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Garbage Overflows At Subway Overpass

Garbage overflows regularly at public trash cans. (Photo by Ray Johnson, two weeks before the storm.)The storm has caused so much destruction [/photos-damage-from-the-storm/], sending boats, trees and their limbs, signs, and houses crashing to the ground. But it’s not just the trees that got whipped in the wind.

Tree Falls Onto House On E. 19 St

Tree uprooted. (Photo by Ray Johnson)The high winds during yesterday’s storm on Saturday, March 13, 2010 has uprooted this tree on East 19th Street, between Avenue Y and Avenue X. Park officials were on the scene assessing the situation. Passersby were checking out the situation, apparently glad that

Shopping Cart Series: Belt Parkway Escapee

A parting glance. (Photo courtesy of nolastname)Well, everyone, by now you must have heard all about the Belt Parkway roadwork [/belt-parkway-lane-closure-schedules/]. The traffic has been horrendous around here, because of all the construction. It’s driving me batty. The other day, I felt like flinging myself into the oncoming

Sheepshead Bay’s Beauty Queen: Keelie Sheridan

Miss Brooklyn Keelie Sheridan in Sheepshead BayLast week, we told you about Miss Brooklyn [/miss-brooklyn-shops-at-sheepshead-thrift-shop/] (and Manhattan Beach resident), Keelie Sheridan, shopping at the Nostrand Avenue Salvation Army store. That was after Brokelyn interviewed the contestant winner [http://www.brokelyn.com/miss-brooklyn-is-a-cheapskate-too-plus-2010-entry-deadline-extended/] about her frugal ways. This week, just a

Brooklyn Restaurant Week: March 15-25, 2010

For the full pdf version of the Brooklyn Restaurant Week 2010 listing, clink the link below.Brooklyn Restaurant Week is rolling around again. The dates of the 2010 event are set for March 15 to the 25. Last year we told you that the Sheepshead Bay had slim pickings when

Shopping Cart Series: Readers Waiting For Summer?

Overturned shopping cart, Summer 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lisanne Anderson)Many of you have just about had it with winter. I never cared for the warm weather, just because people seem to think that they can drag me out into the streets with their groceries. In the winter, they’re

Super Leaks At Super Stop and Shop

Super Stop and Shop buckets up. If you need to make a trip to Super Stop and Shop (Avenue Y and East 18th Street), look out for the buckets and the slippery floors. There are numerous leaks coming from the ceiling at the large store, prompting workers to place buckets

Shopping Cart Series: H & R Blocked Behind Bars

Shopping cart in need of rescue.I can’t be sure about this, but I think this building at Sheepshead Bay Road and East 16th Street used to be the H & R Block office. I was kidnapped and brought here to help with the office cleanup. That explains the

Sheepshead Bay Resident Sings at Carnegie Hall

The Lemonaid for Haiti kids and their mom. (Photo courtesy of YouTube)(See the video press release [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFe-kVfuFqk] for the concert on YouTube.) You may remember the three Sheepshead Bay siblings, Chedera, Christopher, and Conner [/emmons-avenue-lemonade-stand-run-by-char/], who spent their summer afternoons selling lemonade on

Shopping Cart Series: Vacuum Cleaner Saved By Snow

(Photo courtesy of Arthur Borko)What does that little Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner think he’s doing over here on my curb? This is my territory. Well, it’s a lucky thing for that little pipsqueak that my wheels are hindered by the snow and ice, otherwise I would have