brighton beach
Members of Sandy-affected communities along the East Coast paid respect to what was lost during the storm, lighting candles and wielding flashlights to “light up the shore” on the first anniversary of the flooding. Light Up the Shore events were held in Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach, joining
Albany
State Senator Marty Golden (Source: Senator Golden’s offices)New York Times columnist Michael Powell took State Senator Marty Golden and Sheepshead Bay’s State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz to task for sponsoring legislation that would have directed millions of dollars to the tobacco industry, and came, Powell writes, at the
State Senator Marty Golden (Source: Senator Golden’s offices)New York Times columnist Michael Powell took State Senator Marty Golden and Sheepshead Bay’s State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz to task for sponsoring legislation that would have directed millions of dollars to the tobacco industry, and came, Powell writes, at the
Police & Fire
Minutes ago, reader Paypaul sent us this photo and tip, saying that a bicyclist was struck by a Department of Sanitation collection truck on Gravesend Neck Road and East 12th Street. Paypaul wrote: > I was walking up Neck Road going towards the Homecrest Library when I saw the aftermath
86th St.
Photo Courtesy Of Justin BrannanState Senator Marty Golden and Republican City Council candidate John Quaglione are renewing their calls for a restoration of weekend bus service on the X28 line from Bath Beach to Manhattan. The duo sent a letter, along with “hundreds of petitions,” to the MTA calling for
bridge repair
Contractors for the Department of Transportation were at the Ocean Avenue footbridge today, putting a layer of primer down on the 132-year-old span – the first time it’s been splashed with paint since the structure was rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy [/footbridge/]. It’s a welcome sight. Passing that bridge frequently,
infrastructure
Remember when we ate MREs because we had to? Ugh.Yesterday we posted part one of a list of notable coverage [/linkwrap-sandy-anniversary-coverage-from-around-the-city/] of the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Most were published over the weekend or last week. Here’s part two, with the latest Sandy-related coverage from around the
anniversaries
The morning after Superstorm Sandy swept through the neighborhood, local photographer and Sheepshead Bites contributor Max Bolotov [https://www.facebook.com/MaxBolotovPhotography] took to the streets with his camera. He documented the damage to homes, streets and businesses along and just off of the Emmons Avenue waterfront. As the anniversary
civic groups
Community Board 15 will hold their monthly meeting tonight, at 7:00 p.m., in the faculty dining room (U112) of Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard). Here are the zoning items being considered by the Board: * 288 Dover Street – An application for a special permit to allow the enlargement
andrew cuomo
Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrA new poll suggests that a majority of New York City residents support changing the amendment to add seven new casinos somewhere in New York State, but don’t want to see it in the five boroughs, the New York Times reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/
Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrA new poll suggests that a majority of New York City residents support changing the amendment to add seven new casinos somewhere in New York State, but don’t want to see it in the five boroughs, the New York Times reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/
Jews
Hayon, left, and Greenfield, right.We told you last week about Councilman David Greenfield’s defense of Hasidic store owners [/greenfield-wants-to-allow-store-owners-to-hang-signs-that-require-customers-to-adhere-to-religious-dress-code-rules/] , who are being targeted by the Human Rights Commission for demanding customers dress modestly. The business owners hung signs from their windows demanding customers adhere to a dress code,