I’m considering requiring people to either register for the site in order to comment, or to at least provide a verified e-mail address. Why? The tone of the comments has changed significantly over the past few months, especially as we’ve grown and attracted new readers. For the most
Courtesy of NYCDOTWe always wrestle with the decision to bring you news from far outside of our community, but it became clear during some of the recent conversations about commuting and the DOT that a significant number of residents prefer driving into Manhattan over taking mass transit. So the following
NYC's new voting machines // Source: Vote-NY.comState Senator Carl Kruger is up in arms over a Board of Elections oversight that omitted Russian-language translations for online voter education materials. Kruger has fired off a letter to the board after he learned that it failed to include either written
Health and Hospitals Corporation
A respected doctor was laid off earlier this month after nearly 40 years at Coney Island Hospital, sparking outrage from former co-workers. More than 300 doctors and nurses have signed a petition demanding the rehiring of 68-year-old cancer surgeon Dr. Quamer Amirudin, 1010 WINS reports [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/
August 19, 2010: Congressman Anthony Weiner puts his Brooklyn Tech High School yearbook photo as his Twitter account’s profile image. August 20, 2010: Internet trolls, irreverent commenters and snarky bloggers die and go to comedy heaven. Simultaneously, Jennifer Gray and Janis Ian find relevance again. Briefly. August 21, 2010:
Source: newyork.cbslocal.comA Belt Parkway motorcycle accident this morning has left an NYPD officer hospitalized. The on-duty officer was riding a department motorcycle in the westbound lanes of the parkway when he collided with a car near Knapp Street, according to CBS 2 [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/
A photo of the lost dog, now named BringleSo, before I begin, let me point out that there is some serious information in this post regarding the lost dog we told you about yesterday [/lost-dog-and-what-the-heck-is-bringle/], and you should read past my idiocy to get there. First, the idiocy. I received
tours
A c.1896 lantern slide, courtesy of Joseph Ditta. It's the earliest known photo of the plot.There’s a certain lexical contortion that must be performed when writing a headline to celebrate the anniversary of a historic cemetery. I began the headline with “Happy Birthday,” then figured
jasmine williams
This really has very little to do with neighborhood news, but sometimes these things irk me. And I have a soapbox. So I’ll abuse it. On Monday, we told you about Lance Stephenson, the former Lincoln High School basketball star and Indiana Pacers rookie that tossed his girlfriend down
I know, I know – I did a postcard [/tag/postcard/]yesterday. They don’t really come in that often, but when they do I try to get them up right away before they disappear into Internet limbo. No date is given on the card by the eBay seller [http://cgi.
viva
From Courier-Life [http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/08/17/brooklyn/courier-yn_brooklyn_front_page-bn_bayblotter_2010_08_20_bk.txt] : > A crew of thieves with a birds-eye view of Sheepshead Bay broke into two stores last week. > Workers at Viva, which is on Sheepshead Bay Road between
7-Eleven
I spied this lovely flier taped to the Redbox machine at the 7-11 on Coney Island Avenue at Kathleen Court. So, first off, if anyone has seen this dog, give a call, eh? But concern for the dog or its owner wasn’t my first thought – perhaps revealing some deep