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Richard Landman and representatives from the Roma community unveiled the new stone honoring Roma and Sinti victims at a May 5 ceremony.Salgado (Source: Erick Salgado for Mayor)Long-shot mayoral candidate Erick Salgado is entering the fray over Sheepshead Bay’s Holocaust Memorial Park, blasting the Parks Department for allowing
new utrecht
The following is a press release from Friends of Historic New Utrecht: On Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., Friends of Historic New Utrecht presents “America’s First Kidnapping for Ransom: the Disappearance of Charlie Ross,” a talk with artifacts by Allen Koenigsberg, a retired lecturer at Brooklyn
anniversaries
This is what the Sheepshead Bites header looked like when we launched in May 2008. Yeah, it was that ugly.Happy anniversary to us! On Sunday, May 12, Sheepshead Bites marked the fifth anniversary of its first post, published on May 12, 2008. The post was simply an “About Sheepshead
Source: GlacierTim/FlickrA messy ride for nighttime Q train riders, as well as F train riders in general. The B train riders are making them look like chumps, having no service disruptions at all. Here are this week’s subway service advisories. Q LINE During the day, from 10 a.
18th ave train station
Our friend Brian Hedden, who runs Bay Ridge Odyssey [http://bayridgeodyssey.com/], sent us some photos of the horrid conditions of the 18th Avenue subway station, where the ceiling’s aging plaster crumbled off the rusted skeleton this morning. Luckily no one was hurt, but just after Brian’s e-mail,
Source: GlacierTim/FlickrA whole lot of skipped stops on all four area lines this week, making your commute all that much more fun. At least there’s no point during which the train isn’t running at all, right? That’s something. Silver linings… D LINE From 11:45 p.
homecrest ave
Just driving along, enjoying the day’s nice weather coming in through the windows, maybe blasting some Tom Petty or something, and you’re careening around the curve of Gravesend Neck Road near Homecrest Avenue and life is good a- Cri-thrack! Holy crap, what was that?! Buddy, your day just
Source: Bricknave/FlickrN LINE 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, May 10 – 13 Manhattan-bound N trains skip 30 Av, Broadway, 36 Av, and 39 Av. NIGHTS: 11:30 PM to 6:30 AM, Fri to Sun, May 10 – 12 11:30 PM Sun to 5 AM Mon, May
Source: Bricknave/FlickrQ LINE NIGHTS: 12:01 AM to 5 AM, Sat to Mon, May 11 – 13 57 St/7 Av-bound Q trains stop at 49 St. F LINE 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, May 10 – 13 Jamaica-bound F trains run express from Church Av to Jay
brigham st
Who left their ugly RV on the beach?We’ve received a lot of e-mails these last few days about what’s going on at Brigham Street, south of Emmons Avenue. The stretch of street that abuts the waterway was been closed off by police, and cranes, barges and construction
coney island wastewater treatment plant
Mark Treyger (Source: Assemblyman Bill Colton’s office)New York State received $340 million dollars from the federal Environmental Protection Agency [http://www.lohud.com/article/20130502/NEWS/305020075/N-Y-get-340M-upgrade-water-plants-areas-hit-by-Sandy?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs&gcheck=1] last week to upgrade sewage and drinking water plants to protect
The following is from the offices of Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz: Was Your Business Damaged By Hurricane Sandy? If you had to rebuild or repair your business, you may be eligible for REFUNDS for the city permits/licenses you obtained. On THURSDAY, MAY 9, from 9:30 – 11:30 A.M.