AARP
Source: Jaszek Photography via FlickrAccording to the Department of Transportation [http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f4fe702da81ba353706cacf86&id=3342093acb&e=752cfab77f] (DOT), seniors account for 38 percent of pedestrian fatalities, yet represent only 12 percent of the population. The reasons for this discrepancy, they say, are the lack of
Source: Jaszek Photography via FlickrAccording to the Department of Transportation [http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f4fe702da81ba353706cacf86&id=3342093acb&e=752cfab77f] (DOT), seniors account for 38 percent of pedestrian fatalities, yet represent only 12 percent of the population. The reasons for this discrepancy, they say, are the lack of
amc
Takeshi Yamada, a taxidermist and one of Coney Island’s [/twenty-two-local-artists-turn-their-studios-into-free-public-galleries-this-weekend/] more interesting local artists, is getting a huge spotlight as he is set to star in AMC’s new competitive taxidermy show, Immortalized [http://www.amctv.com/immortalized/videos/immortalized-end-of-the-world-pre-air-premiere] . Chances are you were as confused reading those sentences
Source: FArepublicans via FlickrHave you been to a job interview recently only to be stunned when your potential future employer asks for your Facebook password as a condition for being hired? It’s a disturbingly real trend that has provoked outrage from citizens coerced into handing the keys of their
2115 ocean ave
Source: brooklynpubliclibrary.orgMidwood’s Kings Highway Library (2115 Ocean Avenue) is Brooklyn’s busiest branch, thanks in a large part to its Russian-speaking clientele, according to a report by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/immigrants-love-library-branch-article-1.1261317?localLinksEnabled=false] . The library’s position as Brooklyn’
dominic cenatiempo
Source: jasoneppinke via FlickrLast week we reported on Dominic Cenatiempo’s quest [/verrazano-bridge-toll-hike-petition/] to fight the impending plan set by the MTA to hike the toll on the Verrazano Bridge to an even $15. Despite Dominic’s efforts, and others equally outraged by the increasing cost of commuting around the
"Climate Change"
Source: 401(K) via FlickrWith the threat of climate change [/batten-down-the-hatches-now-or-suffer-the-great-flood-of-2080/] and redrawn flood zone lines [/new-flood-zone-lines-are-drawn-rates-to-increase-for-homeowners/] leading to skyrocketing insurance rates, you’d think the only thing that is certain to rise along the Southern Brooklyn waterfront would be encroaching flood waters and not property taxes. Well, property taxes
alyonka larionov
Screenshot of BCTV host Alyonka Larionov from “BCTV – Brighton Beach” by Ali Hashemi. Source: VimeoIf you have visited the brand-spanking new Barclays Center this year, you might have already seen this cool new tribute to Brighton Beach [http://vimeo.com/57566463], which has been playing on Barclays Center Television (BCTV)
health care costs
Photo By Erica ShermanState Senator Marty Golden and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis joined forces and called for the preservation of spousal refusal, a provision in state law that provides help for care-giving individuals so they can afford long-term care for their spouses, according to a press release on Golden’s Senate
50 oceana drive west
Source: Google MapsMuss Development is close to finally completing the Oceana Condominium and Club, a string of luxury buildings between Brighton Beach Avenue and the Riegelmann Boardwalk. The completion of the final tower comes more than 25 years after the real estate firm announced their ambitious plan to build hundreds
1524 neptune ave
Like much of Coney Island, the famous Coney Island pizzeria, Totonno’s (1524 Neptune Avenue), was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. As we reported on our sister site, Sheepshead Bites [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/01/totonnos-in-danger-of-shuttering-its-doors-forever/] , Totonno’s owners Cookie Cimineri and Antoinette Balzano face a steep financial climb
2931 ave u
Source: Rodrigo Moraes via Wikimedia CommonsLea Shimunov, a 47-year-0ld Sheepshead Bay housewife, broke her teeth when she was scarfing down some peanut M&Ms, and is filing a suit against the monolithic Mars candy corporation in Brooklyn Supreme Court, according to a report in the New York Post [http: