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VOLUME 90 NUMBER 29 • July 26-August 1, 2019
WHAT’S NEWS BATH BEACH WAS AMONG BROOKLYN NABES TO LOSE POWER DURING HEAT WAVE
As real feel temperatures soared above 100 degrees, an estimated 3,600 households in the area had to cope with lack of electricity. In total, more than 31,000 Brooklyn households went dark over the weekend of July 20-21, many in places like Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Canarsie, Flatlands and Georgetown, in addition to Bath Beach. Con Ed was able to restore power for most of Bath Beach by 11 p.m. on Sunday. For more on this story, see page 2.
A BAY RIDGE MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AIDING ISIS
Federal prosecutors charged Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, who lived in Brooklyn from 1998 to 2013, with providing material support to the terrorist organization. According to the criminal complaint, Asainov rose through the ranks of the terrorist organization, becoming an “emir” in charge of teaching other ISIS fighters to use weapons. “The defendant, a naturalized U.S. citizen residing in Brooklyn, turned his back on the country that took him in and joined ISIS, serving its violent ends in Syria and attempting to recruit others to its cause,” said Richard Donoghue, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. For more on this story, see brooklynreporter.com.
BROOKLYN POLS DEMAND STATE PROBE BROOKLYN BLACKOUTS
Councilmembers Justin Brannan and Mark Treyger are asking the Public Service Commission to investigate Con Edison in the wake of service disruptions in Southwest Brooklyn neighborhoods like Gravesend, Bath Beach and Coney Island, requesting that the loss of electric service in the area be part of an investigation previously requested by Gov. Andrew Cuomo with respect to the Manhattan blackout that occurred earlier this month. “Frequently, service outages have occurred in Gravesend, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights as well, and our offices have documented and met with Con Edison in the past, but they continue to happen. Residents need answers and we demand answers to this recurrent event,” Brannan and Treyger said. For more on this story, see brooklynreporter.com. ebrooklyn media/Photo by John Alexander
GEC RENOVATION PROJECT GETS $750,000 BOOST
The allocation, secured by State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, is the final piece of the funding puzzle that will allow the Guild for Exceptional Children to renovate its headquarters at 260 68th St. The construction project will include upgrading an old elevator, modernizing heating and airconditioning systems and making other adjustments to bring the two-story building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, GEC officials said. The goal is to accommodate better clients who are senior citizens, according to Joseph Riley, the GEC’s executive director and CEO. For more on this story, see brooklynreporter.com.
REP. MAX ROSE VISITED MIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS ON BORDER
Rose, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, traveled to the Rio Grande Valley on July 19 to get a first-hand look at the conditions under which undocumented immigrants are being held by the federal government as part of a bipartisan delegation of House members making the trek to the border. For more on this story, see page 4.
Bay Ridge diplomat John Abi-Habib is Honorary Consul of Lebanon SEE PAGE 13
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