3540 nostrand ave
The former ball pit at Nostrand Avenue’s McDonald’s (Photo by Robert Fernandez) Breaking news! The McDonald’s at 3540 Nostrand Avenue no longer has balls. The fast food restaurant cleared out the ball pit recently, according to super-tipster Robert Fernandez, who sent in the photo above. It should
1277 east 14th st
The Vitagraph smokestack (Source: Lisanne Anderson)Preservationists have been bracing themselves for news of the Vitagraph smokestack’s fate ever since scaffolding was placed around it in October. Now the developer who owns the 1263 East 14th Street property has filed plans to construct a new eight-story residential building with
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Bay Improvement Group did it again! The group had its 24th annual holiday bash this past Sunday, bringing together more than 150 people to rock out to tunes and collect toys for some of the area’s neediest kids. The do-gooders, with help from sponsors including Councilman Chaim Deutsch and
41st assembly district democrats club
As of last year, the local Toys for Tots drive has collected 55,430 toys for needy children.The 41st Assembly District Democratic Club has organized the largest Toys for Tots drive in New York City [/fidlers-toys-for-tots-drive-remains-largest-in-new-york-city/] for eight years straight, and they’re aiming to make it nine this
1809 emmons ave
A waiter takes an order at El Greco. Photo by Ned Berke.by Sam Shokin In this Age of The Foodie, where words like “microbrewery” and “cronut” are colloquial terms, and “gentrification” has been buzzwordified to the point of mass semantic satiation, the people of Southern Brooklyn have but a
Preliminary rendering of the new building to replace El Greco at 1809 Emmons Avenue. The view is from Emmons Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Source: Sergey Rybak)EXCLUSIVE: A seven-story condominium building with ground-level retail, abundant parking and a 9,000-square-foot landscaped public plaza will soon be constructed at Sheepshead
west 6th st
Neptune Avenue and West 6th Street, the scene of the accident. (Source: Google Maps)A 55-year-old man is dead after being struck by an Access-A-Ride van on Neptune Avenue on Sunday. The man, who has yet to be identified by police, was crossing Neptune Avenue at West 6th Street on
UPDATE: See the exclusive renderings for the building [/seven-story-residential-building-ground-floor-retail-9000sf-public-plaza-replace-el-greco] the new owners have planned for this space. El Greco Diner [/tag/el-greco-diner/] is bustling with nostalgic patrons since news of its impending closure after 40 years of business [/sources-el-greco-diner-close-make-way-residential-tower/] became public. “It’s been crazy since you ran the story,
1836 east 29th st
1836 East 29th Street, the scene of the fire. (Source: Google Maps)A fire ripped through a two-story semi-detached house in Marine Park early this morning, killing the 66-year-old homeowner. First responders rushed to the scene of the two-alarm blaze at 1836 East 29th Street at 3:51am today. Firefighters
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special zoning district
Cherry Hill opened in 2009. Photo by Ray Johnson.(UPDATE: 3:30pm):We were just informed that Cherry Hill has been removed from the agenda for Monday and will be pushed back until January. Original post: Community Board 15 is meeting Monday, December 15, at 7:00 p.m. at
1310 kings highway
Surveillance cameras caught the thieves in the middle of the burglary. (Source: NYPD) (Click to enlarge)Three men broke into a Kings Highway storefront, breaking a front gate, smashing a window and making off with several fur coats, according to police. The early morning heist took place Monday, November 24