-year-old Xiu Rong Zheng. For more on this story, see page 6.
SUMMER STROLL RETURNS FOR FINAL NIGHT
Columnists Kassar, General Otey and Brown sound off! SEE PAGES 10-12
Spotlight on Brooklyn Conservative Party Chair Fran Vella-Marrone IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: PAGE 13
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Strollers reveled along Third Avenue once again for the final night of Summer Stroll, a car-free pedestrian extravaganza with dancing, food and music in the streets. Despite a little rain, the turnout was excellent, and former state Sen. Marty Golden, City Councilmember Vincent Gentile and representatives from the Third Avenue Merchants all made an appearance. For more, see page 8.