This is getting to be an old story for me. The rare trip out of town, the uncommon unplugged weekend, the incommunicado expeditions. I can count on one hand how often this happens. One hand that’s been mauled by a bear. But when it does happen there’s always
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An East 21st Street home was nearly reduced to ashes after suffering a massive fire Saturday evening that also damaged neighbors’ properties. The blaze ripped through the home at 1926 East 21st Street (near Avenue R) at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Reader Randy Contello arrived on the
Source: William Hook/FlickrThere are few things worth killing for in this world. An iPhone just ain’t one of them. Unfortunately, at least one person disagrees, proving it by shooting and killing a 34-year-old Sheepshead Bay resident at around 9 p.m. on Saturday. Police responded to a 911
Here’s the first one [/morning-mug-knapp-street-sunrise/]. Photo by nolastname
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Poll site in Manhattan Beach on September 13Fidler went on the attack yesterday, skewering Board of Elections staffers during a hearing to review their performance for the September 13 race. We heard about a lot of confusion from readers at poll sites, especially in Manhattan Beach where registration books went
Photo by Erica ShermanThe dog days of summer may be behind us. But today’s the first day of autumn, and the Canarsie Lions Club is putting together a very special dog day for pet owners around the ‘hood. Canine lovers and sport spectators will converge tomorrow – September 24 – on
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Staff shortages, underfunded programs and lack of supplies are crippling public schools as the recession forces budget cuts citywide. One local principal, Arthur Forman of P.S. 195 in Manhattan Beach, described the tight constraints faced by his school – one admittedly better off than most – echoing the concerns of his
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Following our reports on Tuesday that locals are fuming over changes to the new Emmons Avenue traffic pattern [/locals-furious-over-dot-changes-to-emmons-avenue/], the Department of Transportation has issued a statement that suggests critics simply need to adjust and, hey, maybe they’ll add some signage. Not content with the explanation, one of those
Given that we receive a slew of messages every day about incidents on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that cause delays, we rarely ever post anything about it. But this time reader Ed Lane sent in a very cool photo that was just too good to set aside. At around 8:40
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Photo by Ray JohnsonWe’ve long covered the struggles of Cherry Hill Gourmet Market [/tag/cherry-hill-gourmet-market/] and its owners, who dumped millions [/7-million-dollars-dumped-in-sheepshead-b/] into renovating the space in the historically landmarked Lundy’s building (1901 Emmons Avenue) only to face opposition from local leaders about zoning and preservation violations. To
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Manhattan Shoes, which sold “European ladies shoes” – which does not mean they only sold shoes to European ladies – has moved from its 2610 East 16th Street storefront to a new location around the corner. The owners have now set up shop at 1414 Avenue Z – the same address as the
The Manhattan Beach Community Group will have its September meeting tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of P.S. 195 (131 Irwin Street). Their humorous announcement of this meeting is below: The MBCG will be holding its monthly meeting this Wednesday night, Sept. 21, 8 PM