Source: Golden’s officeState Senator Marty Golden wrote a letter to Joan McDonald, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), throwing his support behind an amendment that would provide billions of dollars for Superstorm Sandy-related MTA projects. Here are the details of the proposed amendment: * Adds
Photo courtesy Of Justin BrannanCity Council Candidate John Quaglione has created a petition with State Senator Marty Golden aiming to convince the MTA to restore weekend x28 bus service in Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Dyker Heights. Quaglione wrote an editorial [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/opinion-john-quagliones-x28-weekend-bus-petition-2013-08-30-120000] to various media outlets
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Retro Grill located at 2556 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo courtesy of Andrei Barysevich)One restaurant goes, another one takes its place. Say hello to the Retro Grill, located at 2556 Coney Island Avenue, taking the place of the Bosnian restaurant Ćevabdžinica Sarajevo II, (say that five times fast). According to
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New Starbucks coming to 1417 Kings Highway. (Photo by Ned Berke)All the jokes made about a new Starbucks opening have probably been told time and time again, but the best one belongs to The Simpsons (as a Simpson, I admit full Simpson bias in this regard). In my short
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Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese (Source: azipaybarah via flickr)The proposed construction of the Gravesend Bay waste transfer station (1640 Shore Parkway) is becoming a local talking point for numerous candidates running for mayor. According to a press release, Democratic candidates Sal Albanese and Erick Salgado, Green Party candidate Tony Gronowicz
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City Council candidate David StorobinIn an interview, Republican City Council candidate David Storobin characterized Democratic candidate Ari Kagan as someone who has never held a full-time job, thus making him unqualified as a potential councilman. In the interview [http://matzav.com/interview-with-david-storobin-we-need-to-elect-someone-who-knows-how-to-create-jobs] , conducted by Matzav, Storobin also expressed his opinion
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Councilman Vincent Gentile pictured with Council Speaker Christine Quinn. (Photo via Justin Brannan)Council Speaker Christine Quinn once enjoyed a comfortable lead in the race to gain the Democratic nomination for mayor. However, her support appears to have evaporated and she now finds herself trailing Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
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Source: WikipediaThe colorful and eerie graffiti mural lining the wall opposite the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island was singled out as some of the city’s most interesting graffiti. The New York Times highlighted [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/arts/design/graffiti-art-of-the-city-from-the-bronx-to-brooklyn.html] the piece, noting
Source: WikipediaThe colorful and eerie graffiti mural lining the wall opposite the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island was singled out as some of the city’s most interesting graffiti. The New York Times highlighted [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/arts/design/graffiti-art-of-the-city-from-the-bronx-to-brooklyn.html] the piece, noting
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I understand why the girl (center) is wearing a 1-UP shirt. (Photo by Allan Shweky)Masters of poise and balance gathered together to ride across the city on unicycles for the third annual Unicycle Festival. Sheepshead Bites reader and “ Friends of Ocean Parkway [http://www.friendsofoceanparkway.org/]” blogger Allan Shweky
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A married Manhattan woman, looking to collect on her husband’s life insurance policy, plotted to have him killed in Sheepshead Bay by contract killers. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/hit_on_hubby_mqQwSgUpJzWeDgI40MNfYN] that the woman’s scheme ended when
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Source: MTA via the New York TimesTwo kittens, trapped on the tracks near the Church Avenue subway station, caused a 90-minute delay along the Q and B lines yesterday. The New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/nyregion/nine-lives-mta-takes-no-chances-with-cats-on-subway-tracks.html] that the kittens, named Arthur