The detour route. Have fun.Uh-oh. The eastbound Belt Parkway is going to temporarily close. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 21, the Belt Parkway will fully close between Flatbush Avenue and the Mill Basin Bridge because of an urgent repaving operation by the Department of Transportation. There
Department of City Planning
Yesterday we posted [/boaters-criticize-decision-to-remove-navigation-aid/#more-14786]about how the 77-year-old roundhouse that sits just off the tip of the Manhattan Beach peninsula is going to be removed. The roundhouse has been a navigational aid that longtime sailors in our area have relied on. The mariners in our community are very against
Electricity
A Gravesend native is saving our environment. His secret? It’s all in the name. Solar Bawabeh, 31-years-old, of Syrian descent, remembers being teased as a child for his unusual first name, but now his uncommon moniker is the inspiration behind his new company, Solar Rainbow, that installs solar panels
Senator Golden says he will not let our senior centers shut down, and it seems the rest of the State Senate agrees. The legislative body voted on Tuesday to approve a budget recommendation that would maintain the current level of Title XX Funding, and they’re hoping the State Assembly
sex trafficking
Since it’s Women’s History Month, Kingsborough Community College is bringing attention to a current problem plaguing the world. There will be a free lecture and movie screening event called “Sex Trafficking” on Monday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m. in room M240 of the school (2001 Oriental
Photo by Michael ComeauLongtime sailors in our area aren’t too thrilled about the city’s plan to get rid of a 77-year-old concrete roundhouse, a part of Coney Island’s Wastewater Treatment Plant’s system that currently discharges treated sewer water into Jamaica Bay. The roundhouse structure is a
Wandering NYC dug up this awesome 1924 real estate advertisement, marketing “The New Flatbush,” a.k.a, “Sheepshead Bay-Harkness Estate,” a.k.a. Nostrand Avenue and Avenue U. I personally like how the sea shell the mermaid is holding went into land into built homes. Believe it or not, but
The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association will hold a meeting this Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the King’s Chapel, on the corner of Quentin Road and East 27 Street. The organization plans to discuss Senator Carl Kruger’s situation [/carl-kruger-charged-with-accepting-1-million-in-bribes/] and will also discuss
murder
Maksim Gelman pleaded not guilty to stabbing a man on the 3 train during his two borough rampage last month. The alleged killer appeared in Manhattan court yesterday morning via video from his confinement in Bellevue Hospital, where he faced charges for the Manhattan portion of his attacks. Gelman’s
Preparations for the next BayFest will be held in the Comfort Inn meeting room at 3218 Emmons Avenue this Wednesday March 16 at 8:20 p.m. This meeting will provide the opportunity to help prepare for this year’s 20th Annual BayFest this May, and President Steve Barrison said
community groups
From the Manhattan Beach Community Group: > Please come to our March meeting this Wednesday, the 16th, at 8 PM. As usual we will be meeting at PS 195 located at 131 Irwin Street in Manhattan Beach. > The NYC Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio will be our featured guest speaker
[/?attachment_id=14640]Sale signsAs we all know, Parkmark on 3785 Nostrand Avenue will be leaving us soon. [/pathmark-to-close-100-workers-face-job-loss/] For the next couple of weeks, we’ll be reminded by this whenever we walk by. The upside? Sales! Signs in the windows are advertising 10 to 30 percent off all