The following report was just issued by the city, and is accurate as of 4:30 p.m. It describes the conditions of New York City’s transportation infrastructure. If you are still planning to evacuate, review this information before choosing your route. Regional Conditions Report 1630 8.27.11
As the rains begin to fall and the last evacuees make their way out of the flood zone, we’re hunkering down and preparing to bring you news and alerts throughout Hurricane Irene’s approach to our region. Sheepshead Bites is relying on its legions of readers to help us
Coffee Spot cafe, which boasts “NO PANIC” in masking tape on their glass storefront, appears to capture the sentiments of most business owners in the waterfront area, who are doing little in the face of the hurricane’s threat. A handful of businesses on Sheepshead Bay Road, Emmons Avenue and
According to Councilman Michael Nelson’s office, the city’s efforts to evacuate Brighton Beach [/city-orders-mandatory-evacuation-of-zone-a-including-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-and-sheepshead-bay/] is getting bogged down by cultural barriers. Nelson’s legislative director, Steve Zeltser, said yesterday evening that the mayor’s office has been coordinating with him and local Russian leaders to double down on
Mayor Michael Bloomberg issues a mandatory order of evacuation for Zone A residents [/city-orders-mandatory-evacuation-of-zone-a-including-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-and-sheepshead-bay/] , which include many neighbors in Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay. But many still seem to be hanging on, claiming the storms will not be as bad as the city suggests. What do you plan
cats
I was just securing things in my backyard like a good little storm trooper, when I noticed these buggers in the corner. It appears our local stray cat – a beautiful orange striped thing – gave birth to its litter in the past few days. Unfortunately for me, it chose my backyard
emergencies
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 Irene approaches. Along the southern tip of Brooklyn, Zone A includes all of Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach
Giveaways
Despite the weather, this event is going forward. Here’s the press release: > Muslims help local communities amidst economic crisis > BROOKLYN, New York (August 23, 2011)- This August, over 5,000 needy children across New York City will receive free school bags filled with supplies including notebooks,
The city's website is currently down, as servers were overwhelmed with traffic. With the city’s website – NYC.gov [http://www.nyc.gov] – taken out of commission [http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/26/nyc-gov-goes-down-when-we-need-it-most-hurricane-irene-is-headed-straight-for-us/] by a spike in traffic, you might be wondering what the latest city announcements
Thank goodness for historians, always reminding us that we’ve lived through bad events before and always lived to build a better, brighter world. This time I’m talking about Gravesend historian Joseph Ditta [/gravesent-brooklyn-joseph-ditta-intervie/], who posted the above photo showing a flooded Sheepshead Bay street in 1933 [http://gravesendgazette.
Plumb Beach as of this morning. (Photo by Erica Sherman)It was less than two years ago that another hurricane beginning with the letter “I” battered Plumb Beach [/hurricane-ida-destroys-plumb-beach/], obliterating a section of it and making vulnerable an exposed strip of the Belt Parkway to future flooding [/plumb-beach-destruction-goes-beyond-bike-path/]. Now it
Hurricane Irene has claimed it’s first victim. Minutes after Sheepshead Bites posted that the Brighton Beach Neighborhood Association’s annual Brighton Jubilee would go forward [/brighton-festival-to-go-forward-despite-hurricane-predictions-for-now/] despite the hurricane, executive director Pat Singer made a snap decision to call off the event for safety reasons. Singer said she consulted