3159 flatbush ave
Source: Paul J Everett/FlickrIce skating is one of the most romantic activities in New York City, at least according to all the TV shows and movies. Because of this, you can be damned sure that hipsters of all stripes will be eager to hit the rinks when air freezes
Army Corps of Engineers
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L75y7KficuY?rel=0] As we reported last week [/plumb-beach-repairs-begin-today-army-corps-to-dump-127000-cubic-yards-of-sand-on-eroded-beachfront/] , the Army Corp of Engineers began the process of restoring Plumb Beach by pumping more than 127,000 cubic yards of sand into the eroded stretch. The video above shows you exactly what you’
Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny speaking in front of Brighton Beach’s Shorefront Y (Source: Brook-Krasny’s office)A new report in The Jewish Week [http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york-news/election-2012-generation-gap-russian-vote-new-polling-finds] finds increasing generational voting differences between older and younger Russian voters in Southern Brooklyn. The report, which centers around a
kaiser park
Rod Roddenberry (Source: Google+ Profile)Clean, dive, and rock out where no one has cleaned, dived, or rocked out before at Kaiser Park on Saturday, October 20. The “Beneath the Sea Waterfront Celebration and Coastal Clean-Up” event brings together partners from the Avenue P Project, Beneath the Sea, Inc., Brooklyn
In a revelation that should surprise no one, ultra rich Manhattan property owners are paying practically bupkus in property taxes compared to the average city property owner. A report by the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/nyregion/many-high-end-new-york-apartments-have-modest-tax-rates.html?_r=1] discovered that those who
2533 coney island ave
Rendering of the proposed site.The YDE School of 49 Avenue T in Gravesend is picking up and moving to 2533 Coney Island Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. In a report by Commercial Observer [http://commercialobserver.com/2012/10/241185/], YDE, a private Jewish school, has leased out a plot of
farhat sikder
Congratulations are in order for Farhat Sikder, a Class of 2012 Edward R. Murrow High School student, whose painting, “Train Ride” was selected by the Department of Education in ART.WRITE.NOW.DC, a special exhibition of national award-winning work from the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Farhat’s
joseph mizrahi
Richies, the scene of the theft. (Source: Google Maps)A feisty 74-year-old Gravesend man, Joseph Mizrahi, held his own when attempting to protect his Lower East Side clothing shop from a brutal thug. Mizrahi’s Delancy Street-based store, Richies, was the target of the mugger, described as tall and about
2704 batchelder st
Voorhies Avenue and Batchelder Street, near the home where Gonzalez was found dead. (Source: Google Maps)The boyfriend of Elena Gonzalez, the 44-year-old woman found dead at a friend’s home [/woman-found-dead-in-batchelder-street-residence-after-fight-with-boyfriend/] at 2704 Batchelder Street this past Monday, has been charged with assault. According to a News 12 report
Source: schools.nyc.govFor the 21st year in a row, 6,000 volunteers are going back to school to clean up 90 facilities in the five boroughs, and 40 in Brooklyn alone, all for the “New York Cares Day” event being held this Saturday, on October 13. The annual event
Captain Chell addresses Amity’s students (Source: Brooklyn Amity School)Students at Brooklyn Amity School (3867 Shore Parkway) got a visit from Johnny Law last week when the 61st Precinct’s Captain John Chell came by to talk about his life as a police officer. The NYPD veteran gave a
lawsuits
A cropped version of the photo Dranovsky allegedly posted to a prostitution website.If you’re trying to spice up your love life, it might not be wise to have a kinky photo session in this day and age, because, you know, the internet. A young Russian immigrant with a