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(Chabad Center Sheepshead Bay – Photo by Ray Johnson) Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights is being celebrated for eight days and began with the lighting of the first menorah candle this past Sunday, December 21. It was not our intention to neglect or exclude local public lighting ceremonies from our
Ice covered the ground just a day or two ago, but the grass around the found objet d’art was still mostly green — is this a Christmas day sign from above? Okay, so it’s not exactly ancient and not fully unearthed — but it sure looks like a symbol of
(Photo by Ray Johnson) …and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not a even a mouse (literally). Well, I’m pretty sure that this is not exactly what Clement Clarke Moore — the author of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” or as it is more commonly known, “The
(Bus schedules altered to show proposed cuts) This is our third post within a week about issues affecting South Brooklyn commuters. The MTA is planning to disconnect residents of Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach, and Marine Park from access to subway during the weekend and at night with a plan to:
(Neck Rd Station Construction – Photo by Ray Johnson) When the overflowing garbage can was removed from the corner of Gravesend Neck Road and East 16 St, I figured that the only way for the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) to put an end to the outrageous illegal dumping problem
(Photo by Ray Johnson) When Chock Full o’Nuts [http://www.chockfullonuts.com/history/] arrived on Avenue U last year, I breathed a sigh of nostalgic relief. With all of the changes – not always for the better – happening in Sheepshead Bay, it was nice to see something I could remember
Forget the North Pole! Santa’s been secretly keeping a real close eye on us right here in Sheepshead Bay. He was hiding under a baseball cap, but his perfectly trimmed white beard shone as he tended to Dasher and Dancer and Donner and Blixen — right there in his front
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(Photo taken at Sheepshead Bay station courtesy of one of our readers) Last week, I wrote to you about cigarette butts [/blog1.php/businesses/cold-but-smoking-outside]. Today, I want to talk to you about the real thing – our Sheepshead butts. To all of our readers who agree with seatless subways: Just
Christmas tree lighting
This comes to us from Senator Marty Golden: > Dear Friends, > I have had a great week hosting two successful Christmas Tree Lightings in the community! Hopefully you and your family made it out to celebrate the season with us. Unfortunately because of bad weather last night, we were
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In an earlier post, we told you about two local toy drives [/blog1.php/events/two-local-toy-drives-request-donations-f] for the holidays. Now, the Bay Improvement Group (B.I.G.) [http://bayimprovementgroup.org/] has announced the headliners for the December 21 Special Celebrity Caroling & Toy Drive Event. Vince Martell [http://rockersusa.com/
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(Free Wi-Fi sign posted in many shops in New York City) As far as I know, this is a sign we don’t see posted in any store window in Sheepshead Bay. Those of us who are looking to get some free Wi-Fi in Sheepshead Bay will find at least
The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association is having a meeting and party all in one next week and everyone is invited. You will have an opportunity to meet your neighbors, community leaders, and 61st Precinct representatives. Since all local elected representatives have been invited, you may have a chance to meet a