Brooklyn: An event is scheduled today at the Palace Hall on McDonald Ave. and Ditmas Ave. in Brooklyn. Hundreds of people are expected to attend. Being that the event is hosted by an institution located near McDonald Ave. and Kings Highway (Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute, 1795 Ocean Parkway), many guests will go to the F train for quick, easy and cheap transportation. When they arrive at the station, they will be informed that there is no F service, no shuttle bus and no way to get to the event.
Ald. Edward Burke is stepping down as alderman of the 14th Ward, where he and his father held sway for some 70 years even amid sweeping demographic changes.