Photo by Allan RosenWe all know this winter has been brutal, and it left our roads so pockmarked that it’s beginning to look a bit like Sarajevo, circa 1993 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Sarajevo]. However, elected officials are coming to our – and our car’s – rescue.
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Snow is not going to interfere this time – the Public Scoping Hearing on the proposed development at Four Sparrows Marsh will finally be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of Kings Plaza. The meeting was previously cancelled twice over the past month due to poor weather
Source: NYDailyNews.com“Sometimes my mind isn’t right.” Tell us something we don’t know, Maksim Gelman. That’s what Gelman told reporters yesterday during an interview with reporters at Bellevue Hospital, where he was undergoing evaluation. Aside from his disturbing mental state, Gelman said he’s not in
Source: Google MapsSay it ain’t so. Pathmark supermarket on Nostrand Avenue is going to close. But don’t despair – politicians are looking to work with the property owner to get a new supermarket in that location. Pathmark’s owner, A&P, filed for bankruptcy protection last December, and
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Sammie's hasn't replaced the Del Corso sign just yet. (Photo by Ariela Baranov) Sammie’s Pizza and Restaurant have opened up in 3003 Avenue U, the spot formerly occupied by Pizzeria Del Corso. Don’t get too excited for the return of Nino Coniglio, the pizza
A flyover of Jamaica Bay, from a plan approaching or departing JFK. (Source: felix.castor/Flickr)A planned expansion of John F. Kennedy Internation airport has environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts livid, as proposals call for development on portions of the federally protected Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The Port Authority of
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Kruger at an October 2010 event.State Senator Carl Kruger pushing a bill banning pedestrians from using iPods and other devices when crossing the street, but the mother of a man killed is outraged that the politician is using her son as a poster boy for the initiative. Kruger first
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First of all, go and hit play on that video, so the music plays as your read. Supposedly, it’s written by a Sheepshead Bay native [http://brooklyn.about.com/b/2011/02/12/hate-valentines-brooklyn-14-alternative-things-to-celebrate-nb-tomorrow-is-national-tortellini-day.htm] , though we can’t confirm that. Ah, that’s better. Now, are you just
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Sure, maybe the one armed man did it. Maksim Gelman, the Sheepshead Bay resident behind Friday’s vicious rampage [/tag/maksim-gelman/], was charged with four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, robbery charges and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. But outside of the 61st Precinct
Photo by Laura Fernandez.