Faculty and parents of Marine Park Junior High School will come before Community District Education Council 22 tonight to decry the city’s plan to insert a small high school within the same building that houses the junior high. The challenge echoes the enormous battle a little over a year
halikarnas
It appears Halikarnas, the Turkish seafood restaurant at 3075 Emmons Avenue, has gone out of business. The property owner told reader Arthur Borko that it shut down about a month ago, saying not enough people were coming by. Which sounds about right, since it took us a month to find
The Parks Department has yet to move all of the 31 massive concrete planters lining the Oriental Boulevard median, despite promises to have the effort completed by November 30 [http://www.manhattanbeachbrooklyn.org/?p=710]. Two days after the agency’s deadline, at least 16 planters still remain between West
Photo from last year's celebration (Source: Kings Bay Y)From our friends at the Kings Bay Y: > The Kings Bay YM-YWHA is thrilled to announce its Annual Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 5, 2010 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm to be held in our facility
Remember Vitaly Borker, Sheepshead Bay’s biggest cyberbully [/vitaly-borker-sheepsheads-biggest-cyber-bully/]? This digital thug went around pissing off his clients to spur them into writing negative comments on websites across the net. The result? More Google love. Until now. Following the New York Times expose [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/
gerritsen beach property owners association
Following the Halloween controversy [/gerritsen-beach-turns-into-halloween-war-zone/], the Gerritsen Beach Property Owners Association decided to close its doors to the public for an undetermined amount of time. Local officials who requested not to be named are reporting to Sheepshead Bites that they were “disinvited” from the group’s meeting last night, and
Ever since they renovated this place it has looked like a chunk of midtown Manhattan fell out of the sky and landed right in the middle of Sheepshead Bay Road, no? Photo by bondidwhat [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bondidwhat/] via Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bondidwhat/5208437534/in/
oxford st
At least one individual was left seriously injured after a car accident in Manhattan Beach around 9:00 p.m. tonight, according to a Manhattan Beach resident who spoke to police. The accident occurred on Shore Boulevard between Pembroke Street and Oxford Street, and involved a student from Kingsborough Community
albert mammon
The relaunched Mr. Figaro Unisex Hairstyling (1919 Avenue Z) opened on Sunday, with a flashy look and a slew of new services. One thing noticeably absent? Mr. Figaro, a.k.a. Jerry May. Well, that’s not exactly true. The old dog will still be around the shop, charming clients
crafts
The Salt Marsh Alliance is presenting a fine craft show featuring 17 vendors all weekend long at the Salt Marsh Nature Center. If you’re looking to nab a few holiday gifts for friends and family, here’s a great way to get some unique presents and support local entrepreneurs.
Con Edison
As of 2:30 p.m. today, Con Edison is responding to a power outage in the Gerritsen Beach section of Brooklyn. To report a loss of electric service, contact Con Edison at 1-800-75-CONED(26633) or online at http://www.coned.com [http://www.coned.com/] Anyone know of other
Councilman David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] stopped by last night’s Community Board 15 meeting in his first appearance before the board since winning his seat in a special election in March. Representing District 44, which covers Midwood, Boro Park and Bensonhurst, Greenfield has