double parking
Source: StreetsblogOfficers from the 62nd Precinct, covering Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights and parts of Gravesend and Borough Park, are warning drivers of an impending crackdown on double parking throughout the command. Police have been distributing fliers about the crackdown, dubbed “Operation Move Along,” noting that fines for double parking
assault
Source: .v1ctor Casale./FlickrA Marine Park man has been charged with brutally beating his 94-year-old mother, leaving her with serious injuries, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced yesterday. Mark Farrell, 65, allegedly left his mother with fractures and lacerations to her face and skull, and two broken ribs and fingers
Chinatown
An example of the infection in its earlier stages. These spots can grow into lesions and spread into the muscle tissue, making surgery necessary. (Source: CDC)At least 30 people have been diagnosed with a bacterial skin infection after handling raw fish at Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens Chinese markets, spurring
An example of the infection in its earlier stages. These spots can grow into lesions and spread into the muscle tissue, making surgery necessary. (Source: CDC)At least 30 people have been diagnosed with a bacterial skin infection after handling raw fish at Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens Chinese markets, spurring
1882 east 12th st
1882 East 12th Street (Source: Google Maps)After a long and bitter battle with Homecrest neighbors, the Department of Buildings has ordered the owner of a home being built on East 12th Street to submit new plans or tear the house down, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced today. The home at
brighton 14th st
The New York Police Department this morning issued a Silver Alert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Alert]for the disappearance of 77-year-old Roza Babin, an Alzheimer’s sufferer last seen in Brighton Beach. Babin, pictured above, is 5 feet 4 inches tall, approximately 200 pounds, with blue eyes and
2801 emmons ave
Click for full flierA group of city planners and neighborhood activists will be meeting tomorrow, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. to begin creating a new comprehensive vision of the Sheepshead Bay waterfront’s commercial and recreational corridors. The public forum, open to all and taking place at the
Courtesy of the United States Coast GuardLate in the 19th century, Congress approved the construction of a lighthouse [http://www.uscg.mil/d1/antNewYork/lighthouses/ConeyIsland.asp] on the western end of Coney Island. The now-defunct 124-year-old beacon has become the subject of a mini-documentary that aired last week on
budget
GreenfieldAs part of his ongoing effort to make the annual city budget funding process as transparent and open as possible, Councilman David G. Greenfield is again inviting all non-profit organizations to attend his fourth annual budget workshop. At this important session, non-profit groups that serve the people of the 44th
Beaches
Source: Riverhead FoundationA baby harp seal was spotted on the shores of Brighton Beach on Saturday morning sunning himself. The seal was seen at approximately 8:30 a.m. Police were called to the scene as a precaution, and they closed off the area using crime-scene tape for the animal’
sheepshead bay plumb beach civic association
The Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow, March 4, at 7:45 p.m. in the community room of the Waterford on the Bay (2900 Bragg Street). All are invited, and refreshments will be served.
Source: dtanist/FlickrD LINE No scheduled subway service adjustments at this time. N LINE All times until October 2014: there are no N or R trains running between Court St, Brooklyn and Whitehall St, Manhattan. Late-night N (11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and weekend R trains operate