A delivery man riding a motor-scooter was struck by a short school bus at 1:45 p.m. today. The accident occurred in front of 3030 Emmons Avenue, near Nostrand Avenue. The delivery man is around 30 years old and appears to have suffered only minor injuries. More information
gerritsen creek
Above is a map from the District Attorney’s office showing the reach of the sewage from leaking pipes along Knapp Street and Harkness Avenue. The authorities used green dye to track the source of the leak and its reach. Eight people and four businesses – including TGI Fridays and United
pickpocket
Local cops are facing a resurgence of pickpocket-related thefts over the past few months, and buses appear to be the thugs’ preferred venue. The revelation came during last night’s 61st Precinct Community Council meeting, when Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas said that a slew of career criminals are back
Online jigsaw puzzles [http://jigsawsite.com/] from JigsawSite.com [http://jigsawsite.com/] It used to be that if the loved one in your life wanted cheap toys or pool equipment (and who doesn’t?!), you’d head here. Last we checked, they still sold the pool equipment. Anyone know about
john dewey high school
The city has taken the option to close Sheepshead Bay High School and John Dewey High School off the table, opening the doors to hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds to turn the schools around, according to Courier-Life [http://yournabe.com/articles/2010/12/08/sheepshead_bay/
The 61st Precinct Community Council is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is hosted by the Bainbridge Center at 3093 Ocean Avenue, between Shore Parkway and Voorhies Avenue (across from Waldbaums).
Photo courtesy of Dan Cavanagh, GerritsenBeach.netOfficials arrested eight people and charged four businesses, including Regal Cinemas and TGI Friday’s, with dumping raw sewage and restaurant grease into Shell Bank Creek. The charges were announced this morning by Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes, who blasted the alleged polluters
ray johnson
You know how in zombie movies, before the massive zombie attack, there are always news reports in the background about smaller attacks and nobody’s paying attention? It’s pretty much the same thing with shopping carts. Trafficked, abandoned, rejected, abused… shopping carts are working corners, lurking in alleys and
Randazzo's
Every time I try to snag a photo of the sign at Randazzo’s (2023 Emmons Avenue), I just can’t find an angle I like. So I’m happy to see BSH Shooter [http://www.flickr.com/photos/49588569@N08/] put this up on Flickr for all of us
town hall meeting
Comptroller John Liu explained his ongoing battle against waste and “back door” taxes in city government in his second appearance this year before the Manhattan Beach Community Group. The group invited Liu to its December 1 meeting to receive their annual “Friend of Manhattan Beach” award, honoring him for his
The Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach (3300 Coney Island Avenue) is holding a healthy living forum geared towards adults of all ages. The Russian-language event, happening this Thursday, will educate attendees with limited or no prescription drug coverage about ways to get free medication. Get the full
Ah, the world is back in order. Bad business is, once again, bad for business. Authorities arrested Vitaly Borker in his Beaumont Street home in Manhattan Beach yesterday morning. The online retailer became notorious after boasting to the New York Times [/vitaly-borker-sheepsheads-biggest-cyber-bully/] about threatening and