Midweek Photo: One Cool Truck
What a cool shot [mementosis] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mementosis/] [via Flickr] took on Nostrand Avenue off Avenue Z. What magic HDR lends to a photograph. Coolio…
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In Gravesend, Pizza Gets Another Look
When most people think about pizza in Gravesend, the conversation begins and ends with L&B Spumoni Gardens. But Slice, the Serious Eats pizza blog, published not one, but two great Gravesend pizza stories today. The first is a Q&A with David Sheridan about his newly-completed backyard
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Michael Sandy Memorial Bench Placed On Plumb Beach, Four Years After Hate-Fueled Slaying
[/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/SandyDedication_102210_02.jpg]The plaque above the Michael Sandy Memorial Bench (click to enlarge)It was a cold day for warm memories as family, friends, local leaders and activists converged on Plumb Beach to memorialize the life – and brutal death – of Michael Sandy. The Friday
Photos: Softball Match Fuels Kingsborough Programs
Members of the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association trounced the faculty and staff of Kingsborough Community College in an aggressive softball match on Sunday. (View the photo gallery by Sheepshead Bites’ Erica Sherman below.) “It was highly competitive,” said Michael Goldstein, the school’s director of alumni relations and public information.
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Possible Botulism Contamination At Brighton Bazaar
The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets has issued a Food Safety Alert [http://readme.readmedia.com/Consumer-Alert-Possible-Botulism-Contamination-in-Salted-Holland-Herring/1759415] , warning consumers not to eat “Salted Holland Herring” from Brighton Bazaar as it may be contaminated by Botulism. Food inspectors discovered that Brighton Beach Bazaar, at 1007 Brighton Beach
Daily Money Managers Help Seniors Control Finances
Tuesday Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. There’s a growing professional group of caring individuals called “daily money managers” who help the elderly with day-to-day financial tasks. These tasks include ensuring that
Community Board 15 Meeting Tomorrow
Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation will give a special presentation tomorrow night to Community Board 15 about a new alert system for the public. The meeting kicks off at 7:00 p.m. in the faculty dining room of Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard). For more information
They (Sorta) Did It! MTA Reopens Stations On Time
Photo courtesy of GerritsenBeach.netWhen we heard the following news, we were certain it would be followed by a Notify NYC alert telling us to beware of low-flying pigs arriving from a frozen-over Hell. But no, none of that happened. And we’re happy to say that the Manhattan-bound platforms
Diver Finds Explosives Spilled Under Verrazano
Will Discovery Channel sign Gene Ritter up for a series already? The man is quickly forging the title of “Celebrity Diver,” so if we can’t do Discovery, there’s always Lifetime. (I mean, they’ll buy anything [/brighton-beach-show-needs-to-grow-a-pair/], right?) Following up on his amazing 2009 recovery of the historic
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Guest Op-Ed: Learn English, Comrade
By Arkadiy Fridman and Ilya Galak In the end, the vote was overwhelming. “For far too long, dozens of thousands of the Russian-American senior citizens of New York have been shut out of the voting process unfairly because of the language barrier,” pontificated State Sen. Carl Kruger when he introduced
Open Thread Mondays: Best Halloween Movies
I like scary movies. I lean towards the cerebral or the realistic, rather than the absurd slasher – but there’s a place in my heart for them, too. So, in honor of the upcoming holiday, I’m crowd-sourcing my mandatory Halloween horror movie marathon. What sort of movies do I
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Sheepshead Mosque Gets DOB's Final Approval
The Department of Buildings has lifted the controversial hold they placed on the proposed 2812 Voorhies Avenue mosque today, providing the ultimate green-light for construction to begin immediately. Backers of the Sheepshead Bay Islamic Community Center met with DOB officials today to clarify on certain points of their plan. Their