east 14th st
The photo above was taken this morning on Avenue U and East 14th Street. According to reader Tracy M., it’s indicative of “the appalling state of the neighborhood, post snow. This pic was taken this morning at Ave U and East 14. I could have gone for blocks taking
Legal Services
GreenfieldThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield has once again partnered with City University of New York (CUNY) to bring free, high quality immigration law services directly to residents of Boro Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst twice a month through CUNY’
82nd st
Bensonhurst Bean super user Carmen Tamacas spotted this snow gentleman at Garibaldi Playground (18th Avenue between 83rd Street and 82nd Street), snapped a photo, and tweeted it our way. > Perfect snowman @ Garibaldi Playground @BensonhurstBean [https://twitter.com/BensonhurstBean] pic.twitter.com/dUFlNGV8kS [http://t.co/dUFlNGV8kS] — Carmen M. Tamacas
darren aronofsky
Aronofsky (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Noah, the upcoming blockbuster by Manhattan Beach native Darren Aronofsky, will feature a little extra local love when it comes out on March 28 now that Aronofsky has revealed a cameo by his favorite teacher, Mrs. Fried of Mark Twain Junior High School. Hollywood Reporter did
Black History Month
Coney Island Hospital Executive Director Arthur Wagner presented Borough President Eric Adams with a plaque on Wednesday, honoring the new beep’s service to the community as an elected official and member of the New York Police Department. The ceremony was the highlight of the institution’s Black History Month
tom valerakis
Store manager Tom Valerakis with Assemblyman William Colton.The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton. We might have done an original article on it, but no one offered us any cake. On Saturday Februrary 15, Assemblyman William Colton (D-Brooklyn, New York) attended the 110th
Source: retrofresh!/FlickrWhen Superstorm Sandy struck the neighborhood in October 2012, it was lights out on the Belt Parkway near Plumb Beach’s exit 9 [/stretches-of-belt-parkway-still-not-lit-due-to-sandy-damage/]. Literally. And then those lights stayed out for 15 months, despite promises given by the Department of Transportation to local elected officials to install
agudath israel
Source: CeCILL via Wikimedia CommonsAssemblyman Dov Hikind took to the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J this morning to announce that installation of the first wave of 320 security cameras is set to begin soon. In a press release, the local pol boasts of the “expensive, state-of-the-art system
1703 sheepshead bay rd
Source: Arbuz via FacebookOur friends over at Arbuz tipped us off to yet another business set to open on Sheepshead Bay Road called Sugar & Spice. The business will open at 1703 Sheepshead Bay Road, replacing the short-lived Norodny International Food Store, which closed up in December after just seven
Airports
Source: Fairfield PoliceMidwood resident Chaim Masri, 46, crashed a single-engine Cesna Model 172 after touching down at a Fairfield, New Jersey, airport on Monday evening. Masri brought the small plane in for a landing at Essex County Airport just before 7:00 p.m. When the plane hit the runway,
6301 8th ave
Source: Google MapsNeighbors of the 36-year-old pregnant woman struck and killed by a snow plow-equipped Bobcat vehicle [/pregnant-woman-killed-by-snow-plow-near-maimonides-hospital/] last week are outraged at what they say is a meaningless penalty for the vehicle’s operator, and are calling for criminal charges. Min Lin was visiting Fei Long Market at 6301
Source: formulanone/FlickrMayor Bill de Blasio yesterday unveiled the 63-points of his Vision Zero proposal aimed at eliminating pedestrian deaths, and some of the steps make Michael Bloomberg look like a Detroit industry lobbyist. De Blasio’s plan pushes a citywide reduction of the speed limit to 25 miles per