From the Village Voice [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/07/carl_kruger_pay.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogs/runninscared+(Village+Voice+Blogs:+Runnin'+Scared)] : > The latest state campaign [http://www.elections.state.ny.us:8080/plsql_browser/efs_
miss cycone
Miss Cyclone Angie Pontani - Source: angiepontani.comSheepshead Bay is moving in on Coney Island territory, as a local retired firefighter is one of 21 semifinalists tapped in the first ever Mr. Cyclone competition. The Mr. Cyclone Pageant is set for Saturday, August 7, in front of the Cyclone Roller
restaurant sabor latino. nostrand ave
Photo by Arthur BorkoRestaurant Sabor Latino may not be open yet, but it’s already causing us to drool in anticipation of its Latin rotisserie chicken. Obviously signage is up at 3715 Nostrand Avenue, and they recently requested permission to serve booze. No one answered the phone, so we’re
Not a very good week in the 61st Precinct. Felony Assault and Burlary are both up, though there has been a decline in Grand Larceny Auto. Maybe the crooks got tired of breaking into cars and have moved up to homes? We heard that at least three break-ins occurred on
calabrese pizza and restaurant
Photo by Arthur BorkoCalabrese Pizza & Restaurant is slated to begin serving up brick oven pizza at 2224 Avenue U very soon, it seems. The dough-tossers tossed up their signage just a few days ago. We’re wishing them the best, because it seems like the storefront may be cursed.
hardware stores
Lowe's in April 2010Tomorrow heralds the grand opening of Lowe’s Home Improvement in Mill Basin [/tag/lowes/]. The home improvement store on Avenue U and East 55th Street will welcome shoppers with an appearance by former Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez, according to a report in Courier-Life.
A car and FDNY truck collided on Kings Highway and East 12th Street just minutes ago. A reader turned up on the scene shortly after the accident and couldn’t tell us who hit whom, or if the truck was on its way to an emergency. He said there appeared
annabel lee
Police and Coast Guard vessels converged on a cruise boat before a late night party on Friday, July 9. The boat was a Stamford, Connecticut, vessel named Annabel Lee, stationed that night on Pier 1, but never before seen in Sheepshead Bay. NYPD officials on the scene declined to comment,
It’s been just two days since this garbage can appeared on Avenue Z and East 14th Street [/new-public-garbage-cans-is-there-improvement/], and it’s already overflowing. Residential pickup for East 14th Street is Tuesdays and Fridays, so this can should have been emptied yesterday. It wasn’t. But beyond the Sanitation Department’
bay 46th st
Reader JL sent in this photo of an accident today involving an Audi R8 on Harway Avenue and Bay 46th Street. Yeah, it’s Bath Beach. And no, we don’t have any other information that might make this relevant to Sheepshead Bay. But, hey, it’s not every day
Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Get information on code enforcement, property tax exemptions, foreclosure prevention, building permits, low-interest home repair loans and more on Thursday, July 22nd, 6:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College, Building U, Room 220. It will run until 7:30 p.m. [UPDATED] This meeting is hosted by the NYC
nora abend fayerberg
FayerbergA life-long Manhattan Beach resident is looking to improve the balance of gender-based autism research with a study targeting fathers of affected children. As a doctoral candidate in the School and Community Psychology program at Hofstra University, Nora Abend Fayerberg discovered a heap of information about exam stress [http://www.