by poolie via flickrThe high today will be in the mid 90’s. The humidity and air quality problems we had yesterday should also continue until tonight. Remember our tips from the National Weather Service [http://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/stories/Heat-Related-Deaths-Reported-Temps-to-Climb-123380858.html] . They include remembering to take it easy
Billboards
It seems like these Velsor Realty people really get around. A second hand-painted Velsor sign graces the streetscape of Bay Parkway, inviting potential buyers to part with their savings in order to be the proud owners of 3, 4 and 5 room ‘luxury’ Coop apartments. I certainly prefer the sign
labor unions
As employees at a Long Island Target store try to organize [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/17/long-island-target-store-may-be-the-first-to-unionize/] and the likelihood that anti-labor union behemoth Walmart will soon try to bribe donate its way into NYC increases [http://gothamist.com/2011/07/07/walmart_is_funding_citys_free_summe.
race for borough president
Carlo Scissura (photo by Andrew Schwartz via cityhallnews.com)Borough President Marty Markowitz protege Carlo Scisurra’s name is currently being floated as a possible successor to Brooklyn’s top political slot. According to an article by Harold Egeln in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.
brownstoner
Even though the basic design is the same...there's a lot of diversity in detail, from the types of entrances...to the details on the facade and the height of the stoopsDuring the 1920’s, Bensonhurst went from a rural farming community to a medium-density urban neighborhood, almost
Fountain
barbecue ribs
If you can stomach a salad after two racks of these ribs, you're a better person than meYou have a hankering for some home-made barbecue ribs but you live in an apartment. You don’t own an outdoor grill, much less a smoker. And since you’re on
usa united bus express
According to public records, Coney Island bus company USA United Fleet, Inc. aka Shoreline Fleet, Inc. filed bankruptcy in Brooklyn’s Eastern District federal court yesterday. Actually, director William Moran filed eight different Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases- one for each of the firms that operate under United Fleet’s umbrella.
bergstein's ny delicatessen
from bergsteinsdeli.comIn the land of Da Bulls and Da Bears, Da Bensonhurst is in high demand. At Chicago Heights, Illinois eatery Bergstein’s NY Delicatessen, one of their most celebrated sandwiches is called the Bensonhurst and it’s named in honor of our world famous ward. What’s in
47th Street
photo credit: Boro Park ScoopBorough Park was hit with two armed robberies in the space of less than two hours on Tuesday. The first, at the Perfect Interior Designs flooring store [http://www.boroparkscoop.com/2011/07/armed-robbery-on-47th-street.html#more-3642] at 1930 47th Street near McDonald Avenue, happened just before
cell phone tower
Here’s a nice billboard for a real estate agency painted on the side of an apartment building on Bay Parkway, somewhere in the low 70’s, I believe. From the general looks of it, I’d say it was probably put up anywhere from the late 1970’s to
leon panetta
photo credit: Colleen MurphyLast week, Congressman Michael Grimm told the live audience of radio station WCBS 880 that the ordinance lying on the bottom of Gravsend Bay [/coast-guard-makes-temporary-safety-zone-permanent/] near the Verrazano Bridge should be taken away by the Feds, rather than merely cordoned off with a safety zone. And he