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Learn How To Sail On The Bay

The Miramar Yacht Club at 3050 Emmons Avenue has released their Sailing Basics programs for this spring and summer. There will be an opportunity to explore sailing on Sunday May 1, at 11 a.m. There is also a free seek and sail event on June 18. Prices for the

Cymbrowitz’s Mobile Office @ Kings Highway Library

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz’s mobile community office will be visiting the Kings Highway Brooklyn Public Library at 2115 Ocean Avenue, on Friday, April 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. A staff member will be in attendance to discuss local issues and answer questions from the community. Call (718) 743-4078 for

Tonight: MBNA Meeting At 8 p.m.

The Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association (MBNA) is holding their meeting tonight, Monday, April 4, at 8 p.m. at P.S. 195 (131 Irwin Street).

Toolkit To Make Our Roads Safer

Help make the roads of your neighborhood safer! Transportation Alternatives, a transportation advocacy group, just released their “Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit [http://transalt.org/files/campaigns/enforcement/TA_Neighborhood_Traffic_Monitoring_Kit.pdf] .” The toolkit offers tips on choosing an intersection in a neighborhood to document, working with community boards,

Sweet News! Arbuz Slashes Prices For Happy Hour

Here’s news that’s nice and sweet. Arbuz, at 1706 Sheepshead Bay Road, is holding their very own happy hour where all frozen yogurt products will be 50 percent off. The happy hour will run every weekday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. throughout April. Oh, it’

Alert: Q Train Disruptions This Weekend

Here we go again. A new month means new Q train troubles. Q train service will be suspended between 57 Street in Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn during the times noted below. You can take the N train instead. Trains will also run every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue

A Barbershop Duo Worth A Mention

Joe with the recently posted Elizabeth Taylor pinup. (Source: Wandering NYC) About a year ago, we posted [/barber-shops-of-sheepshead-bay-say-metrosexu-wha/] about some of the best traditional barbershops for men in our area. Thanks to Wandering NYC [http://wanderingbrooklyn.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/dont-let-the-name-fool-you-joe-and-barts-unisex-salon/] , there’s another special one to add to

City Pays For Their Snowy Mistakes, Literally

Remember this idiot [/video-sanitation-plow-destroys-parked-car/], who tore up a parked car because he didn’t know how to handle the plow? If a snow plow truck damaged anything that you own in the wake of the December 26 storm, including your home, your car, or your self, you may receive compensation

Great Coney Island Spectacularium To Kick Off In April

An artifact from the Congress of Curious Peoples exhibit (Source: Coney Island USA)If you think Coney Island is all sorts of wild now, you should have seen it 100 years ago. Coney Island was once a place filled with unforgettable freak shows and spectacles that would be controversial today.

Tonight: Presentation On The Healing Power Of Music

You don't know what a kanun is?! Jeez, we have to show you everything around here.The Turkish Cultural Center at 245 Avenue U will have a presentation on music’s healing powers tonight, March 30, at 7 p.m. Julie Ann Cunningham, a freelance writer and musician,