Boating Food Truck Rally, Boating, Free Carousel Rides & More To Do In Prospect Park In August Photo by Ditmas Park CornerIt’s already August but there are still lots of great summer activities happening in Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] this month — whether you want free concerts, roller skating disco parties, or some al fresco food truck dining, there’s something for every member of
Boating Attention Mariners: Gerritsen Inlet Navigation Channel To Be Closed For Nearly Three Weeks Gerritsen Inlet (Source: DOT)Ahoy there, sailors. If you dock in Shell Bank Creek or just like to sail around the Marine Park salt marsh, things might get a little more difficult on your weekday trips this May, beginning next week. Beginning at 6am on Tuesday, May 5, and continuing
Sports Row Around Prospect Park Lake For Free This Summer Always wanted to try your hand at rowing in the Prospect Park Lake? In the coming months, the Prospect Park Alliance [http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/alliance] and the Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org/] are teaming up to make rowing accessible to all. From 12-4pm on the following
Boating Vladislav Cheloudko Dies In Apparant Boating Accident Off Manhattan Beach Authorities fished the unconscious body of Vladislav Cheloudko, 41, out of the Rockaway Inlet behind Kingsborough Community College yesterday afternoon, in what appears to be a boating excursion gone bad. Police arrived at the Manhattan Beach-based school (2001 Oriental Boulevard) at approximately 5:00 p.m. Sunday. He was rushed
bernie schachner Sheepshead Bay’s Captain Jack Gets Spotlight For Building Business Off 100-Year-Old Salvage Laws Source: whitecapmarine.netWhen boats in Southern Brooklyn get smashed, a certain captain comes to the rescue. The captain in question is Jack Schachner, and he and his lucrative White Cap Marine and Salvage business is the subject of a fascinating report by the New York Times report [http://www.nytimes.
2713 knapp st New Self-Storage Facility Headed To Knapp Street, To Dismay Of Waterfront Activists Community Board 15 helped clear the way for a new storage facility on Knapp Street, voting in support of a waiver to existing zoning restrictions at their meeting last Tuesday [/bullet-points-outraged-neighbors-slam-cb15-vote-approving-drug-abuse-treatment-center-near-kings-highway/] despite objections from community groups. The proposed location. Click to enlarge. (Source: Google Maps)Metro Storage NY came before
Boating Sheepshead Bay Fishing, In Time Lapse Glory [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWY51v9e5w4?rel=0] Ah, the simple pleasure of fishing. It’s a peaceful hobby that requires skill and patience. Not everyone is blessed with the skills needed to fish, and even more people aren’t blessed with the time… or the boat for
Boating National Grid Shares Details Of Paerdegat Basin Oil Spill Source: Geoffrey Croft via awalkintheparknyc.blogspot.comWhen we first broke the story about the Paerdegat Basin oil spill [/oil-spill-brooklyn-national-grid/], in which an estimated 800 to 1,400 gallons of natural gas condensate, compressor oil and turbine oil poured into the waters near Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, info was scarce. Representatives
blackfish fishing Fishing Season Kicks Off With Eased Restrictions On Fluke, Porgy From Newsday [http://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/state-eases-rules-on-fluke-porgy-fishing-1.3689367] : > The fluke and porgy seasons open in New York waters Tuesday with less restrictive rules on the number and size fish anglers can take. > For fluke, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cut the size of keeper fish
american princess We Knew We Had Seals, Now We Have Seal Watchers It’ll soon be a year since we first reported a seal sighting at the dock of the Miramar Yacht Club [/photos-seals-at-play-in-sheepshead-bay/]. The adorable animal was seen just lounging around, getting his tan on. At the time a yacht club member said he has never seen a seal in the
Boating Dear Sheepshead: Please Return. We Want To Eat You. Photo by: Rawtalent at The BBQ ForumWe all know by now that Sheepshead Bay was named after the beloved sheepshead fish; that monster of the deep with human-like teeth that are used to crush barnacles and get at the sweet meat inside. But how many of us have ever eaten
Boating Breaking: Boat Slams Into Ocean Ave Footbridge We just received these photos of a small sailboat slamming into the Ocean Avenue footbridge, near the Manhattan Beach side. We’re not sure yet what happened or if there’s any damage. But from the looks of it, the boat somehow became unanchored and drifted with the storm’s
