The Parks Department is out in force around the area taking several dangerous trees away after they had been damaged by Hurricane Sandy. During last night’s powerful nor’easter, trees fell throughout the night [/blog/news/trees-are-falling-around-ditmas-park]. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the city has endured twice as
In the face of gas shortages that he expects to last for several more weeks, Mayor Bloomberg is taking significant action ordering drivers to buy gas only on alternate days. Beginning at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, license plates that end with an odd number or a letter can only
Above is the most recent CompStat report [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fnypd%2Fdownloads%2Fpdf%2Fcrime_statistics%2Fcs070pct.pdf] from the 70th Precinct, which covers the week of 10/22 through 10/28/12, just before Sandy hit. To start that week,
As of 1:30 p.m., Coney Island Avenue gas stations are sold out from Avenue I to Prospect Park. Most stations had been sold out for some time and the Hess on 18th Avenue sold out just minutes ago. The car and pedestrian lines shrunk almost instantly from several
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Last night, a neighbor heard a noise coming from his first floor bathroom. When he lifted the lid on the toilet, he discovered a live rat. “We have never had rats in our home (to the best of our knowledge) and certainly never had an animal visit us via toilet,
It’s been a strange couple of weeks. First, a warm and powerful tropical storm and then a nasty winter snow storm hit in rapid succession. Now, the weather seems to be looking much better. Finally. Although tonight will still be in the 30s and the snow will stick around,
Sarah Lohman
Why turkey? That is the question. The Farm on Adderley may have a delicious answer. American Cookery: Dinner & Culinary History of Thanksgiving is taking place on Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. “Historic gastronomist” Sarah Lohman will be talking about how American history shaped the traditions and
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It didn’t take Nate Silver to predict this one. Trees that were damaged in Hurricane Sandy are now falling in Ditmas Park. Many trees in the neighborhood were declared hazardous this past week but the city is unable to collect them until after the nor’easter passed [/blog/news/
All you need to do is take a look outside and see the snow and wind of Athena at work [/blog/news/the-noreaster-is-here-you-should-stay-inside] to know that there are hurricane victims still in need. They’ve been evacuating low-lying areas all day. Here are two ways to donate or volunteer for
Winter storm Athena (yes, winter [http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/noreaster-post-sandy-20121105]) is upon us. The snow is wet, the wind is brutal and the storm surge is going to be dangerous in areas to our south. Several facilities and locations have been evacuated in the Rockaways and Staten Island.
What a beautiful day to go outside and enjoy a nice train ride! B service has been extended to Brighton Beach, says MTA.info [http://www.mta.info/]. Q and F service has been restored to Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue, the first time trains have served the terminal since trains
Wheated, the highly anticipated pizza place coming to Church Avenue [/blog/business/wheated-pizzeria-is-coming-to-church-avenue], suffered what could be major material losses at the hands of Hurricane Sandy. Thankfully, co-owner David Sheridan’s family came out of the storm unscathed. As work continues on their Church Avenue location, important equipment such as