We announced the Pitch-to-Pitch reader contest on August 1 [/open-thread-mondays-pitch-to-pitch-reader-contest/], and we’ve been sorting through the submissions since then. We’ve finally narrowed it down to the three best options, and now it’s time for all you readers to vote for your favorite. VOTING DEADLINE: Wednesday, August 17,
(credit: DCPI via CBS Local)Police are still searching for two teenagers believed to be responsible for stabbing a 9-year-old boy on Emmons Avenue this past week. Surveillance video of the two teens running away from the scene was released on Friday, as authorities turned to the public for help
Erica didn’t want to post this photo. She thought it was disgusting. I think it’s disgusting, but pretty – and I’m posting the puzzle today. Take that, Erica. Photo by nolastname.
It’s a sad, sad day. Coney Island Bialys and Bagels (2359 Coney Island Avenue) – Brooklyn’s oldest bialy biz – may shutter. Apparently, the economic downturn and changing demographics are to blame. The Forward [http://blogs.forward.com/the-jew-and-the-carrot/141265/#ixzz1UpoYDVhj] reports: > The oldest bialy store in Brooklyn, and
Fees
Good news, everyone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1cap6yETA]! From the office of City Councilman Michael Nelson: > Recently, my office has been contacted by dozens of my constituents expressing their outrage over the monthly permit increases at the Brighton Beach Municipal Parking Lot. However, today I am pleased
coney island brewing company
An itsy-bitsy man cut a teeny, weenie ribbon on a yellow-polka dot bikini the doors of the world’s smallest brewery in Coney Island yesterday, as the Coney Island Brewing Company officially opened at 3008 West 12th Street. Borough President Marty Markowitz and representatives from the Guinness Book of World
bergen beach
State Senator Carl Kruger is under attack yet again, after barging into a principal’s meeting to declare Roy H. Mann Junior High School a neighborhood problem in the wake of a 15-year-old Madison High School student’s tragic death [/madison-h-s-student-dies-in-mill-basin-accident/]. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_
The photo that started it all.Since Sheepshead Bites staffers have been barred from attending the Russian Dolls premiere party [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=258760980818966&id=125215944173471] at Rasputin (I wonder why [/confessed-criminal-and-kruger-croney-to-star-in-brighton-beach-reality-show/] ), we decided to have a little fun ourselves. Sheepshead Bites has teamed
Remember way, way back in the halcyon days of November 2009, when we first (and last) wrote about Cafe L’Azur (2612 East 14th Street)? The little Eastern European restaurant was just a year old around that time, and we found they had been prodding around Craigslist [/found-on-craigslist-guess-the-restaurant/] trying to
Fallen Trees
A tree came tumbling down at around 9:15 a.m. on the eastbound of Shore Parkway, between East 16th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. Luckily no one was injured, and no cars seemed to be damaged, but some drivers did get a bit of a scare. Our tipster, Gene,
coupons
We’re getting to this a bit late, since there’s only a few hours left to purchase, but Bagel Boy (1602 Avenue Z) has a deal on Groupon for $15 worth of bagels, deli sandwiches and drinks for only $7. More than 1,000 have already been bought, and
The results of the first poll to take a look at the race for the 9th Congressional District – recently vacated by Anthony Weiner – are out, and it looks like our neck of the woods is going to see a much closer race than Democratic operatives would like. The results of