Duane Reade
When Walgreens [/tag/walgreens/]opened its 7,000th storefront right here in Sheepshead Bay [/walgreens-celebrates-7000th-store-opening/], many residents were elated to see the national chain making a push into our area. Similar anticipation surrounds the opening of their Bragg Street and Avenue U location [/bragg-st-walgreens-to-open-soonish/], slated for March. But few would’
stalled construction
The fence to this mess fell down, giving access to children from nearby P.S. 52 We railed last month against the owners of 2820 Avenue Z, a stalled construction site in such deplorable condition that it threatened the safety of local schoolchildren [/bad-builder-threatens-childrens-safety/]. On February 9, the city declared
alan maisel
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) filed a lawsuit to stop the closing of 19 public schools, including Sheepshead Bay High School and three other area schools. The city announced late last month that Sheepshead Bay High School at 3000 Avenue X, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School at 5800 20th
Residents, get ready for another Belt Parkway boondoggle! During Manhattan Beach Community Group’s January 27 meeting, Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo explained the three projects occurring simultaneously in our area. We’ve already written about these projects, and nothing has changed, but it’s worth watching the video
holidays
So instead of working on news stories for the week, I got swept up writing Facebook updates of little fun facts about our nation’s presidents. I’ve compiled them below for your amusement. Happy President’s Day everyone! * Thomas Jefferson was the first president to shake hands with guests.
totonnos pizzeria
Sorry Local Broker. Sorry BrooklynQ. Sorry Arthur. I cheated on all of you. Without a peep to any of you, I slunk off to Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitano [/tag/totonnos-pizzeria/] (1524 Neptune Avenue) Friday afternoon – Totonno’s first day open since their fire last March. I went with my brother.
48th city council district
Councilman Michael C. Nelson [/tag/michael-nelson/] is pushing a new bill that would give a free pass to recipients of parking tickets that have wracked up late fees. You can read the press release below. I’m not a driver, so I don’t have parking tickets. My general reaction
Happy President’s Day! Does anyone else feel like February is the month for meaningless holidays? Anyway, today is going to be a slow post day for technical and logistical reasons. So… sorry readers. I know how you love to read us at work, when you should be working. So
madison-marine-homecrest civic association
[/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/powell.jpg] (l. to r.): Mary Powell, Pastor Ron Weinbaum of the King's Chapel, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Ed Jaworski at MMHCA's 2009 Holiday PartyMary Powell, the long-time president of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association, passed away on February 12 at Beth
spongebob squarepants
Just what exactly is going on here? Evita B. spotted this car stuck under the snow on Emmons Avenue yesterday. It’s in front of Roll-N-Roaster [/tag/roll-n-roaster/] and, well, it’s probably still there. It looks like a 6-year-old painted on the door a very happy SpongeBob SquarePants running
We wrote about Councilman Michael C. Nelson’s new office location on Voorhies Avenue [/councilman-nelson-finds-new-digs-on-voorhies-ave/]last month. The councilman’s office sent out an official release last week. Here’s that release: > (City Hall) – Council Member Michael C. Nelson proudly announces the location of the new District Office at
peter vallone
We all keep hearing about the plummeting crime statistics across the city, and in our area the 61st Precinct was named the lowest crime area in all of New York City (aside from the command responsible for Central Park). But Councilman Lew Fidler is asking aloud what many residents have