From the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/pad_for_pol_board_Q3LfVMzvqQ8fHUEQjJLJ8N] : > The city is spending $7 million in taxpayer money on a state-of-the-art office building for a Brooklyn community board that has only two employees — state Sen. Carl Kruger’s girlfriend and
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We weren’t able to get our videos of the Brooklyn/Bedford Park 9/11 Memorial [/bedford-park-911-memorial-2010-bill-brown/] processed on Monday, when we gave our coverage and photo gallery. Technical complications delayed it until now. Many of the songs played in between speakers, as well as inaudible speakers, were cut out
[/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/baynewsbuilding.jpg]Okay, that headline is more about our love of alliteration than any groundbreaking story about construction follies. A partial Stop Work Order has been issued by the Department of Buildings, though, after testing found asbestos contamination on the roof – but work continues to move
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Courtesy of hollykoffler via FlickrGrab your flip flops and sunscreen and head to Manhattan Beach (Oriental Boulevard at Hastings Street) to lend your hands and clean the earth. To register as a volunteer email neumanl@nyc.rr.com. Saturday, September 18, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.
“The odd parking warning was first noted by the blog Sheepshead Bites [/should-dot-change-name-to-doh], which has yet to post a follow-up.” – “ BREAKING: Existential ‘No parking’ sign was a fake! [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/38/all_sheedsheadsignupdate_2010_09_17_bk.html] “, Courier-Life; September 14, 2010. It’s rare to
lingerie
[/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kamasutra5.jpg]Revealing photos like this once decorated the display's back wallKamaSutra, the 1717 Sheepshead Bay Road “sex shop” that hawks toys, lingerie and smoking paraphernalia, has once again toned down its window display. The store’s owner was confronted by neighbors and local
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The 61st Precinct Community Council is meeting tonight, after rescheduling last week to accommodate the Jewish holidays. The council meets at the Bainbridge Center (3093 Ocean Avenue) at 7:30 p.m. The Manhattan Beach Community Group is also meeting tonight, at 8:00 p.m., at P.S. 195
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Almost every house on the three-block stretch of Corbin Place looks like the houses next to this garish monster. Then there’s this. When we first brought you photos of the construction at 153 Corbin Place, we told you to blame the city for its weak zoning laws [/corbin-place-home-a-tumor-blame-the-city/] (which
cfsc
Yikes. Someone screwed up. I hope they can get a refund [/checks-cashed-changes-to-checks-cashed/]… And, yes, I’m a little obsessed.
This scene was going on for a few hours today on Avenue Z near East 14th Street. It was just a few months ago that the Western Union changed hands to new owners, and now it seems to be switching affiliation to CFSC – or Community Financial Services Center. We’ve
Officials from the 61st Precinct told members of the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association that they’ve made an arrest in a rape incident in the community, in addition to ramping up efforts to battle the more common problems of speeders and thefts. Sergeant Carter, the newly-appointed leader of the precinct’
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David Simpson / Source: DailyItem.comWe received the following e-mail last week from reader Greg Keely. His girlfriend’s father, a Vietnam veteran of the Marines, passed away. Financially drained by a prolonged battle with cancer, the family of this serviceman is not able to meet the monetary requirements of the