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Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. returned to his former elementary faculty to dedicate its new playground on Nov. 14, 2024. Picture by Emily Swanson Join our Bronx Instances e mail e-newsletter to get information, updates, and native insights delivered straight to your inbox! Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. spent his childhood at C.S. 150 in Longwood, working on the exhausting concrete playground. On Thursday, Nov. 14, he returned to his childhood faculty to chop the ribbon for a brand new $1 million outside area that features 4 basketball courts, a monitor, soccer nets, playground tools and extra for college kids…
When Sheila Berman traveled to a Brooklyn police precinct final month to file a report, she encountered stairs simply contained in the entrance entrance — a lifeless finish for a 62-year-old lady who walks with the assistance of a cane.So she stood exterior the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge and hollered for assist.“I had to yell because I couldn’t get up the stairs,” Berman, who suffers from again issues, informed THE CITY. “An officer had to come out and accompany me down the driveway and across the parking lot to let me in through the back door. “I shouldn’t have to…