permits
Source: Whiskeygonebad via FlickrWe’ve been getting a lot of questions our way pertaining to the Festa di Santa Rosalia, better known as the 18th Avenue Feast. This Bensonhurst tradition really brings up a lot of passion among locals and when it was suddenly canceled last year [/believe-the-blogs-18th-avenue-feast-is-cancelled/], residents were
While millions were spent to turn a part of the iconic wooden boardwalk along Coney Island and Brighton Beach into concrete [/today-boardwalk-hearing-in-manhattan-at-noon/], the boardwalk westward remains neglected and in disrepair. Activists claim that an area outside of the normal tourist route is “dangerous.” Todd Dobrin, president of Friends of the
2092 stillwell ave
In April, we posted about a new flea market online retailer [/fleamarkets-net-retailer-set-to-open-by-the-end-of-the-month/] opening at 2092 Stillwell Avenue. The store is now officially open for business. Currently, FleaMarkets.net [http://www.fleamarkets.net/] has approximately 15 vendors and is open only on weekends, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to
2028 bath ave
The Bath Beach Diner at 2028 Bath Avenue is due to open today at 12:30 p.m. The owners, Billy Grillas and George Kremidas, also ran the Off Shore Diner at 7822 3rd Avenue for more than 18 years. Senator Martin Golden will be on-hand to cut the ribbon
dov hikind
Image courtesy of the offices of Assemblyman Dov HikindNo new information has been released regarding the vandals responsible for the wave of anti-Semitic graffiti in Borough Park [/swastika-graffiti-spraying-continues-over-the-weekend/]. The acts of hate have prompted many community leaders to publicly condemn the perpetrators. Congressman Jerrold Nadler has announced his desire to
exit 15
This pertains more to the Staten Islanders, but it may be helpful nonetheless: The last exit before the Verrazano Bridge is now new Exit 15, Fingerboard Road/Lily Pond Ave. Motorists driving on the Staten Island Expressway who want to exit before reaching the Brooklyn-bound Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will have to
subway repair
Courtesy of the MTAD train riders can expect some big changes to their D line commute for the next few weeks. There will be no direct service between the Stillwell Avenue and Bay Parkway beginning Friday at 10 p.m. until July 23. On weekends, there won’t be service
228 ave s
Let’s viralize this pepped up performance of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” by the sixth graders of David A. Boody I.S. 228 at 228 Avenue S. These kids rock.
barn owls
From the American Littoral Society: The NY Chapter of the American Littoral Society is dedicated to preserving, restoring and enhancing the estuaries of NYC and helping to make the coast line of NYC hospitable to marine life. They’re involved in many projects from planting marshes, cleaning beaches and the
fy 2013
Source: Sherif9282 via Wikimedia CommonsAfter the FY 2013 budget passed, it seems few council members realized that in there was a fee charging museums, churches, universities and other tax-exempt organizations for garbage pickup. It would raise funds for the city to the tune of $17.2-million and it went into
A&P
Source: Rasbak via Wikimedia CommonsBrightFarms, Inc [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/04/local-congressman-jerrold-nadler-gets-behind-the-green-roof-movement/] and The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc. [http://apfreshonline.com/] (that’s A&P to you) have announced a partnership to deliver fresh local produce to A&P stores throughout New York. BrightFarms
1601 80 st
Source: BiT via Wikimedia CommonsWhile most students, parents and teaching staff are enjoying time away from the classrooms, Board of Education officials are using this time to gather information about the poverty rates of New York’s public schools and using those numbers to determine federal funding. A recent New