86th street
Unidentified sludge on the Northern corner of Bay Parkway and 86th StreetIf only online photos were scratch-and-sniff. While the repairs on the Bay Parkway D Train station continue [/city-mta-do-battle-with-rats-while-some-solutions-are-ignored/], a massive and disgusting sludge puddle is left to fester. Sound off, have you seen the sludge or do you avoid
2092 stillwell ave
Fleamarkets.net Comes to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn2092 Stillwell Avenue will soon become a new Bensonhurst retailer. The website and storefront venture will feature space to rent for independent booths as well as an online inventory of merchandise. Fleamarkets.net is set to open at the end of the month.
medical marijuana
Source: Rotational via Wikimedia CommonsMedical marijuana is legal in 16 states. Is New York on track to become number 17? That could be the case as New York lawmakers are getting ready for a legislative push in Albany, where similar bills have been stalled before. Co-sponsor of the bill, local
71st street
Linder's Flora of Bensonhurst Public Art ProjectBrooklyn artistJoan Linder [http://www.joanlinder.com/]‘s paintings of Bensonhurst’s flora have been turned into a permanent public art exhibit. The large laminated glass installation calledThe Flora of Bensonhurst [http://www.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&
transferring parking minutes
Less tickets with roll-over parking minutesBrooklyn drivers may finally get a reprieve from parking tickets with a bill aimed at clarifying the issue of roll-over paid minutes at muni-meter spots, something that local Assemblyman William Colton has been working towards for some time. The bill states that drivers who purchase
anthony quagliariello
"NYPD - Blue" via Flickr by Alejandro MejÃa GreeneOn October 10, 2010, at 20th Avenue and 65th Street, Brooklyn firefighter Pat Quagliariello struck and killed 25-year-old Guatemalan immigrant Manuel Tzajguachiac. He immediately fled the scene. Last week, Quagliariello pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of fleeing the scene
al sharpton
Yusef Hawkins (l) and Treyvon Martin (r)In the aftermath of Trayvon Martin’s death, many are left wondering how far our country has actually gone in terms of racial equality. Lee Sustar of the Indypendent [http://www.indypendent.org/] recently wrote about the 1989 Bensonhurt murder [http://www.indypendent.
60th st
Councilman Greenfield and Sanitation Department's Iggy TerranovaBensonhurst, Borough Park and Midwood residents blasted the city’s handling of garbage-related issues in their areas, including fines, holiday pickup schedules and overflowing trash cans along commercial boulevards, at a town hall hosted by Councilman David Greenfield. Greenfield spoke to an
bridge
Verrazano Bridge Suicide Stopped by Hero Officer GrimmDuring a routine nightly highway patrol, Bridges and Tunnels Officer Edward Grimm noticed a man driving erratically on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrazano-Narrows_Bridge]. The car was moving slowly, almost stopping traffic headed into Brooklyn.
firefighter
[/apparent-fire-suicide-on-ocean-parkway-in-gravesend/firesuicide10/] Firefighters examine the sceneAs first reported by Sheepshead Bites [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/04/ocean-parkway-man-sets-fire-to-home-commits-suicide/] , firefighters discovered the body of an apparent suicide victim while putting out a fire at 2281 Ocean Parkway in Gravesend. An FDNY EMT on the scene said that the man may have
Computer Repair
Computer Software Plus, a long-lived computer parts supply retailer, is shutting the doors at its 1722 Kings Highway location after 27 years in business. They’ll be squashing their retail efforts, moving to the second floor of 1612 Kings Highway and remain open as a repair and computer service shop.
Protesters from the Orthodox Jewish group, ORA (Organization for the Resolution of Agunot) took to the streets of Gravesend early Sunday morning to demand a local resident give his wife a get (a Jewish bill of divorce). They stood across the street from his home and chanted “Shame on you”