The garbage situation is growing larger [/trashbag-trees-grow-in-brooklyn/] around Sheepshead Bay — so much so, that maintenance people at this apartment building on Ocean Avenue (near Gravesend Neck Road) have put up four large garbage bags along the stretch of the front fence. We’re thinking that the regular black garbage bags
sofia pizza restaurant
Is it possible for a reviewer to declare a restaurant a success after eating one slice of pizza? Well, when the restaurant is mainly a pizzeria, the answer is, “maybe”. And when the pizzeria is Sofia, the ‘”maybe” becomes a definite “yes”. Sofia Pizza Restaurant, with its clean dining area
Like the lovebird characters from Grease [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_%28film%29], Danny and Sandy (and friends), sang [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j--EMp0UCk&feature=PlayList&p=2C07A3F7AC0DB186&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19] in “We Go Together” – we shopping carts
storm
Today is Friday. Yesterday was Thursday. Did anyone notice something missing? For those of you who are not fond of the Shopping Cart Series (is there even such a person?), you would not have noticed that there wasn’t a post, yesterday, to annoy you. For the regular followers of
alla yelizarov
Early morning reports from the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/10/11/2009-10-11_fisherman_saves_mother_daughters_after_car_falls_into_sheepshead_bay.html] and the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/fisherman_saves_in_sinking_car_1qyJ5CadtrJA3yKe1K6t8K] tell us
Kingsborough Community College [http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/eventCalendar/] will be co-sponsoring, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the City of New York, [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/home/home.shtml] a FREE Healthy Homes/Healthy Families Expo. The expo is a jam-packed event of
illegal parking
The Bill Brown Square traffic triangle, located at the corner where East 17th Street turns into Sheepshead Bay Road, is clearly indicated as a one way street with signs indicating “No Parking Anytime”. Still, it is not uncommon to see cars parked there and inhibiting traffic. This green sedan was
a hollander monuments
I always knew this job would be the death of me. One fine day, some heavy load these slavedrivers so mercilessly put on me is going to be like the final straw that broke the camel’s back. I guess it’s a good thing that Abraham Hollander Monuments [http:
cruises
Today’s 2 p.m. Succos (a.k.a. Sukkot, Sukkos, סוכות, or סֻכּוֹת)cruise from Sheepshead Bay sets sail with a full house. But worry not, you can still get on another boat set to sail today, tomorrow, or Thursday. Sukkos – or any of its alternative
While the Brooklyn Eagle writes about Southern Brooklyn’s roots as a farming society, in their recent article, Historically Speaking: Raising the (Wyckoff Barn) Roof [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=23&id=31048], Sheepshead Bay residents are busy recreating the Hanging Gardens of Babylon [http:
e 16 st
October 1, 2009 turned out to be the last business day for D & J Elite Boutique located next to the VIP Illusion Beauty Salon on Avenue Z (between East 16th Street and East 17th Street). New York City Marshals enforcing the law told us that the tenants did not
nyc parking rules
Whew! I can’t believe I found a parking spot on alternate side of the street parking day. Things are getting tougher round here with all the abandoned carts vying for prime parking and, in this economy, I can’t afford to pay for a private spot. Well, with so