Morning Mug: Whoops!
Thank goodness the world didn’t end on Saturday, otherwise I never would’ve had the chance to put up this photo by Stan Kaplan, taken on Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U.
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Nelson F. Rocks Wheeler’s Bar This Saturday
Musicians Nelson F. Ferrer, Ralph Favilla, Frank Diorio and Mike Kisto will take over Wheeler’s Bar and Restaurant on Saturday, May 21, 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,
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Sunday: St. Mark’s Family Day Event
Volunteers cooking up some burgers at last year's event.SHEEPSHEAD BITES IS GOING AND SO SHOULD YOU! St. Marks is inviting the community to its annual Family Appreciation Day this Sunday, May 22. Free food, free games, free rides, slightly-less-than-free raffles! The annual event is a community giveback
61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 5/2 – 5/8/2011
Click to enlargeLooks like we had a really quiet week. Hooray for that! CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead
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Grand Bazaar Going Out Of Business
After less than a year in operation, Grand Bazaar gourmet market at 2424 Coney Island Avenue, just off Avenue U, may be shutting down. Signs recently went up in the windows offering “Everything 50 percent off” and that it is “For Sale By Owner.” We don’t know if that
Morning Mug: Blossoms At Holocaust Park
Photo by Allan Rosen.
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More Fliers Fly In Sheepshead Bay Mosque Controversy
Click to enlargeThese two fliers landed in my inbox this week, in the wake of a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling that tossed out Bay People’s lawsuit [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-wins-first-court-battle/] against the organizers of the Voorhies Avenue mosque. We’re not going to editorialize much on these fliers, since last time we
Sunday: Sheepshead Bay Memorial Day Parade
Last year, approximately 500 people turned out to the Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association-organized Memorial Day Parade, a local celebration of our men and women in arms. The event has been going on for many years, but dwindled away to nearly nothing, until the board focused on reviving it.
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Drugstore Cowboy Busted! Former Detective At 61st Precinct Brought Up On 55 Charges
Video stills of the suspect exiting one of the pharmacies after robbing it. (Source: NYPD via NYTimes.com)Police yesterday nabbed the “drugstore cowboy [/drugstore-cowboy-terrorizing-southern-brooklyn-apothecaries/],” a burglar who had been terrorizing pharmacies in Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park and Midwood. He last struck on Friday at the Kings Bay Chemist on
NY Bankruptcy Exemptions Let You Keep All Your Stuff… Seriously
Source: danielmoyle/FlickrTelling Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. Governor Paterson was one of the greatest governors in this state’s history. What’s that? I’m insane? Okay, fine. But here’s
Morning Mug: The MTA’s New Satisfaction Program
Photo by PayPaul [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paypaul/], who writes that the photo “highlights a new program by the MTA to provide convenient lodging across from the Avenue U station as a test program.” He calls it the Bed ‘n’ Ride. I don’t know about you, but if
Madison-Marine Civic Throws Community Yard Sale To Raise Funds For Student Civic Award
Normally we’d write our own little thing about it, but Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association sent me this amusing little letter I thought I’d leave untouched: > Today’s “To Do” list: (1). Write a check for $25 (payable to Madison-Marine Civic Assn.). (2). Bring the check to the civic’