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24 Aug 2016

Hikind Visits with Homeowners to Address Notice of Violations for Damaged Sidewalks Caused by Tree Roots

Requests DOT violation notices be ‘more transparent and clear to the homeowner’ ‘Hundreds of homeowners have spent millions of dollars unnecessarily in an effort to repair damaged sidewalks they were never responsible for’ Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) and staff member David Schwartz visited with homeowners to address notice of violations distributed by the Department of
17 Aug 2016

Hikind Meets with New Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson

‘Looking forward to turning a new chapter and working together to tackle issues head on’�? Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) met with newly-appointed Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson yesterday afternoon to discuss the direction of the college, policies and to forge a working relationship. The meeting comes just weeks after President Anderson assumed her post on
16 Aug 2016

Hikind Calls on DOT to Revise Notice of Violation for Damaged Sidewalks Caused by Tree Roots

‘Violation notices that homeowners receive for repairs are very confusing and unfair’ ‘Notices are misleading and don’t accurately inform the homeowner that they are not responsible for the repair of a tree-damaged sidewalk’ �? Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) recently called on the Department of Transportation to revise and clarify its Notice of Violation for damaged
10 Aug 2016

Hikind Calls on DEP to Address Weak Water Pressure in Certain Sections of Boro Park

Visits with Dozens of Frustrated Homeowners over Pressing Quality-of-Life Issue ‘After a long day’s work, No one should be subjected to a trickling faucet or shower head; This quality-of-life issue must be resolved’ After David Schwartz, Communications Assistant to Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), informed the assemblyman of numerous complaints regarding weak water pressure in certain