A scene from last year's event. Photo by Erica ShermanThe Kings Bay YM-YWHA will once again be holding its annual Purim Carnival [/photos-purim-party-packs-kings-bay-y/], from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March 4 at 3495 Nostrand Avenue between Avenue U and Avenue V. The entire family
From the Mermaid Parade. Technical deets from the photographer: > Fuji Superia X-Tra 400. Canon A-1. Sigma Zoom 80-200mm 1:4.5-5.6. I was informed by a guy I knew who ran a photo lab in Park Slope years ago that Fuji film was far superior to Kodak, except
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The Flatbush Park Jewish Center, where Thursday's debate between Fidler and Storobin is slated to take place. Photo by Erica ShermanUPDATE (2:26 p.m.): The Storobin campaign just issued the following release: > The Storobin campaign has just received word that Councilman Lew Fidler will be medically
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Birthday girl Victoria Gershik with "The King." Click to enlarge. Source: FacebookNo, it’s not Plumb Beach [/tag/plumb-beach/]’s birthday. I don’t think any of us know the exact date and year the universe spit Plumb Beach out of its womb. It’s local resident Victoria
I’m guessing it’s morning, but I can’t orient myself as to whether the sun is rising or setting, so it’s really either/or. Shot on February 26, 2012. Photo by Robin Michals
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The following is a message from our friends at the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group:
A lovely and enlightening message from the photographer: > A reminder of how unseasonably warm this winter has been and a promise of an early spring. As we know Staten Island Chuck, the official woodchuck weather prognosticator of New York City, did not see his shadow this year and his
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Jack Nacmias' Sunoco gas station on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue V. Source: Google MapsThe rising price of fuel at a Sheepshead Bay service station is serving as a national litmus test for the 2012 presidential race, according to the owner of the station. “Those numbers on the gas
Shot earlier in the month on Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway during some snow flurries. Photo by Erica Sherman
I wonder how many of you young’uns remember that eighties catch phrase. Photo by Erica Sherman
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
Shot in Manhattan Beach this past March. Photo by PayPaul