The new traffic pattern includes a wider median on Emmons Avenue.The turn lanes into Manhattan Beach are now longer, but the narrower lane for cars heading straight will likely be blockaded when Bay Academy dismisses students. (Click to enlarge)The Department of Transportation is wrapping up the implementation of
If you want a job done correctly, you’ve got to do it yourself. Or, at the very least, you’ve got to get someone other than the Department of Sanitation. The above two photos of a street basket on Sheepshead Bay Road and East 14th Street were taken a
Source: NYDailyNews.comA 31-year-old Midwood woman is dead after being shot in her apartment yesterday afternoon. Now police authorities are on the hunt for the victim’s boyfriend, who they hope to question. The call was broadcast over police radios about the shooting shortly before 1:00 p.m. yesterday.
Water is pumped out of tunnels after yesterday's water main break (Source: MTA.info)MTA workers labored to restore service to the A, B, C and D trains while commuters slept, finally bringing the lines operational again [http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-uws-watermain-break,0,5800660.story] after spending
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The district boundaries for the State Senate seats occupied by Carl Kruger and Marty Golden. Doesn't it look a little unnatural to you?Redistricting of political boundaries occurs every 10 years – following the results of the U.S. Census – but it’s usually off the radar of most
Are you feeling hungry? Yeah? ‘Cause if you are, we’ve got something to tell you… Keep the evening of October 27 free. More details to come. The open thread is now open.
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Nostrand Houses (Source: Wikipedia Commons)A 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at Coney Island Hospital Saturday night after taking several gunshots to his torso. According to reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/18/2011-09-18_new_york_city_rocked_by_deadly_shootings_again_3_dead_2_injured.
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Musicians Nelson F. Ferrer, Ralph Favilla, Frank Diorio and Mike Kisto will take over Wheeler’s Bar and Restaurant tonight with a free show by locals, for locals. Sheepshead Bay native and BCAT producer Ralph Favilla [http://briccommunitymedia.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/bcat-tv-network-community-producer-profile-ralph-favilla/] is, of course, the well-known organizer
Community Gardens
From our friends at the Bay Improvement Group: Please help us catch up on our weeding at the Ocean Avenue Site located at Ocean Ave/ Shore Parkway south side of the Belt Parkway underpass in Sheepshead Bay this SATURDAY 9am sharp-11pm. Bring garden gloves if you have them, and any
A minor electrical fire in the basement of Garden Bay Cafe (1788 Sheepshead Bay Road) brought a five-alarm response from the FDNY last night, shutting down a section of the commercial strip for about an hour. Although the exact cause of the fire is still unclear, fire officials told the
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Reader Janelle F. sent in the above photo, taken by her friend Marc, of emergency responders on the scene of a house fire on East 38th Street, between Avenue P and Quentin Road. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. It’s unclear if there were any injuries.