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The future site of Brigham Street ParkIn the 1990’s, city officials made a promise to Sheepshead Bay residents that a park will be built south of Emmons Avenue at Brigham Street on city-owned parkland. Two decades later, that promise is closer to being kept with Councilman Lew Fidler, Mayor
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Looks like the Hell House has been granted salvation. Since November of 2010 [/winsor-mccay-house-sheepshead-bay-renovation/], contractors have been renovating the spacious white-colored house where legendary animator Winsor McCay [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsor_McCay] once resided, and now the property owner said the project is almost complete – and has a
Congressmen Bob Turner (R-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) are against a proposed investigation into the NYPD that accuses the department of collecting intelligence on New York’s Muslims without probable cause. The two members of the House Committee on Homeland Security spoke out after Democratic colleagues sent a letter to
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Photo by Erica ShermanWelcome Big Brother! Hoping to provide everyone with more safety, the NYPD and MTA are installing cameras and driver safety partitions in hundreds of buses, according to the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/picture_this_safer_buses_MHfFFFkms3UtAikYnUsXwN#ixzz1fmdxmxuH] . Since last year,
Photo by Randy ContelloSince dropping the ball by forgetting about hundreds of passengers stranded during last year’s blizzard [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/nyregion/mta-details-winter-emergency-plans-to-city-council.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=Tom%20Prendergast&st=cse] , the MTA has developed a game plan to brave
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The exterior view of a 1932 R9 subway train. Source: NY Daily NewsThe MTA has brought back the Nostalgia Shoppers’ Special Train for the holidays. You can ride the classic R1/9 subway [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R1_%28New_York_City_Subway_car%29], which was the city’s
Source: Golden's officeState Senator Marty Golden is taking back his initial support of the proposed bill that would allow livery cab to pick up street hails in areas outside of downtown and midtown Manhattan. The plan is to issue permits to about 30,000 specially-marked livery cars to
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Natalia Pelevine tells voters to deface Russian ballots on the Boardwalk in Brighton Beach (Source: Alissa Ambrose/nycitynewsservice.com)A small group of Russian activists were urging Russian emigres in New York to go against the opposition on the December 4 election by defacing their ballots, challenging Prime Minister Vladimir
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Source: nych.comA beloved 89-year-old Brooklyn mother passed away at a Midwood hospital, and administrators waited seven days before notifying her children, according to the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/midwood-hospital-mom-body-a-week-telling-died-kids-charge-article-1.985535?localLinksEnabled=false] . “The thought that she laid there cold and dead — it’s a
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The remainders of a tree toppled by Hurricane Irene [/photos-hurricane-irenes-first-round-sees-floods-fallen-trees/] have plagued residents of East 22nd Street between Avenue W and Gravesend Neck Road, but, despite complaints, the city said it’s in no rush to get rid of it. The tree fell over into power lines during the August
If you’re a parent of an autistic child and looking for potential play dates, then we have found the group for you. From their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49080842098], the group “Autism in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn” hopes to gain more members. Their goal is
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Source: wheany/FlickrBrighton Beach has a lot in common with the English Channel. After all, Wall Street Journal has discovered [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204452104577055950095852414.html#articleTabs%3Darticle] that some expert swimmers are using it as a training spot before heading to other ends of the globe like the