Bensonhurst
Yep, there will be zeppoles! (Source: x-eyedblonde/Wikimedia Commons)Don’t forget: this Sunday sees the return of the 86th Street Festival [/bensonhursts-86th-street-festival-returns-on-june-9/]! Today and Saturday may see rain all day, but it’s supposed to be warm on Sunday with only a chance – just a chance! – of showers. So
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Source: mjtmail (tiggy)/FlickrMommy told you to mind your Ps and Qs, but this weekend is all about Ns and Rs minding some Qs as they swap to the Q line late nights. Aside from that small change, and one on the F, it’s a quiet weekend. Enjoy! N
B line
Source: mjtmail (tiggy)/FlickrBro, there’s, like, totally nothin’ to worry about this weekend, man. No Q train advisories, and even the F is running without any changes in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Too bad the weather sucks and you won’t want to go anywhere. Anyway, here’s the one
6605 fort hamilton pkwy
From the offices of Assemblyman Peter Abbate:
emmons ave
From the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:
bills
A Sheepshead Bay home after Sandy.Ten bills will be introduced in the New York City Council this month addressing storm preparedness in response to concerns about the city’s handling of Superstorm Sandy. The bills are largely designed to improve response for vulnerable New Yorkers whose needs, proponents say,
celebrations
A photo from the 2011 Israel on Nostrand FestivalOur friends from the Kings Bay YM-YWHA are once again readying themselves to bring us their Annual Israel on Nostrand Avenue Celebration, a joyous festival celebrating all things “Land of Milk and Honey,” June 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:
2365 east 13th st
The tree bed one year ago after planting sunflowers, and the same tree bed on Monday.An award-winning tree bed on East 14th Street that was built by neighborhood children and celebrated by local pols [/photos-children-honored-for-east-14th-street-cleanup/] has been ripped out and destroyed, and neighbors are pointing a finger at the
christopher frey
Source: Tracy O. via FlickrThe forger of phony papers that allowed a Brighton Beach-based ring of individuals to ripoff more than $57 million from a reparations fund for Holocaust victims [/local-scammers-bilk-holocaust-survivor-fund/] was sentenced to serve nearly two years in prison last week. The New York Post reports [http://www.nypost.
Floyd Bennett Field
Thousands flocked to this year’s Red Hawk Native American Art Council Pow Wow at Floyd Bennett Field this year, a weekend event where descendants of Native Americans take back a chunk of the parkland where their ancestors once lived and fished. Reader Vladimir K. attended the annual event and
Anthony Weiner
The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC), an organization comprised of a broad spectrum of community and business leaders dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the greater Flatbush Jewish community, has organized the second mayoral forum to take place locally. The forum, to be held in Midwood, begins tonight at 8:
2900 bragg st
The Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting tonight, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting includes reports from local elected officials, law enforcement, and local organizations. It’s also an opportunity to discuss community issues and concerns with neighbors. The meeting will be