east 13th st
I spotted this sign hanging from a tree on Avenue Y and East 13th Street the other day. It was a pity I didn’t have a better camera on me. Hopefully more stuff like this pops up around the neighborhood. It was a welcome sight to shake me from
1917 kings highway
It was less than a year ago that Funkiberry, a frozen yogurt outpost, opened on Avenue U and Ocean Avenue [/funkiberry-opens-up-on-avenue-u-ocean-avenue/]. The franchise continues to expand, with a new location set to open soon at 1917 Kings Highway (between East 19th Street and Ocean Avenue). A third location already exists
advocates
Councilman Vincent Gentile honored Bath Beach boxing coach Willie Vargas last week, presenting him with a Presidential Volunteer Service Award and a Gold Lifetime Achievement Award signed by President Barack Obama. Since 1979, Vargas has been teaching at-risk youth how to box – keeping them off the streets and teaching them
property tax
A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the formation of a Sandy Oversight Unit this morning, with its first task slated to be an audit of the Build it Back recovery program. Stringer is targeting the program in the wake
Congress
Congressman Michael Grimm and Democratic challenger Domenic Recchia [/recchia-campaign-congress/] filed their latest fundraising totals earlier this week, with the incumbent just barely edging out his opponent in available cash. Grimm’s April filing shows [http://observer.com/2014/04/recchia-and-grimm-release-fund-raising-tallies/] that he raised $345,000 over the last filing period,
301 ave u
The suspects. (Source: NYPD via NBC)More details have emerged in the bank robbery spree we told you about earlier this week, in which four banks were hit in a span of just two hours [/cops-hunt-suspect-wanted-for-robbery-spree-that-hit-four-local-banks-yesterday/] . Originally, it was reported that police were looking for one suspect in a case
thieves
Tanya speaks with PIX11 (Source: PIX11)Bandits beware: Southern Brooklyn’s ladies know how to protect themselves. A local teenage girl, Tanya, was riding the southbound F train when a thug attempted to swipe her phone near the Avenue N station. Not only did Tanya fight back – she nabbed the
cameran gainer
When moderators of “The History of Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennett Field, and Marine Park” Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/forttilden/photos/a.10151532533098554.1073741826.35181943553/10152333719133554/?type=1&stream_ref=10] posted this photo a few weeks ago, it set me off on a long search of old
anniversaires
Photo by William AlatristeElected officials, community and labor leaders celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Bay Parkway Community Job Center on Friday, honoring it for its history of helping immigrant laborers attain the American dream through education, jobs, safety training and grassroots organizing. We’ve written about the job center
credit rating
The face of God (via Facebook)A Brighton Beach man with the first name “God” is suing credit-reporting agency Equifax because their system reject his first name, and claims he has no financial history. The New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2014/04/11/man-with-first-name-god-runs-into-credit-rating-issues/] : > God Gazarov — a
howard fields
Marty Resnick (Source: Howard Fields via Daily News)The sculpture (Source: Howard Fields via Daily News)When I was a student at Kingsborough High School (now Leon M. Goldstein High School) at Kingsborough Community College, I often passed by a rusted sculpture with Hebrew lettering as I wandered the campus.
Campaign Finance Laws
Diana DurandDiana Durand, a former beau of Congressman Michael Grimm who was arrested in January for illegally funneling money to the Republican pol’s campaign, will not implicate the congressman in the scheme, squashing a plea deal. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/grimm-ex-girlfriend-diana-durand-implicating-fundraising-investigation-article-1.1757813] : >