Education City Budget Includes Funds For Local Park Renovations, School Resources & More Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth
asser levy park ICYMI: Local Teacher Wins National Award, Daylight Heist On Kings Highway & New Flag Over 9/11 Memorial Neighbors gathered for the 9/11 Memorial ceremony at Marine Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long.
asser levy park Register Your Bike With The NYPD Monday Night Photo: Seth Werkheiser / FlickrPedal over to Asser Levy Park, at Sea Breeze Avenue and Surf Avenue, tonight, Monday, July 13 from 6-7pm to register your ride with the NYPD. Officers from the 60th Precinct will be engraving bicycles with a unique serial number to help them return stolen bikes to
9/11 memorial Sapling Of The Iconic 9/11 Survivor Tree Planted At Asser-Levy Park Memorial Members of the September 11 Family Group did their part to plant the sapling at Asser-Levy Park.A small sapling, barely more than a twig, now stands in Asser-Levy Park surrounded by aged oaks and venerable maples. It will one day grow to be a leafy adult callery pear
asser levy park Wednesday: Rally And Concert For Brooklyn-Israeli Solidarity At Asser-Levy Park Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and representatives from several prominent Jewish organizations are hosting the Brooklyn Unites for Israel Rally and Concert torrow at 6 p.m. at Asser Levy Park (Ocean Parkway and Surf Avenue). The pol’s office said they expect thousands to attend. Sponsors include the Jewish Community Relations
asser levy park Coney Island Gardeners Gain Small Victory Against Planned Amphitheater The garden, before and after bulldozing. Source: NYCCGC.orgThe Coney Island Boardwalk Community Garden received an agreement from the city to stop construction of the amphitheater on the site of their recently destroyed garden. Construction will be postponed until June 10 when the Kings County Supreme Court will hear the
asser levy park Tonight: Town Hall On Future Of Asser Levy Seaside Park The Asser Levy Park bandshell in better days. (Source: senarchitects.com)The following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Chaim Deutsch: New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn), a strong advocate for improving all parks within the 48th district, will host a town hall meeting at
asser levy park In Midnight Raid, City Bulldozes Community Garden In Proposed Amphitheater’s Footprint A rendering of the proposed amphitheater.Well, the city may drag its feet when it comes to repairing the pothole in front of your house, but when it comes to tearing up community gardens, boy, do they move quickly. The proposed Seaside Park and Community Arts Center, a.k.a.
asser levy park Treyger Says Limited Wi-Fi Deal Snubs Southern Brooklynites, Calls For Permanent, Free Wi-Fi In Outerboroughs City Council Candidate Mark Treyger (Source: Facebook)The deal announced last week to bring “limited” Wi-Fi signals to Southern Brooklyn parks is little more than a slap in the face to the neighborhood compared to the sweetheart deal Manhattanites get, says City Council candidate Mark Treyger. While visitors to places
asser levy park Marty’s Dream Comes True: Coney’s Landmarked Childs Restaurant To Be Music Hall And Theater Source: smikulen/FlickrBrooklyn Borough President Marty Markowtiz has long dreamed of building a permanent amphitheater in Coney Island to house the popular summer concert series and now it seems that the dream will come true. According to a report in the New York Times, Markowitz and other city officials have
asser levy park Seaside Summer Concert Series Schedule 2012 Joan Jett returns! (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Beginning July 12 and through August 16, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the 34th annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island! This summer, the shows will again be held at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, next to the home of
asser levy park Seaside Summer Concert Series Schedule 2011: Complete Lineup! (Coney Island’s Seaside Summer Concert Series 2012 Full Schedule.) So much for our earlier scoop! Just hours after Sheepshead Bites announced that Joan Jett would be the unnamed star of Marty Markowitz’s Seaside Summer Concert Series’ 2011 first show, the entire schedule hit the web. So here it
asser levy park Coney's Seaside Concerts Move To Former Circus Site The rather gloomy looking lot that will soon host the Seaside Summer Concerts. (Source: Google Maps)The show will go on! Borough President Marty Markowitz has announced the new location for the 2011 Summer Concert Series: West 21st Street in Coney Island, the former site of the Ringling Bros. and
asser levy park Two Weeks Left of Tuesday Night Asser Levy Concerts With the announcements of the free summer concerts happening around Southern Brooklyn, one series got lost in the shuffle — the swing shuffle, that is. New York City Council Member for the 47th District, Domenic Recchia, Jr., also hosts concerts at Asser Levy Park. Like the Thursday night Seaside concerts, the
