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A collection of 20 issues

Coney Island Hospital Employee Receives Nursing Excellence Award

Coney Island Hospital located at 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous) Kathleen Marino, a registered nurse serving at Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway), received a distinguished “Excellence for Management” award from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) for outstanding work. The HHC press release described the

Calling Young Newshounds: The Nabe’s Summer Teen Journalism Workshop

Robert Cooper, a retired junior high school shop teacher, reads The New York Times at the Pillow Café on Myrtle Avenue on Friday, July 5. Cooper, 76, said he reads the Times to “keep informed” and “find what is affecting the community.” (Photo by Philippe Theise).From attending local cultural

Ditmas Park Resident Honored At New York Methodist Hospital Awards Ceremony

Ditmas Park’s own Sue O’Neil was given the Extraordinary Commitment Award for her volunteer efforts at New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/]‘s Annual Volunteers Recognition Ceremony last Thursday, May 23rd. NYM says: > After a career serving as a registered nurse (including a stint as

Flatbush Development Corporation's 38th Awards Benefit

The Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/] (FDC) is celebrating its 38th Awards Benefit [http://www.fdconline.org/benefit.html] on Wednesday, April 10, 6pm, at Gargiulo’s Restaurant [http://www.gargiulos.com/], 2911 W 15th St in Coney Island. This year’s event will be held in honor

Kingsborough Community College Named One Of Nation’s Top Tech Schools

Kingsborough Community College. Photo by Erica ShermanA year after topping the list of best community colleges in implementing technology, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, again earned high honors, finishing third overall for large colleges (10,000 students or more), according to the 2012 Digital Community Colleges Survey. According to

Greenwood Park Nominated for ‘Best Beer Garden’ Award

Paper just announced its Nightlife Awards nominees [http://www.papermag.com/2012/10/paper_nightlife_awards_nominees.php], and Greenwood Park [http://www.greenwoodparkbk.com/] is on the ballot for best beer garden. Looks like this is the first time they’ve had such a category, and the other nominees

CB14 Presents Awards for Outstanding Service to the Community, Including One for Us!

Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] held its annual reception and awards ceremony last night, welcoming its new board members [/blog/politics/notes-from-the-cb14-monthly-meeting-3] and honoring several public servants and community members for outstanding service to our community. This year, I am proud to say that group included me, in

A Film Scout’s Frolic Through Floyd Bennett Field

Floyd Bennett Field's world with wings insignia on the Administration building's façade. Source: ScoutingNYNick Carr, our favorite movie location scout (do you know any others?), posted an exhaustively breathtaking photo essay of Floyd Bennett Field [http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=4903] on his website, “ScoutingNY [http:

Photos: BIG Oscars Honor Local Heroes

Bay Improvement Group held its annual Oscar Awards Dinner for Distinguished Service, honoring local business leaders and public safety heroes last Thursday, April 14. The local ceremony is its own odd brand of Sheepshead Bay kitsch, if only for the curious design of the award: a trophy topped with twin

Nominations Open for Best Community Planner Award

The Municipal Art Society of New York City (MASNYC) [http://mas.org] has put out a call for nominations to receive the Yolanda Garcia Community Planner Award (YGCP). The award recognizes community leaders of grassroots organizations seeking to transform their neighborhood. From the website [http://mas.org/nominations-now-open-for-fourth-annual-yolanda-garcia-community-planner-award/] : > The