Source: News12A 65-year-old woman was gunned down yesterday morning at the intersection of Sea Breeze Avenue and West 2nd Street. Police are still investigating the incident, in which they say a man on a mountain bike shot the woman multiple times as she was walking on the sidewalk just before
clubs
816 Avenue U (Source: Robert Fieseler/The Brooklyn Ink)Following a barrage of complaints from the community, the State Liquor Authority voted yesterday to deny the owners of a would-be bar and lounge in Gravesend permits to sell booze if they cannot rally support from neighbors in the next 30
A small boat ran aground on the private beach of Kingsborough Community College this afternoon, leading to a heavy police response including helicopters and a marine vessel searching the waters to see if a person had fallen overboard. It’s unclear why the boat was drifting in the waters, or
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Source: newgoldensunshine.comA weekend shooting on the Golden Sunshine, a dinner-cruise boat featuring alcohol-fueled late-night parties, has led fed up residents to launch a petition for the boat’s relocation. Brooklyn Daily [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2011/42/mm_gunsinsheepsheadbay_2011_10_21_bk.html] covered the shooting: >
There’s no question about it: whether it’s local or national, we’re in one unpleasant political pickle. I’m not talking about the military boondoggles we’ve found ourselves in abroad, or the economic recession, or ongoing culture clashes – though those things aren’t helping matters. I’m
pre kindergarten
A reminder from the Department of Education: You can still enroll your four-year-old in a Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) program at a public school or an early childhood community-based organization (CBO) program. Universal Pre-kindergarten programs are free for children who turn four by December 31, 2011 and live in New York
Monsignor Thomas Brady (Source: assembly.state.ny.us)The father of the 13-year-old victim of alleged child abuse by a beloved Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church monsignor [/good-shepherd-monsignor-accused-of-sexual-abuse/] has come forward, saying that the diocese is downplaying the incident. “[The diocese] says that there was no physical contact, but there
bragg st
Above is a photo that I missed when I put together yesterday’s piece, Kings Bay Rising [/photos-kings-bay-rising-circa-1960s-a-requiem-for-sheepshead-bay/], which is a shame because it is, in my opinion, the most striking of all the photographs. It’s taken on the corner of Coyle Street, looking east down Voorhies Avenue… before
russian food
Moscow on Hudson, which we reported earlier this month had served its final pirozkhi [/moscow-on-hudson-one-of-areas-oldest-russian-delis-closes/], is to become a Russian restaurant, according to a reader who popped in there and asked workers. For what it’s worth, that’s still unconfirmed. But it is the second time we’ve heard
Shore Parkway, looking east from Coyle Street.Longtime reader Bruce Brodoff sent me these photos way back in January 2010. We had a couple of e-mail exchanges about them, and what follows is a photo essay and narrative pieced together from those e-mails describing the Kings Bay-area of Sheepshead Bay
east 24th st
Reader Shadowlock just informed us of an accident on Avenue S, between Bedford Avenue and East 24th Street, that occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. A large truck was traveling west on Avenue S, when it suddenly struck a car then veered off into a utility pole. A fire
A word from the Department of Education: Join Us for This Weekend’s Borough High School Fairs! The annual Borough High School Fairs will be held this weekend, Saturday, October 22, and Sunday, October 23, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, in all five boroughs. These Fairs will