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Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Meeting Tonight
The civic group is meeting at Baron DeKalb – Knights of Columbus at 3000 Emmons Avenue (off of Nostrand Avenue). Kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Call 718-891-1937 for more information.
Ned Berke
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Photos: McCay House Fire Damage
Damage didn’t appear to be too bad to the exterior of the Winsor McCay “Hell House” (1811 Voorhies Avenue), and the structure seems salvageable. The second floor windows were boarded up along the front. On the side, only one window – the forward-most one – was boarded. All others were intact,
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Video: Scavo Says MTA Cuts Will Cause Crime
During last Wednesday’s Manhattan Beach Community Group meeting, Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo urged residents to attend the March 3 hearing on MTA service cuts. The all-important hearing is being used by MTA commissioners to judge opposition to their plans, so a light showing from certain neighborhoods could
Fire At The McCay "Hell House"
We are heartbroken. The “Hell House [/welcome-to-hell-voorhies-home-gets-a-makeover/]“, which we discovered to be the one-time home of famed cartoonist Winsor McCay [/hell-house-once-home-of-famed-cartoonist/], was set ablaze on Friday morning. From Courier-Life: > The Sheepshead Bay “Hell House” earned its moniker Friday morning after a smoky fire forced panicked residents out into the
Former Transit Brass Criticizes Latest Cuts
Photo courtesy of a-NeRo86 via FlickrAllan Rosen, a Manhattan Beach resident and former Director of Bus Planning for New York City Transit, has fired off a 2,600-word missive at the MTA [http://allanrosen.spaces.live.com/?lc=1033] for its latest round of cuts. TAKE ACTION! Read about the
Department of Environmental Protection
Manhattan Beach Residents Go Without Water
A water pipe break on Hastings Street near Oriental Boulevard is spurring the NYC-DEP to turn off water to homes and buildings on several Manhattan Beach blocks this evening. Girard Street, Hastings Street, and Irwin Street will not have water from approximately 4 p.m. to midnight. The DEP expects
Real Estate
Big Brokers Abandon Avenue Z Condo Development
Is 1702 Avenue Z cursed? It could be, because what once was among Sheepshead Bay’s glitziest properties now has signs of a downhill turn. First of all, it’s almost a year behind the completion date of the building and work is still being done on the interior of
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De Blasio Speaks At MBNA Meeting
UPDATE: This meeting has been postponed until April 19 due to a broken water pipe that has shut down the public school [/manhattan-beach-resident-go-without-water/] for the evening. From the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association: > Town Hall Meeting > Please join us Monday March 1st 2010 @ 8:00pm in Public School 195
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Remember When: Beefsteak Charlie’s Filled Us Up
Before the neighborhood had Applebee’s, before we had T.G.I. Fridays, and before Coldstone Creamery, there was Beefsteak Charlie’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefsteak_Charlie's]. Over on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/sheepshead.bites?v=feed&story_fbid=333456448213], we’ve been reminiscing
Open Thread Mondays: New Things
When I was but a wee boy, I taught myself HTML from a book my brother bought me. I had my first website when I was 12. I taught myself about journalism – though later I went to school and received my bachelor’s in it. While abroad, I taught myself
Just Something To Think About
In the middle of Thursday’s snow storm, the clouds gave way to a beautiful blue sky. Reader nolastname snapped this photo and sent it our way. It’s very peaceful, and hope it gives everyone a moment to pause and think this evening.
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Parking Removed During Guider Ave Construction
Traffic backs up to Neptune Avenue, forcing the DOT to remove parking spots at Avenue ZThis Wednesday, Department of Transportation workers arrived on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue Z and sawed down parking meters in front of the 99-Cent Store. The spaces are being used as a right turn lane