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Wednesday: MBCG To Discuss “Why Manhattan Beach Isn’t Beautiful Anymore” At Monthly Meeting

A Manhattan Beach tree, felled by Superstorm Sandy. Photo by Edmond D.The next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Community Group (MBCG) will be March 19 at 8:00 p.m. inside Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street at Hampton Avenue. The topic of the meeting will be “Why Manhattan

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City Details Damaged Tree Removal Plan

Photo by Allan Shweky via screwedontheboardwalk.comTrees damaged and left rotting by Superstorm Sandy have finally led to a full response by the Parks Department. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/parks-dept-stop-killing-machines-article-1.1439763] that the Parks Department is planning to inspect and cut

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The City Is Removing Trees Damaged By Sandy

Photo by Allan Shweky via screwedontheboardwalk.comThe city has begun the process of removing tress damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Sheepshead Bites reader Allan Shweky, who runs the Friends of Ocean Parkway [http://www.friendsofoceanparkway.org/], posted a series of photographs [http://www.screwedontheboardwalk.com/2013/07/sandys-revenge.html] on a

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After Sandy, City Axed Volunteer’s Efforts To Clear Major Roadways Of Fallen Trees In Emergencies

Photo by Bobby FernandezEmergency responders grappled to navigate Southern Brooklyn’s streets in the immediate wake of Superstorm Sandy, as scores of fallen trees blocked major roadways and residential streets alike. But rather than let a group of do-gooders clear the way for fire trucks, ambulances and police cars, the

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Tornado, Waterspout And Storm Damage Captured On Video, Photos

Just minutes after New York City was placed under tornado warning on Saturday morning, the area got a bit of Kansas thrown its way. Winds picked up quickly as the storm rolled in off the Atlantic, over the Rockaways, Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen Beach and Sheepshead Bay. And with it came

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Tree Down On Shore Pkwy, Off Sheepshead Bay Road

A tree came tumbling down at around 9:15 a.m. on the eastbound of Shore Parkway, between East 16th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. Luckily no one was injured, and no cars seemed to be damaged, but some drivers did get a bit of a scare. Our tipster, Gene,

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Photos: Sick Tree Collapses On Sanitation Truck

Reader nolastname sent in these photos of a tree that collapsed onto a Department of Sanitation garbage truck this morning, on East 18th Street and Avenue X. It happened shortly before noon, when the tree appears to have tipped right over onto the driver’s cab. No one was hurt,

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Four Days Later, Streets Still Blocked By Fallen Trees

These scene, at East 23rd between Avenue W and Avenue V, is repeated on many local streets. Four days after the weekend storm toppled scores of trees [/photos-damage-from-the-storm/] in our area, many roads remain blocked. What streets do you know of that remain blocked?