The little monkey.My 2-year-old nephew’s favorite words to me are “Go away!” When he says it, a smile sweeps across his face and he squints like he’s looking at the sun. He juts out an arm and shouts, “Guhway!” We know what he really means. So after
Councilman Lew Fidler unveiled details of a hotly anticipated bill requiring community input before bike lane implementation. “Bike lanes drop out of the sky without any notice to the community and they’re based on a master plan that’s more than 10 years ago,” Fidler told the 61st Precinct
coney island/gravesend sustainable development transportation study
Coney Island Avenue and Guider Avenue [/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/CIAve_changes.jpg]The plan is a slew of confusing, complicated changes (click to enlarge)Congressman Anthony Weiner joined the fray in our latest David v. Goliath battle, criticizing the Department of Transportation for moving forward with a plan detested
councilman nelson
When we told you last week about the efforts of local politicians to push livery cabs off of Sheepshead Bay Road [/local-pols-drive-gypsy-cabs-out-of-bay/], a number of commenters said the cabs were an asset and helped them get where they’re going. Regardless, they’re still a dangerous menace on Sheepshead Bay
community board 18
I bought one office building instead of 233,333 DiFara's pizzas. I must be evil. You may remember that we passed along info last week about State Senator Carl Kruger’s latest swindling of city taxpayers, where he finagled $7 million of city funds for his old Community
PayPaul sent over the above photo this weekend, wondering why he’s seeing these large dead fish floating around Sheepshead Bay. He asked if this “disturbing trend” is a matter of pollution, and noted that the bay hasn’t looked this bad since the 1970’s. From what I understand,
thieves
A repeat robber of Bay Quick Mart at Sheepshead Bay Road and East 15th Street tried to make a quick getaway, but ended up in handcuffs this afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m. today, the elderly thief tried to swipe a couple of papers from the newly opened storefront. He
conservation
Hangar B at Floyd Bennett FieldFloyd Bennett Field is a beautiful local resource… if you like desolate, semi-industrial wastelands with a view of the Manhattan skyline. But to most, it’s in desperate need of infrastructural improvements that will make it a destination for generations to come. Cue our local
adult day care
Kings Bay YM-YWHA is throwing a Moon Festival Celebration in their Chinese Social Adult Day Care program. The event kicks off Wednesday, September 22, at 9:00 a.m. in the Kings Bay Y located at 3495 Nostrand Avenue (between Avenue U and Avenue V). The Moon Festival, called Zhongqiu
auto repair
We receive a lot of complaints from readers about the auto repair shop on Jerome Avenue and East 21st Street. Some told us about the physical condition of the shop; others complained about cars without plates taking up parking spots on the streets around it (though no one could prove
car thefts
After receiving several rounds of applause for his promotion from captain, Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas launched into his monthly report to the 61st Precinct Community Council last Wednesday. Among the highlights of his statement, the deputy inspector pointed out that the neighborhood is seeing an increase of 22 stolen vehicles
hampton ave
It’s not that often an accident this bad happens in Manhattan Beach and it’s not on Oriental Boulevard or Shore Boulevard. It’s like Hampton Avenue is the littlest sister, striving to compete but grossly mismatched. Today it made a mark. Reader Rachel T. wrote in to tell