Forgotten NY
Source: Forgotten NYSheepshead Bay received yet another visit from amateur historian and Forgotten NY writer Kevin Walsh. This time Walsh took an August stroll down the length of Avenue Z, from Shell Road to Knapp Street. Along the way, he snapped photos of the Dom Deluise and Hydrocephalus Foundation advertisement,
Apparently one tree had enough with this damn weather, and decided to give in to the weight of all the snow landing on its limbs. Georgiy Y. tells Sheepshead Bites that this tree toppled over early this morning, across the street from Coney Island Hospital on Nixon Court and Ocean
The station during Tiffany Y.'s visit. Sure doesn't look like trains will be operating.UPDATE #2: Tiffany now reports that – an hour after the MTA’s original notice that the Q is running – it is finally doing just that, and in both directions, too! UPDATE: One
Yes, you read that headline correctly. At last night’s Community Board 15 meeting, members were asked to weigh in on an issue of, uh, questionable importance to the district’s residents: the horse carriage industry. A group called New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (or NYCLASS [ugh
Photo on left by Death. Photo on right by Randy C. “Hey Ned, it’s Death [Please never address me like that again.], my Wife took a pic of a Manhatten street, Thought you’d like to throw it up on the site to show a WTF..” There you go.
And I quote: > Planned service changes for Wednesday, January 26 through rush hour Thursday, January 27 are canceled due to the winter storm forecast. > MTA New York City Transit is at its highest state of readiness and has begun storm preparations to ensure safe travel across the city.
Tonight’s NY City Council Blizzard Hearing, originally scheduled to be held at I,S. 278/Marine Park JHS, has been postponed due to the weather. It will be rescheduled soon, and we’ll let you know as soon as a definite date has been set. And by then, we’
It’s just a few hours into the latest snowstorm, with a few inches already on the ground, and neighbors are already reporting to Sheepshead Bites that they have not seen any plows. One reader tells us he drove all the way over to Sunset Park and did not see
1611 Avenue Y - The future site of Marshalls' Sheepshead Bay branch.The rumor mill has been churning for months, but Sheepshead Bites has finally confirmed that Marshalls department store will open near the heart of Sheepshead Bay – but additional traffic could upset neighbors. The 27,292 square foot,
1811 voorhies ave
When renovations began in November at the McCay House [/winsor-mccay-house-sheepshead-bay-renovation/] (a.k.a. Hell House, a.k.a 1811 Voorhies Avenue), we worried that the original stained glass might be lost or destroyed in the construction. But Lisanne Anderson reports that it’s still there and doing just fine, as
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Source: schools.nyc.govThe Department of Education is plodding forward with their controversial plan to force a K-5 school within the extra space at I.S. 278, Marine Park Junior High School (1925 Stuart Street) – but locals are again gearing up for yet another fight [/opposition-mounts-against-marine-park-high-school/]. GerritsenBeach.net reported yesterday
chinese new year
Chinese New Year Celebration in Kings Bay Y’s Social Adult Day Care program will take place on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Social Adult Day Care program is celebrating with a festive lunch, an award ceremony for volunteers and members, music,