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The Con Edison power outage map is indicating that 1,073 households in the Gerrtisen Beach and Marine Park areas are without power. The outage appears to be centered around Gerritsen Avenue and Bijou Avenue. They are estimating a restoration time of 8:00 p.m. Know of any other
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A reader sent these photos in, showing that scaffolding has collapsed around the Amalgamated Warbasse Houses at 2800 West 5th Street on the Brighton Beach – Coney Island border. We really hope no one has been hurt in this collapse, or in any of the other incidents we’re increasingly hearing
We just got word off the police scanner that crews are responding to a downed power line that struck a vehicle on East 21st Street, between Avenue W and Avenue X. The Con Edison power outage map shows an outage at that spot affecting 13 households. There appears to be
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Hurricane? Good Day For A Swim In Brighton Beach!When Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped during his press conference this morning that he had heard some surfers took to the waves, I figured it was some urban myth floating around. Then I found this photo in my inbox from Arthur R.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the worst of the storm is expected to strike at 8:00 p.m., just hours from now. The National Weather Service is warning of “life threatening” flooding in the area. The city announced that schools will remain closed tomorrow, probably a good indicator that mass
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Reader and Manhattan Beach resident Max T. just sent us a raft of photos (Hah! Get it?!) that show the extent of flooding in Manhattan Beach. Given that water levels are expected to rise by quite a bit more later today, and then the winds will push the surge in,
The first photos and videos are hitting our inbox, showing some early flooding and damage as Hurricane Sandy is still 300 miles away from New York City. Please send any photos of videos to tips@sheepsheadbites.com! Reader Achiko took these videos at approximately 8:30 a.m., showing a
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A screenshot of our Hurricane Sandy livestream taken at 9:30 a.m. You can see the water is just inches away from the overtaking the bulkhead.Hurricane Sandy is still some 300 miles offshore and isn’t expected to hit land until this afternoon, but winds are already picking
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I know, I know. We harp enough about garbage problems in Sheepshead Bay. But I just took a walk down Sheepshead Bay Road, and what I saw was particularly galling. Just about every public garbage can on Sheepshead Bay Road looks like the one above, or worse. Containers and bags
As Hurricane Sandy rolls in, we’re working overtime over at our sister site, Sheepshead Bites. We’ve created a Hurricane Sandy resource page filled with up-to-the-minute bulletins, alerts and news for all of Southern Brooklyn to let you know about the latest information from city and state sources. We’
Allan Rosen reports: A fire in a private home in Manhattan Beach near the corner of Ocean Avenue and Oriental Boulevard undergoing construction broke out shortly after 11:30 a.m. today. There doesn’t appear to be any injuries and the fire appears to have been extinguished quickly, although
Residents of Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach and sections of Sheepshead Bay – as well as others living in Evacuation Zone A – are being ordered by city officials to evacuate to safer grounds as Hurricane Sandy approaches. (Get all the latest Hurricane Sandy-related news, announcements and resources, including live video, at our