Boating
Authorities fished the unconscious body of Vladislav Cheloudko, 41, out of the Rockaway Inlet behind Kingsborough Community College yesterday afternoon, in what appears to be a boating excursion gone bad. Police arrived at the Manhattan Beach-based school (2001 Oriental Boulevard) at approximately 5:00 p.m. Sunday. He was rushed
National Weather Service
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch [http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ072&warncounty=NYC061&firewxzone=NYZ072&local_place1=&product1=Tornado+Watch#.UlLZhSSea-1] until 5 p.m. today in all five borough of New York City, as well as parts
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch [http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ072&warncounty=NYC061&firewxzone=NYZ072&local_place1=&product1=Tornado+Watch#.UlLZhSSea-1] until 5 p.m. today in all five borough of New York City, as well as parts
2560 ocean ave
Investors Bank Customer Service Associate Slavko Pavlovic and Ocean Ave. Manager Gene Svetnikov in front of the new location. (Source: Investors Bank)Investors Bank is set to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location, a Homecrest branch at 2560 Ocean Avenue on the corner of Avenue U, on Saturday.
3827 nostrand ave
Blink Fitness, a no-frills gym, will open in December at 3827 Nostrand Avenue, the former site of Pathmark. Readers began sending us tips about a possible gym at the location as early as a month ago, and more frequently as fencing went up at the property indicating interior work. The
2520 east 17th st
New York Yankees baseball legend Dwight “Doc” Gooden will be in Sheepshead Bay this Saturday, signing photos and copies of his memoir to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Sheepshead Bay’s Ridgewood Savings Bank (2520 East 17th Street). The feared pitcher, who played for both the Mets and the Yankees,
2623 east 16th st
Anatolian Gyro will move off of Sheepshead Bay Road, around the corner to 2623 East 16th Street, as their landlord ramps up for their third major storefront renovation project in the Sheepshead Bay Road area. The restaurant has occupied 1605 Sheepshead Bay Road since 1994, becoming one of the earliest
hookah bars
A new hookah lounge and Mediterranean restaurant called Shisha Lounge is set to open at 2711 Avenue U. We passed by and noticed the new storefront, which is taking over for Alaskan Sun Tanning. A sign in the window is referring Alaskan Sun’s customers to its other locations at
federal aid
Floyd Bennett FieldWell then. Looks like the thick-headed, impudent twerps in Washington D.C. have fully managed to allow politics to trump their duty to their constituents, spurring the first government shutdown in nearly two decades. Federal facilities across the nation have been padlocked, 800,000 government employees face uncertain
New York Times
Source: Rob Bourdon via FlickrA majority of New Yorkers indicated that they would support the upcoming ballot measure that would allow for the development of seven casinos. The New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/nyregion/poll-finds-support-for-new-casinos-in-state.html?hpw] that the poll, conducted by Siena
igor oberman
Ari KaganDemocratic District Leader Ari Kagan officially conceded the Democratic primary race to replace term-limited Councilman Michael Nelson last week, thanking his supporters and vowing to stay active in the community. Kagan held off on his concession for nearly two weeks, waiting for the official, post-recanvassing vote tallies to be
Source: vidalia_11/FlickrB LINE Brighton Beach-bound B trains make local stops at Avenue U and Neck Rd, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday to Friday. Q LINE All times until mid-fall 2013: Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Cortelyou Rd, Beverley Rd, and Parkside Av. From