UPDATE 1/8/14: Police have arrested 27-year-old Rasel Siddiquee, a resident of the McDonald Avenue apartment building, and have charged him with the murder, as well as criminal possession of a weapon. He was arrested at JFK Airport while allegedly trying to flee the country, according to ABC [http:
UPDATE 1/8/14: Police have arrested 27-year-old Rasel Siddiquee, a resident of the McDonald Avenue apartment building, and have charged him with the murder, as well as criminal possession of a weapon. He was arrested at JFK Airport while allegedly trying to flee the country, according to ABC [http:
curb your dog
Ah, irresponsible dog owners: not a new topic among our readers [/blog/animals/meeting-about-possible-dog-run-in-the-area], but still a group who makes walking down the street a little more terrifying for everyone (including the good dog owners who do pick up the doo). A frustrated neighbor writes about the issue: > We
1111 Church Avenue
This coming Monday, January 13 will be opening day for Nine Chains [/blog/business/sneak-peek-nine-chains] (1111 Church Avenue between Stratford and Westminster Roads), the long awaited bakery [/blog/business/the-farm-expands-with-storefront-on-church-avenue] from The Farm on Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com/]‘s Tom Kearney and Matt Amberg. The bakery will be serving a
alden lapaglia
Who says the 10 and under set deserve all the fun? Teens and adults can also learn some new skills locally this month and next, including dance and Pilates, fiction writing, sewing and crocheting, and silversmithing. Jewelry Making with Hungry Cat Cafe Local jewelry maker Hungry Cat Cafe [http://www.
car accidents
A pedestrian was struck by a fire truck at the intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues this morning, says a spokesman for the FDNY. Workers responded to the scene at 10:02am, transporting the unidentified victim to Lutheran Hospital in unknown condition. Our thoughts are with the victim, and we
The US Census Bureau released a new mapping tool [http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/censusexplorer.html] in December that allows curious website users to navigate trends in median household income, owner-occupied housing, age, education and employment status, and more across the country based on data from the 1990, 2000, and
Census
The US Census Bureau released a new mapping tool [http://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/censusexplorer.html] in December that allows curious website users to navigate trends in median household income, owner-occupied housing, age, education and employment status, and more across the country based on data from the 1990, 2000, and
Bethstuebben [http://instagram.com/p/i1IndIS-7f/]‘s photo gives us a preview of tomorrow, which is expected to reach about 16°F because of a polar vortex [http://gothamist.com/2014/01/06/polar_vortex_to_bring_near-record_c.php] hitting our area. Here’s what you should know: * The
chris john bowman
Local photographer Chris John Bowman [http://www.chrisjohnbowman.com], who moved to our area with his wife about three and a half years ago, initially caught our attention with his consistently breathtaking photos of the neighborhood–even those just snapped with a phone [http://instagram.com/chrisjohnbowman]. As selected images
alternate-side parking
The DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] and DSNY [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/home/home.shtml] have just announced they’ll be extending the suspension of alternate side parking rules through Tuesday, January 7, due to forthcoming icy conditions. Tomorrow is expected
bicycle theft
Neighbor Ben wrote us to say his Trek Allant WSD bike [http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/town/urban_utility/allant/allant_wsd] (frame pictured above, although Ben’s is tea green) was stolen from his fenced backyard this past Thursday, January 2. He says the bicycle had a