We don’t yet have an events calendar, but if we did, this weekend would be packed. Here’s a rundown of things going on this weekend: * Gravesend Cemetery Tour – Local historian Joseph Ditta is presenting a pre-Halloween tour of the area on Sunday, October 24 at 11:00 a.
Manhattan Beach residents berated a representative for the Mayor on Wednesday night, as they distributed a petition and contemplated civil disobedience to tackle the city’s neglect of their traffic safety issues. It was an emotional evening at the Manhattan Beach Community Group meeting, with the mother and neighbors of
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Photo by Dave B.Workers have been replacing boards on the Ocean Avenue footbridge all week. The work is part of regular maintenance of the bridge and does not change any of the design elements. Not all of the slots will be repaired, as Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo
CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
century mart of ave u
Century Mart of Avenue U, which closed in August [/century-mart-of-avenue-u-closed/], is now becoming New York Mart. The 2309 Avenue U storefront doesn’t yet appear to be open. If there were a way to truly express a shrug in text, that would fill up the remainder of this post. Photo
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Courtesy of Frank MessanoNeighbors are now reporting that the Hubbard Street sinkhole [/sheepshead-bay-sinkhole-hell/] – a four-foot-deep curbside pit – was repaired last night. After Sheepshead Bites’ story hit the net one week ago, the issue spurred on Bay News [http://yournabe.com/articles/2010/10/21/brooklyn/courier-yn_brooklyn_front_page-bn_roadhole_
kings highway beautification association
Cymbrowitz with members of the Kings Highway Beautification Association | Source: Cymbrowitz's officeTwenty-two antique light poles are being installed along Kings Highway between Ocean Parkway and McDonald Avenue, replacing all existing street and traffic lights. It’s part of an effort to make an oft-ignored stretch of businesses more
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Village Voice just named Sheepshead Bay the “Best Place to Look at an Underwater Shipwreck” [http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2010/award/best-place-to-look-at-an-underwater-shipwreck-2167806/] in their annual Best Of Awards, and gave rave reviews. And by rave, I mean raving mad. I mean, how do you call us – or, rather, the
She doesn’t hang out in dungeons, and she may not be hardy enough for snow. But, don’t be fooled – this blue lady is no softy. What the heck am I talking about? Do the puzzle to figure it out. Photo courtesy of nolastname, taken on Plumb Beach.
health department
Two Asian eateries were closed recently by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for unsanitary conditions, one of which received a staggering 105 violation points. New Star Seafood Restaurant at 1217-1221 Avenue U was closed after a laundry list of violations was issued in at least 15 areas. Just
softball
Source: Google EarthWith Kingsborough Community College’s enrollment roster swelling [/kbcc-benefits-from-record-high-enrollment/], and projects underway to accommodate growing needs, the school has turned to some imaginative ways of raising funds. Last year was the walkathon, which raised $15,000 [/kbcc-raises-15k-for-scholarships-in-walkathon/] for scholarships – and now they’re picking a fight with a
panhandlers
With the majority of Sheepshead Bay’s employed residents heading to work on public transit, panhandlers and “subway bums” are familiar faces ’round these parts. Heck, at this point, it’s like they’re friends and family – though for some it’s like the in-laws you never want to see