Source: RichardBowen/FlickrR LINE From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday and Sunday, Queens-bound R trains are rerouted via the Q from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street. Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue. Additionally, 71st Avenue-bound R trains run express from Queens Plaza to
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Source: Google MapsAn honest little old lady turned in $100,000 to bank authorities that she and her beau found in a safety deposit box, but now she’s wondering where the funds have gone off to – and wants a cut. The Daily News’ Denis Hamill broke the story [http:
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This is what happens when Marty Markowitz gets his way, and finally announces a concert venue in Coney Island. The sky opens up and the apocalypse, oh, the apocalypse – nigh! Nigh! Just kidding. Instead, what you’re looking at is an awesomely timed shot from Bites reader Boris Vestfrid during
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Source: FacebookThe family of a Brighton Beach woman say their 29-year-old daughter went to pay a visit to a salon yesterday, but never returned home. From the New York Post: > Elizabeth Tuul, 29, was last seen at a salon on the corner of Brighton 5th Street and Brighton Beach
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Steven Koifman, one of the defendants (via Facebook)Authorities unsealed charges against a Manhattan Beach man and six others last Thursday, claiming they conspired to commit securities fraud, but when the deal soured they turned on a co-conspirator and threatened to “put slugs into” him if he failed to come
The 61st Precinct Community Council Meeting will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the Homecrest Presbyterian Church (1413 Avenue T). The Community Council is comprised of concerned residents and top brass from the 61st Precinct, and offers neighbors an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns about crime
The Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Source: Google Maps Community Board 11 will hold its next general meeting April 11 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1740 84th Street. For further information, call (718) 266-8800, email info@brooklyncb11.org, or go towww.
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A coalition of Turkish-American organizations forked over $40,000 yesterday to the Gerritsen Beach library (2808 Gerritsen Avenue) and Gerritsen Beach Elementary School (P.S. 277), institutions that have suffered in the five months since Superstorm Sandy rocked the community. The donation came from Turkish-American groups, non-profits and businesses, spearheaded
Good weather is here! Good weather is here! Hallelujah, good weather is here! We can finally give up our curmudgeonly countenance, shed our sweaters, and, hey, maybe even smile now and then. At least for a few weeks, before large dollops of sweat roll down our brows, burn our eyes,
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A 26-year-old special needs man has gone missing in Midwood, and police are looking to reunite him with his family. The man, photographed above, was last seen this afternoon at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J, according to the NY Scanner Twitter account [http://twitpic.com/photos/NYScanner]. Police have
Source: Sorensiim/FlickrAnother week, another list of service changes. But, hey, at least we’re beginning to see some beautiful weather, which should make standing out there on that platform all that much more pleasant, right? D LINE Beginning 8:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday, Manhattan-bound D trains run
Train Station Monacco, France (Source: nolifebeforecoffee/Flickr)Has anyone else found recently that many of the service announcements on the MTA’s website don’t pan out? I’ve taken the subway these last few weekends, and the planned adjustments – like Manhattan-bound Qs running express – wasn’t actually happening. I