varuna boat club
Photo courtesy of nolastnameReader nolastname was strutting past the Varuna Boat Club (2806 Emmons Avenue) when she spotted someone in the window. He was looking down, just staring at her. She was scared at first, he had a gun, but she took aim with her camera. She squeezed the shutter
Courtesy of Atlas Shrugs In BrooklynWith election season drawing near, candidates for State Assembly and State Senate are sending their minions into the street to collect signatures. The petitions, as they’re known, are a requirement to be listed on the ballot. Atlas Shrugs In Brooklyn [http://atlasshrugsinbrooklyn.wordpress.com/
mile markers
Left: 5-Mile marker photographed by Forgotten New York's Kevin Walsh in 2000; Right: The spot where the mile marker stood, photographed June 16, 2010A closeup of the stone before it was removed. - Courtesy of Kevin Walsh/FNYOne of two remaining mile markers along Ocean Parkway was plucked
dunuts
Village Voice readers couldn't figure out what this was or where it came from. It's Turkish octopus casserole from Marmaris. - Photo courtesy of Village Voice We live here, so we know all about Sheepshead Bay’s hidden culinary gems. There are the little bodegas with
ichiko sushi
This was posted up yesterday on the newly-installed doors of Ichiko Sushi [businesses, ichiko sushi, japanese, openings, restaurants, sheepshead bay rd, sushi] at 1650 Sheepshead Bay Road. It says, “Tomorrow – We are OPEN!!!” I guess that makes today… Hey, anyone want to grab lunch with me and give these guys
It may be a little cliche to point it out, but there’s history all around us. Some of it’s visible, and some of it’s lurking behind the many obstacles we put up in our rush to modernity. This, of course, is nothing new. The advertisement above, photographed
Approximately 5,000 people crowded Nostrand Avenue between Gravesend Neck Road and Avenue V on Sunday, coming together to celebrate Israeli history and culture. For more than 10 years now, the Kings Bay YM-YWHA has been organizing the event to “present the history, diversity and culture of Israel, and not
seaside summer concert series 2010
(Coney Island’s Seaside Summer Concert Series 2012 Full Schedule. [/coney-island-concert-series-marty-markowitz-2012-schedule/]) Below is the full schedule for the 2010 Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser-Levy Park in Coney Island. We don’t have confirmed dates for some of the later acts, but we’ve put them in the order that
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An interfaith group held a “Peace Walk” in Sheepshead Bay on Thursday, ending at the site of the controversial Voorhies Avenue mosque as a sign of unity with organizers’ right to build. But the walk drew dozens of critics, who hissed and jeered at participants, braiding zoning objections with bigoted
bait shops
Courtesy of NewNewYork2010 via FlickrClassic Sheepshead Bay, Stella Maris (2702 Emmons Avenue) has been here for as long as I can remember. And yet, other than the quirky bit of character it gives its end of the bay, I never really thought much about it. Anyone know the history of
Friends of Carl, the committee to re-elect State Senator Carl Kruger, just moved into this shoebox on East 22nd Street between Avenue U and Avenue V. In terms of campaign fundraising, Kruger is the State Senate’s wealthiest man, having raised more than $2.1 million. If this is what
Looks like we spoke too soon when we wrote two weeks ago that 1650 Sheepshead Bay Road was done with sushi. Way back then, Sakura II had closed down [/one-down-736-sushi-joints-to-go/] and, after some decay, the signage was removed. We were thinking, “Hey, that looks like a fantastic location for a