The Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus and The Kingsborough College Chorus is presenting a special holiday concert this Sunday, December 19. The free event will showcase singers from the community performing a Chanukah medley, selections from The Music Man and other holiday favorites. It takes place at 2:00 p.m.
richard resnick
Even after solving this puzzle, you may not immediately recognize the subject of the photo. That’s because photographer Richard Resnick added some colorful effects to it. Two points to anyone who identifies the object photographed, which we assure you is definitely in our coverage area.
joe galapo
Photo by Arthur BorkoResidents living around the Joe Galapo Playground on Bedford Avenue and Gravesend Neck Road have probably noticed the sudden construction going on in the park. Just about everything has been, or will soon be, torn out to make way for a massive renovation. After the renovation, Galapo
East 19th Street
Construction workers kicked off the East 19th Street repaving this week, in which the street is being ripped up and new asphalt poured. Work is being done from Emmons Avenue all the way up to… wherever the heck East 19th Street goes. One resident of East 19th Street snapped the
b.i.g.
Last year's concert (Photo by Clare)The Bay Improvement Group is holding its 20th Annual Holiday Toy Drive and Celebrity Concert this Sunday, December 19. The group is inviting all members of the community down to St. Mark Catholic School auditorium to contribute unwrapped new toys for needy
east 8th st
The Department of Transportation sent out this year-end update, summing up what work has been completed on the project and what’s to come in 2011. Here’s what they had to say: Project Description The East 8th Street Access Ramp over the Belt Parkway (known to the community as
Lisanne spotted this outside of Carvel at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue Y. Got any photos of awesome holiday decorations? Send it to nberke [at] sheepsheadbites [dot] com [nberke@sheepsheadbites.com].
Groundbreaking
The emergency room at Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway) is undergoing a $10 million, 7,500-square-foot expansion that aims to reduce crowding, increase the number of treatment spaces and cut waiting times in the bustling facility. Hospital officials and local politicians braved the frigid temperatures on Friday morning to
NYC Councilman Lewis A. Fidler, the 41 Assembly District Democrats Club & Bryan A. Lee – Club Exec. Dir. & Toy Drive Founder present the 10th Annual Toy Drive by the “Community First Chapter of Toys for Tots.” The Grand Finale Party is being held on Thursday Night, December 16, from
Alec Brook-Krasny
Source: NYS SenateIf a man is known by the company he keeps, we all ought to be mighty worried about State Senator Carl Kruger. He’s got a cast of characters around him shady enough to rival any comic book’s arch-typical corrupt politician – not that we’re saying he’
Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association’s Annual Holiday Meeting-Party will be this Thursday, December 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the King’s Chapel (Quentin Road and East 27 Street). Join them for an evening with refreshments, live music, and the chance to meet neighbors, elected representatives
west 6th st
Emergency responders are evaluating 11 people for injuries after a school bus crashed through the front wall of the Capital One Savings Bank at 179 Avenue U (at West 6th Street). Another vehicle, a silver SUV, was also involved in the accident. Helicopter video from WPIX [http://www.wpix.com/