"The Q Train," pastel on paper, 22x30, by artist Nigel van WieckIt’s another Monday and another set of B and Q line service change announcements. Commuters who use these lines may wish to reference this post during the week. The changes for both lines are as follows:
Source: Whiskeygonebad via FlickrThe good news can be heard ’round the hood: The Festa di Santa Rosalia, or 18th Avenue Feast, is back on for this year! The city approved the permits for the feast to run from August 24 to September 3. It will take place on 18th Avenue,
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Source: designcrushblog.comI’ll admit, I’m not entirely sure where in Brooklyn Mike D. from the Beastie Boys is from, or what neighborhood he lives in now. But wherever that may be, he made some pretty amazing wallpaper to decorate his brownstone with. Click to enlargeHe teamed up [http:
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Source: Alwynloh via Wikimedia CommonsIt seems that the local leaders are getting the point: Bensonhurst needs a good scrubbing. In response, Assemblyman William Colton organized another neighborhood cleanup project scheduled for Monday, July 30 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. He’s relying on the help of local
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Express Line Wireless and Avenue Candles are hosting the First Annual Summer Blood Drive at 7622-7624 13th Avenue. Donors will receive goodies and be registered win a $300.00 gift basket. Call Silvana to sign up at (718) 492-2222.
A distraught man was talked down from the ledge of the Verrazano Bridge earlier this week. [/attempted-suicide-on-the-verrazano-bridge-thwarted/] The hero cop who saved his life spoke to him in his native Cantonese and shared personal stories. The two formed a bond and eventually, the suicidal man changed his mind. This video
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Source: The offices of Nicole MalliotakisThe following is a press release from the offices of Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis: Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C-Bay Ridge) is inviting members of the local media to engage in a conversation regarding MTA issues and how the agency will affect Bay Ridge residents and businesses
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Councilman Greenfield and Sanitation Department's Iggy TerranovaCouncilman David Greenfield will join New York City Sanitation Department Commissioner John Doherty today to present two new haulster trucks to the Brooklyn 12 Sanitation Garage at 5602 19th Avenue. The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. The new equipment,
Click here to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.
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Image courtesy of Tatyana RosaliaReader Tatyana Rosalia sent us this tranquility-inducing photograph taken along the Belt Parkway Promenade. Hopefully, the smell everyone’s been complaining about [/gravesend-bay-water-quality-advisory-lifted/] is completely gone and in its place, a clean bay breeze. Happy Wednesday. Now, get out there and get some fresh air. If
Source: Joe TeutonicoAfter months of uncertainty, State Supreme Court Judge Joan Lobis ruled in favor of the 3,000 teachers whose jobs hung in the balance after 24 New York City schools were set to shutdown and reopen under a set of federal guidelines. The judge stated that school closures
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A local tipster sent us a note about police activity in front of Ridgewood Savings Bank at 7124 18th Avenue. A card skimmer may have been attempting to lift card numbers from the ATM. A bank representative would not confirm whether or not the crime took place, however, he did