This one comes in by way of Queens Crapper [http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2010/07/fishing-in-jamaica-bay.html], who wrote the perfect blurb: > I like how the reporter and newscasters act like this is something that no one knew about and haven’t been doing for centuries… I have a
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An elderly Chinese couple are fighting back against the city’s attempt to dump a stiff penalty on them for a driveway that is too wide. But, according to the family, sloppy city contractors built the driveway, not them. According to CBS2 [http://wcbstv.com/topstories/driveway.dispute.curb.2.
Congressman Anthony Weiner unleashed an oral onslaught on Republicans yesterday, after a bill was killed that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to those sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks. From Huffington Post [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/anthony-weiner-911-bill-ballistic_n_664568.
Grand Larceny Auto is up 23 percent for the year, a huge spike that doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Help reduce those numbers and enroll in one of the 61st Precinct’s various programs to protect your vehicle from theft such as V.I.N. etching, C.A.
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Courtesy of BrooklynQI used to see this a lot growing up. Fish hanging, gruesome and decomposed in the summer sun, nailed to the pier’s pilings. So when BrooklynQ put it on his site, WhiteTrashBBQ [http://whitetrashbbq.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-stroll.html], I went down to the piers to
benjamin klein
[/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/30DooleySt2.jpg]Click to enlargeOwners of the commercial development sprouting up at 30 Dooley Street told Sheepshead Bites that they’ve signed leases with a restaurant and beer garden and a “hot yoga” spa. Benjamin Klein, of Klein Levin Associates, which developed and owns the property,
group ride vehicle pilot program
Remember when former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern argued that private enterprise should replace MTA routes [/should-livery-cabs-replace-the-mta/]that have been cut or suspended? Well, it appears someone was listening. Earlier this month [http://yournabe.com/articles/2010/07/28/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-all_commutervans_2010_07_29_bk.txt]
From the Manhattan Beach Community Group [http://www.manhattanbeachbrooklyn.org/?p=606]: > It has been brought to our attention that a resident of Manhattan Beach received a telephone call on Thursday, July 22, from a company informing the resident that there is drinking water contamination in the area and
dvin cafe
Photo by BrooklynQThe Health Department shuttered DVIN Cafe (2219 Avenue X) yesterday, after the establishment racked up 88 violation points. DVIN Cafe received six “critical” violations, including cold food being stored at unsafe temperatures; a lack of a food protection certificate; evidence of live mice; a lack of a facility
farmers market
For those tired of eating fruits and vegetables that have traveled farther than the eater ever has, relief is here. Coney Island Hospital [/tag/coney-island-hospital/] has partnered with Harvest Home Farmer’s Markets to bring local produce to the streets of Sheepshead Bay throughout the summer and into the fall.
fireworks
This was originally to be a “Postcard [/tag/postcard/]” piece, as the image above comes from an eBay auction [http://cgi.ebay.com/MANHATTAN-BEACH-BROOKLYN-FIREWORKS-1885-Print-Matted-/140431788073#ht_2108wt_911] . But further research revealed a fascinating part of Manhattan Beach history, dating back too far to fit even in the “Remember When”
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MedinaMileaThe online public vote that will ultimately determine the seven finalists in the Mr. Cyclone contest has gone live, and we’re calling on Sheepshead Bites’ readers to head over there and support our ‘hoods two representatives to the competition. That’s right, two! We told you about Mark Medina,