Source: soundslogical/FlickrIt’s hot. Here’s you’re freakin’ subway service advisories. Q LINE All times until mid-Fall 2013: Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Cortelyou Rd, Beverley Rd, and Parkside Av. From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, Q trains are rerouted via the R in
2971 ocean ave
A local entrepreneur is making a bet: Sheepshead Bay needs more sushi joints. So he’s opening Ocean Style Japanese Restaurant at 2971 Ocean Avenue. It replaces Cafe Apple Grill, which opened in spring of 2012 [/cafe-apple-grill-to-replace-chipp-pizzeria/] and lasted less than a year before closing. Apple Grill itself replaced Chipp
joe's clam bar
Believe it or not, it wasn’t always Randazzo’s Clam Bar – and only Randazzo’s Clam Bar. Sheepshead Bay had a couple of clam bars, and while time clearly favored the hot marinara we still know today, many people thought Joe’s Clam Bar was the real prize. As
3194 bay view ave
3194 Bay View Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The 7-year-old girl who survived a plunge from a six-story window at the Gravesend Houses in Coney Island [/7-year-old-coney-island-girl-miraculously-survives-6-story-fall/]last week had signs of abuse, leading to the arrest Wednesday of her stepmother. Diana Metellus, 19, was charged with assault and child endangerment
The proposed location.A proposed East 21st Street drug rehabilitation center is feeling the heat, after community opposition [/one-rehab-center-approved-another-denied-cb-says-its-about-style/] and pressure from local leaders succeeded in getting city and state agencies to halt construction until its plans have been reexamined. The clinic, First Steps to Recovery, is seeking to move
8603 18th ave
Source: WhereYouEat.comA new Peruvian rotisserie chicken joint named El Pollo III has set up shop at 8603 18th Avenue, just off of 86th Street. WhereYouEat.com writes: > The Private Owned ‘Peruvian Roasted Chicken’, El Pollo opens up it’s third location in the Bensonhurst/Bath Beach section of
attorney general
Photo by Erica ShermanIt seemed to be just a matter of time before someone started wondering exactly how the millions upon millions of dollars that flowed in from charitable sources in the wake of Superstorm Sandy actually ended up being spent. And now State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking
alina soroka
Source: ragesoss/FlickrFollowing the news of Wednesday’s $3.4 million prescription drug bust, the Drug Enforcement Agency and NYPD announced another area bust yesterday afternoon involving 11 members of a drug ring that trafficked in prescription painkillers and cocaine in Sheepshead Bay and Staten Island. After picking up three
2712 emmons ave
It was way, way back in spring of 2010 that we last reported on the waterfront cafe slated to replace the Dunkin’ Donuts at 2712 Emmons Avenue. Back then, it was to be a second outpost for Masal Cafe (1901 Emmons Avenue) [/masal-cafe-expands-to-dunkin-donuts-territory/], called Masal Cafe Seaside, and was scheduled
1763 east 12th st
Source: @Doug88888/FlickrAuthorities from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and NYPD busted a trafficking ring accused of setting up phony Sheepshead Bay medical practices to dole out prescriptions for highly addictive drugs, including oxycodone and Xanax. Following a nine-month wiretap investigation, authorities yesterday said they arrested five members of the
Central Park
All The City’s Wi-Fi Hot Spots: Green=free, White=Limited, Grey=Partner (Image via nycgovparks.org)The city expanded the availability of Wi-Fi to parks across Southern Brooklyn in a deal made with the region’s top cable providers. Business Week is reporting [http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-16/
loehmanns seaport plaza
It’s a tremendous pleasure to see new businesses opening along the waterfront, especially in Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza, where the below ground level has seen little revival since Superstorm Sandy. That’s why we were happy to stumble across Yogurt City yesterday, celebrating its first day open to the