Tipster Brian Hoo caught a nasty little car accident Sunday morning. The photos were taken at 10:30 a.m. on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue Y, showing a minivan with its bumper ripped off and the front passenger side crushed inwards. The sand on the floor was put down
“The Q Train,” pastel on paper, 22×30, by artist Nigel van WieckIt’s another Monday and another set of subway service change announcements. Commuters who use these lines may wish to reference this post during the week. The changes for both lines are as follows: B LINE: There are
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Steven Cymbrowitz, Steve Barrison, Kevin Jeffrey at this afternoon’s announcement.The city will kick off the final phase of an Emmons Avenue beautification project in the spring, capping off a 10-year rehabilitation of Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced at a press conference today. Cymbrowitz was joined
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With a headline like that, I’m sure plenty of Sheepshead Bay old-timers are groaning, “Duu-uh! Old news.” But we’re not talking about the influx of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. We’re talking about a new bar and restaurant at 2817 Coney Island Avenue called USSR. Or,
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Yesterday’s heavy rains came and went – quite quickly – and, with it, Sheepshead Bay residents were granted a reprieve from August’s heat and humidity. But they weren’t spared flooding and transportation woes. The B/Q train was briefly detoured after a tree limb dipped down to track level.
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Well, when it rains it pours, folks. And it’s about to pour. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 3:15 p.m. for Queens and Brooklyn, and a severe thunderstorm warning until 2:30 p.m. for Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. According to the
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We’re giving you this photo because there’s no need to ruin you with actual images of this fetid smear on the culinary landscape (Photo: Erica Sherman)THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: Robert is still under the weather, so, in this week’s The Bite, I will provide insight into
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Photo by Scott K.We began receiving e-mails yesterday about a boat found mysteriously dumped in the middle of Emmons Avenue near Batchelder Street, blocking traffic and turning eastbound Emmons Avenue into a one-lane strip. The first spotting we heard about was just after 7:00 a.m., where it
The following is a press release from the offices of State Senator David Storobin: Senator David Storobin (R-Brooklyn) may be away in Israel this week. But his District Office is working harder than ever to serve constituents back home in Brooklyn. Beginning tomorrow, the Senator’s office will be open
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We in Southern Brooklyn are no strangers to healthcare fraud. We’ve got the Midwood couple that allegedly collected more than $108,000 in benefits, while living it up [/midwood-husband-and-wife-indicted-in-100k-welfare-fraud/] in lavish homes and luxury automobiles. We’ve got the Brighton Beach proctologist that billed for more procedures [/brighton-beach-proctologist-convicted-for-fraud/] than
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Source: Ben Akselrod for AssemblyReader and Bay People member Victor Benari e-mailed us last week, attaching a quote from Ben Akselrod, who is facing off against Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz in the Democratic primary next month. The quote, originally published in the Russian newspaper The Reporter, refers to the so-called “Ground
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The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman David Greenfield: Councilman David G. Greenfield is inviting community residents to attend a participatory budgeting information session tonight, August 14, at 7 p.m. to find out how they can get involved in this exciting initiative that he is