bob haggerty
Residents identified assets and potential projects during October’s workshop.The second public engagement meeting of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program to restore and protect Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach will be held tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. in the Amity School (3867 Shore Parkway). The first
bob haggerty
Nearly 100 neighbors joined government officials and consultants to share their local expertise and draw up storm resiliency plans on Monday, kicking off the first in a slate of workshops sponsored by New York State to give locals a say in recovery and resiliency initiatives. The workshops are the most
Floods
We received the above photo from Missy Haggerty, the Lake Avenue resident who helped lead dozens of neighbors to safety [/quick-thinking-bungalow-residents-and-landlord-with-heart-of-gold-rescue-neighbors-during-flooding/] out of the flooded corridor during Superstorm Sandy. Missy tells us the bungalow courts remain underwater even as most of the water from this morning’s flash floods [/photos-flash-floods-strike-southern-brooklyn-coastal-communities/
arthur nazarov
The only entrance to Lake Avenue became impassable once water started tumbling down from Emmons Avenue, and debris littered the alleyway.There is no shortage of heroes that came out of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, but it seems everyone on Lake Avenue agrees that two quick thinking residents of
lake ave
UPDATE (7:15 p.m.): This one’s a doozie. The important details: two homes were involved – 8 and 9 Lake Avenue. The fire originated in 8 Lake Avenue, destroying the house, and doing massive damage to the home next door. Firefighters were able to extinguish the majority of the