Car Services
Source: mikealex/FlickrThe Taxi and Limousine Commission wants your opinion on allowing livery cab drivers new privileges to pick you up. Yes, legally. The TLC has launched an online survey following up on Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City proposal to allow some livery cab drivers to pick up
jonathan bowles
Source: Marcos Vasconcelos Photography/FlickrWe all know finding and holding a job in his economy is rough, but commuting to work these days can be just as tough. [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2011/02/24/2011-02-24_in_commuter_hell_boros_workers_who_need_transit_to_jobs_outside_
department of taxation and finance
Source: alancleaver_2000 via FlickrNow there’s a way to bleed less when filing taxes this tax season. Whether you are getting back a lot, nothing, or owe the IRS money, the good news is the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance is offering free tax preparation on-line software to
If you plan to smoke in a park, beach, marina, boardwalk or a pedestrian plaza, don’t even think about it. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703775704576160920359640688.html] Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg signed legislation that prohibits smoking in parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas. The smoking ban will go into
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Source: connect2ny.orgSheepshead Bay and the surrounding areas are home to one of the largest communities of Holocaust survivors in the world, but the numbers of those who remain are thinning. Which is just one reason why you should consider Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island’s (JCCGCI’s)
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Hangar B at Floyd Bennett FieldA new player is getting in on Jamaica Bay development plans: President Obama. Last week, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis visited New York City and decided it was time for a change. The two announced that as part of
Photo by Gary Wong via Flickr.It’s that time again, commuters. Q train troubles are ahead and that’s our “cue” (Get it? Q?) to report it to you. All information is provided by the MTA: There will be some trouble for the night commuters this week: 12:15
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Source: Google MapsElected officials have fired off letters to Stop & Shop, White Rose, D’Agostino Supermarkets, Key Food and Whole Foods in an attempt to find a replacement supermarket for Pathmark on 3785 Nostand Avenue [/pathmark-to-close-100-workers-face-job-loss/#more-13668], they announced yesterday. Meanwhile, one media outlet is stirring the Walmart pot.
brennan and carr
Source: ny.eater.comA nice mention for one of Sheepshead Bay’s finest and most mouth-watering establishments. Brennan & Carr’s (3432 Nostrand Avenue) received a shout-out [http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/02/who_goes_there_brennan_and_carr.php] in Eater NY from a blogger who’s no
Well, they cleared out a mess, but apparently made an even bigger one… One of our readers informed about a fire truck that came with three firemen and cleared snow from around a hydrant. In the process, they knocked down the hydrant. Then they packed up and left.
golden gate inn
Jennifer Scarpati-Imparato (Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle)Guy “Zap” Zappulla strangled Jennifer Scarpati-Imparato, a Sheepshead Bay native and prostitute, to death at the Golden Gate Motor Inn in 1998. Thirteen years later, he somehow joined a Facebook tribute group to her from prison, outraging friends and family of the victim. Following
tre fratelli deli
Another longtime Sheepshead Bay business is shuttered this week. Tre Fratelli, at 2311 Avenue Z, will never serve another sandwich. According to Bob Tracey, of Tracey Real Estate, who is now marketing the property, the owners of Tre Fratelli were hampered by slow sales and lack of business. Such a