The Brighton Neighborhood Association is gearing up for the 34th Annual Brighton Beach Jubilee, a multi-block festival and fundraiser to celebrate the neighborhood. The neighborhood tradition features multiple entertainment stages and blocks of merchandise and informational booths, as well as kiddie rides and delicious food. Established 34 years ago, the
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An early-morning blaze tore through a Gravesend apartment building leaving ten injured, including three residents in critical conditions and six firefighters in need of minor treatment. The fire began around 2:45 a.m. in the top floor of a six-story apartment building on Colby Street. It was contained to
Courtesy of Cymbrowitz's officeState Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz welcomed four hundred local senior citizens to a luncheon celebrating the end of summer, and connect them with area services. The August 26 event brought together residents of Chinese, Russian, church and synagogue senior centers for a morning of lunch, music,
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Luke Stangarone cleaning the Feltman window // Source: Tricia Vita, AmuzingTheZillion.comSheepshead Bay resident Luke Stangarone is on a mission to uncover the history of a magnificently preserved stained glass window. He’s enlisted the help of Amusing the Zillion blogger Tricia Vita [http://amusingthezillion.com/2010/08/22/can-you-help-identify-this-window-into-coney-islands-past/] , who
Just one of the homes that participated in May's block-long yard saleA resident of Oxford Street sent me the following note. It’s the second block-long garage sale they’ve organized this year, the first being in May [/more-street-sales-tomorrow/]: > After a hot and humid summer with the
A head on collision left a senior citizen and resident of East 28th Street injured around 10:00 a.m. According to reader Ariela B., the driver was making a left turn from Avenue V onto Brown Street when a van from the Crown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center came “barreling
Michael Nelson // Source: council.nyc.govCity Councilman Michael Nelson is demanding the United States Department of State reverse a policy allowing foreign governments to skip out on millions of dollars in city property taxes. His criticism comes as a panel of federal judges ruled that foreign governments are exempt from
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NYPD, FDNY and EMS vehicles planted themselves on the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue Z this morning around 8:45 a.m. Though their flashing lights remained on, no emergency could be seen. Officers in the NYPD car and the EMS crew were both filling out reports, while
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A reader sent us this photo and a note saying Century Mart of Avenue U, located at 2309 Avenue U, appears to be closed for good. The Asian food market has served the neighborhood for several years, and there didn’t seem to be any advance notice about its closure.
There’s no two ways about it: Not enough is being done to repair and protect Plumb Beach. As we’re all well aware, the beach was devastated [/hurricane-ida-destroys-plumb-beach/] almost one full year ago, in November, by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. In May, workers began prepping the bike path
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Oh, you’ve never heard of Dead Horse Bay? The old mill area, turned manufacturing zone (of fertilizer, created from dead animals), turned landfill, turned nature preserve – sits alongside Floyd Bennett Field by the entrance to Gerritsen Inlet. It’s rich with history [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Horse_
fillmore real estate
Times are definitely tough, and many of you are probably considering a switch in careers. Well, if my extraordinary success [/sheepshead-bites-named-best-local-blog/] (har har har!) hasn’t convinced you that blogging is the way to go, then real estate may be worth a look as the market picks back up. To