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14 BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DECEMBER 22, 2019 Councilman Mark Treyger announced $850,000 in funding for anti-gun violence initiatives one day after a man was fatally shot in Coney Island. Photo courtesy of Mark Treyger GUN VIOLENCE perts in an effort to deescalate confl icts. The legislator simultaneously announced $550,000 in Council funding aimed at education and mentorship programs throughout the area for at-risk youth. That funding includes: $100,000 for the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, which provides mentorship, employment, and educational supports with stipends for justice-involved youth $140,000 for employment services for ex-offenders $100,000 for art therapy at the Surfside Community Center Nearly $140,000 for high school equivalency classes that include free meals and childcare $11,000 for a therapeutic services along the peninsula. “We need innovative approaches and all-hands-on-deck partnerships to address gun violence, and the trauma it causes in our communities,” said Treyger. “I’m grateful to all of our nonprofi t partners and local leaders for their dedication and collaboration to healing our community and keeping everyone safe.” Continued from page 1 Borough Park robbers on the loose Cops are seeking two thieves wanted for robbing a woman in Borough Park on Nov. 27. Photo by NYPD BY COLIN MIXSON Police are hunting the fi ends who robbed a young woman in Borough Park on Nov. 27. The victim, 18, told police the two crooks demanded her cash on 60th Street near 12th Avenue at 1:25 am, when she pulled out her phone in an attempt to call for help. But one of the lowlifes snatched her cell and smashed it against the ground, according to police, and surveillance footage shows the crook digging $270 out of the victim’s wallet as she sits on the ground. The woman was not injured during the heist, cops said. Anyone with information is encouraged to call local authorities. All calls are strictly confi dential. ��