Yesterday, there was a blizzard that brought in high winds, bitter cold, and lots of snow. This morning, there were sounds of shovels hitting the concrete and asphalt, as homeowners were up early cleaning the snow. In front of P.S. 254, the custodial staff was out with their snow
toy drives
This is an update on the Bay Improvement Group’s 19th Annual Holiday Caroling & Toy Drive [/19th-annual-holiday-caroling-toy-drive/] that was originally scheduled for Sunday, December 20, 2009 from 5-7 p.m. at St. Mark’s School: Weather update…BIG Celebrity/Toy Drive featuring Vanilla Fudge’s Vince Martell and other
culture
Sheepshead Bay Road Holiday Season December 2009If your answer was “light” you were only partially right. If you said, “There are no holiday decorations hanging above”, you get first prize. The picture was taken during the height of the Christmas and Hannukah season (yesterday), but you would never know it
caroling
UPDATE as of December 19, 2009: Due to inclement weather, this event has been postponed to January 3, 2010. The Bay Improvement Group (B.I.G.) is inviting you to a special toy drive and concert. The concert is free, but entry requires your donation of a new toy. The
bayfest
The Bay Improvement Group’s (BIG) President, Steve Barrison, said that the BayFest 2010 Planning Meeting on December 2 was “great”, and invited anyone else who is interested in helping out with the planning for Sheepshead Bay’s Waterfront “Party” to join in the next meeting. Here are the details
activities
Your kids can have a little fun at the library that doesn’t involve books. This Thursday, December 17, 2009, there will be an arts and crafts session at the Homecrest branch [clibrary.org/branch_library_detail.jsp?branchpageid=248] of the Brooklyn Public Library. Here are the details as
Cards
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty [http://www.metcouncil.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Get_Involved_Volunteer], a charitable organization that works to reduce the burden on the poor and needy around the city, is organizing a greeting card design team. They would like volunteers to help them design and send
irina aks
This Saturday, December 12, 2009, there will be a holiday concert at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Sheepshead Bay Branch. There will be performances of romantic operatic pieces and funny poetry in guess which language. Here is the information as we received it from the Media-Newswire press release [http://media-newswire.
beth el jewish center
Flyer for Sabbath Seminar: Kol TzedekThe Brooklyn D.A.’s office is holding a special Saturday educational meeting on the subject of Protecting Jewish Children and Families. The meeting is for tomorrow and being held at a Jewish Orthodox synagogue in Homecrest on a Sabbath day; meaning: this is a
This afternoon, sometime around 3:30 p.m., a tan minivan collided with a silver minivan in front Sheepshead Bay High School. One witness said that he was looking out the window at the moment when the cars collided, and he immediately came out to the sidewalk. He had said
landscaping
Cart brought in from New Jersey for Fall cleanupThey brought me in from New Jersey. The “they” I’m talking about is the company that owns me. I’m just a shopping cart, so I can’t read or nothing. I only know that I belong to this company — a
abandoned cars
Chrysler L300 on East 16 St.; three tickets & two flat tires, later: still shiny & cleanThis post started as just another musing about something seen now and then: a car parked and unmoved for an extended period of time on a public street. It quickly morphed into a series