New York City Department of Transportation finished demolishing the concrete deck on the Guider Avenue / East 8th Street Bridge, exposing the steel superstructure. According to a DOT project alert, the superstructure will be dismantled and removed throughout May. Once gone, the concrete piers will finally be taken away. The work
sidewalk sales
When I posted yesterday’s piece about the Ford Street yard/garage sale, I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something. In addition to the Ford Street sale, there’s going to be an Oxford Street sale – also a block long – and a sidewalk sale. On Saturday, May
Courtesy of Lisanne AndersonFrom Courier-Life [http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/05/13/brooklyn/courier-yn_brooklyn_front_page-all_hk_bklyntrashed_2010_05_14_bk.txt?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter] : > It’s official: the city has stopped picking up garbage. > A Sanitation official admitted this week
Courtesy of Life.comSheepshead Bay is only the ordered, tidy little marina it is now because of bulkhead’s built in the 1920s. At the time Commissioner of Docks John H. Delaney called Sheepshead Bay, “Perhaps the most naturally beautiful useful and most neglected inland waterway in the city.” Well,
We were expecting to see an enormous jump in numbers in this report, following the April 27 find of more than two dozen cars broken into around Shore Parkway [/dozens-of-cars-vandalized-in-middle-of-night/]. But it turns out the CompStat reports are modeled after similar F.B.I. statistics, which only takes into account
This is not Ford Street. It's a random photo of a yard sale I found on Flickr. Did I need to use it? No. But studies show that including photos increases the chances that an article will be read. Did I trick you?I don’t know about
identity theft awareness
A Sheepshead Bay resident is getting some relief, as a Fox 5 news report spurs on the process to clear his name. Flatbush-based Police Officer Igor Groysman never rented a storefront in Nassau County. He never stocked that store with wireless products. But Groysman still faces losing everything as lawyers
childcare
Courtesy of Yeshiva World NewsSheepshead Bay’s representatives to the City Council joined more than 100 advocates on City Hall’s steps yesterday to fight a proposed slash in childcare funding. City Councilmen Mike Nelson and Lew Fidler were among a slew of Brooklyn’s Council representatives that came out
The 61st Precinct Community Council is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the precinct (2575 Coney Island Avenue). They will discuss their annual Night Out Against Crime [/police-take-back-the-streets-for-annual-event/] event, now in its 27th year. The national event symbolizes the efforts of communities all over the country to take
An accident involving at least two cars occurred on Shore Boulevard around 3 p.m. today. A reader who passed by and took these photos said he did not see any ambulances or anyone who appeared severely injured, though one of the cars looks totaled. He added that Kingsborough security
A reader of Sheepshead Bites sent in the following complaint. I’ve heard similar complaints, but never experienced it myself. Are sushi places rounding up the bill? Are they the only ones? > I can go out and spend a lot of money on dinner or a play but one
BayFest is coming! THIS WEEKEND! Woohoo! And to get the last minute details in order, the group is hosting its final meeting at Golden Gate Inn (3867 Shore Parkway) at 8:00 p.m. tonight. BIG is looking for volunteers to help visitors enjoy and celebrate the Bay, from working