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28 Sep 2016

Hikind Requests Increase to Separate Gender Swimming Hours at Metropolitan Pool and Recreation Center

Hikind to Appear at CB 1 Meeting Tonight to Support Increase in Swimming Hours for Women Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) penned a letter to Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell Silver on Tuesday, requesting an increase in hours of separate gender swimming for women at Metropolitan Pool and Recreation Center in Williamsburg. In May,
22 Sep 2016

HIKIND: YANKEES STRIKE OUT IN ADDRESSING A BIAS ACT

ORTHODOX FATHER OF FIVE VICTIMIZED AT YANKEE STADIUM �?‘I AM APPALLED AND DISMAYED THAT SUCH BEHAVIOR COULD HAVE OCCURRED AND NOT BE FURTHER PURSUED BY THE YANKEE ORGANIZATION.’ In a letter to Yankee President Randy Levine, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) called for swift action to address an incident that occurred during a game at Yankee
21 Sep 2016

HIKIND VISITS WITH NYC DOT COMMISSIONER TROTTENBERG TO REVIEW SAFETY CONCERNS WITHIN COMMUNITY

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) toured the community with NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on Monday, along with Commanding Officer Ken Quick of the 66th Precinct, to address numerous safety concerns within the district. The Assemblyman took Commissioner Trottenberg to several different locations to highlight many safety hazards, while suggesting additional traffic signage in an effort
21 Sep 2016

HIKIND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE IN YIDDISH

PRAISES NYC BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND NYC COUNCIL FOR MAKING THIS A REALITY�? DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Back in December, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) requested that the NYC Board of Elections make voter registration forms available in Yiddish. “I am proud to announce that as of today, these
15 Sep 2016

HIKIND CALLS ON NYS DOT TO MODIFY IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE TO OCEAN PARKWAY CURRENT PLANS WILL ENDANGER PEDESTRIANS & ELIMINATE SOME PARKING SPOTS ALONG SERVICE ROADS CALL DOT COMMISSIONER DRISCOLL AND TELL HIM TO CHANGE THIS PLAN!

In a letter to NYS Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew Driscoll, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) requested that the current improvement plan to Ocean Parkway be modified.�? The current plan will eliminate right turns from the mainline of Ocean Parkway onto Avenue J, Avenue P and Kings Highway forcing drivers to turn a block earlier or