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The 63rd precinct Night Out Against Crime!

Here is the photo gallery.

All of the area’s local civic  groups were there including: Bergen Beach Civic, Fraser Civic, Mill Basin Civic, and Flatlands Civic.

There were rides from advark amusements, a huge spread of food, as well as pizza from La Villa, and Lenny and Johns.

There was supposed to be a parade around the block with all of the groups involved led by the Gerritsen Beach Marching Band, but the band was waiting for the groups to line up. Since no one did, they left without the 6 groups.

The “25th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).

Last year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 35 million people participated in National Night Out 2007.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

(Stephen Jemal assumes the position for a Daily News writer. - Courtesy of Daily News)

The investment companies that fund the Jemal’s Brooklyn projects in Mill Basin, Gerritsen beach and Sheepshead Bay have filed a civil suit against Stephen S Jemal and Sharon E Jemal in Texas Northern District Court.

The companies “Gerritsen Beach Investments Ltd” and “Riviera Investments I Ltd” filed their complaint on 7/14/2008 the cause is stated as a “Contract Dispute“.

The plaintiffs claim that the  Jemal’s (Stephen and Sharon) have not paid them back $5,580,000 plus interest. The Jemals are also allegedly also refusing to pay them back!

Both of the investment companies are being represented by Todd Hoodenpyle of Singer & Levick

What does this mean for his existing construction projects? Time will tell.

• Here is the Complaint that was  filed in court [Warning PDF]
  

For anyone that picks this up in the media, it would be really nice to have a credit for breaking this story.

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The Mill Basin Bridge is adjacent to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and the Gateway National Recreation Area.  It is a movable draw bridge on the Belt Parkway with a clearance over mean high water of 35 feet.  The new structure will not be a draw bridge, but a fixed structure with a 60 foot clearance over mean high water.  The new construction will result in increased sight distances, wider lanes, and the inclusion of safety shoulders in both directions.  A new fender system will be installed to protect the bridge substructure from marine traffic.

The Mill Basin Inlet Bridge (pictured above)will be built “off line”, meaning that new structures will be built adjacent to the existing bridges.  Traffic will remain on the existing bridges until the new structures are complete.  According to DOT, minimal impacts will occur when the approach roadways are configured to move traffic to the new bridges.  Construction is scheduled to begin in 2010.

Other bridges included in the reconstruction project include the Fresh Creek, Rockaway Parkway, Bay Ridge and Paerdegat Basin bridges.

When construction starts, Expect the following schedule for weekday lane closures:  all lanes will be open from 5 AM to 10 AM and from 2 PM to 10 PM.  One lane will be closed from 10 AM to 2 PM, and from 10 AM to 5 AM, and two lanes will be closed from 1 AM to 5 AM.  For weekends, expect one lane closed from 11 PM to 6 AM  on Fri-Sat., and two lanes closed from 1 AM to 5 AM Saturday.

On Sunday March 2 some stores in the Mill Basin Shopping Center caught fire including: La Villa, the Dry Cleaners, and Asian Fusion.

There were notes left on the Dry Cleaners and La Villa

The work has been ongoing since March, The bridge can sure use the work.

Constructed in 1942, it has outlived its useful service life. Age, weather, and increased traffic volume have taken a toll on the structure.

Work started in March and will continue through July 2007.

The re-decking of the bridge is still only a temporary, $6.8 million stopgap measure.

When the bridge was first constructed, it cost $1.39 million to build, according to the DOT.

• Mill Basin Bridge - DOT
• Mill Basin Bridge Facts
• Mill Basin Wikipedia