The photo above was taken at around 10:30 a.m. on Voorhies Avenue, spitting distance from the Belt Parkway exit ramp. Our tipster, Steve Zeltser, writes: > Seems like emergency personnel had been on the scene for a while (fire trucks and an ambulance.) I didn’t see any
crash tax
From Vos Iz Neias: New York – New York City is planning to join a number of municipalities around the nation that are charging motorists involved in accidents for emergency-response services. The FDNY is scheduled to begin sending out bills on July 1. The practice has drawn widespread outrage, and ten
astroland
Photo by Rafi Greenstein. [http://photographybyrafi.com/] It was taken on the supposed last day of Astroland. Can you identify the people in the photo?
drama
The MAC Playhouse at Kingsborough Community CollegeLeon M. Goldstein High School is putting together a performance of epic proportions: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).” Join them for the ride through Shakespeare’s 37 plays, performed in 97 minutes by seven actors. Directed by English and Drama teacher Victoria
Congress
Congressman Anthony Weiner launched into a blistering “half-time” report in the middle of today’s House debate on healthcare reform, scolding Republicans for misrepresenting facts, demonizing the bill and using red-herrings to argue their opposition. “I just want to advise people watching at home playing that now popular drinking game
nails salons
Reader Janelle F. spotted this at one of Avenue U’s numerous Asian salons, and we quickly ripped it off her Facebook page. It’s not quite as chuckle-inducing as Ka Ka Bakery [/buns-of-ka-ka-new-ave-u-bakery/], or stomach-wretching as “ pee soup [/complex-superior-cuisine-found-in-sheepshead-bay/],” but the tongue-defying “Perhangnt” has a special charm in that
Photo by Erica Sherman.
marine park civic association
Just a reminder: The Manhattan Beach Community Group, in collaboration with several other Southern Brooklyn civic associations, will be hosting a town hall meeting tomorrow [/civics-take-aim-at-officials-for-blizzard-response/] at 8 p.m. at P.S. 195 (131 Irwin Street). The group is bringing together residents, local politicians and representatives from several relevant
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz and staff members manning his Mobile District Office at a local community fair. His Mobile “DO” will continue to reach out to community residents visiting local libraries and community centers, as well as street fairs and other community events.Below is an Op-Ed piece from Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz
Stop and Shop
Reader nolastname spotted this two days ago at Super Stop & Shop (1710 Avenue Y). It appears one of the neighborhood’s worst parking lots is taking another hit to its reputation. Anyone know what the heck happened here?
laura fernandez
Photographer Laura Fernandez snagged this photo last week. We were thawing out, but now we have today’s “wintry mix” to look forward to. No, It’s not as pleasant as it sounds.
Martin Luther King Day
A few quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps the brightest star of 20th Century America: * “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” * “Every man must decide whether he will walk