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Map of the coverage area for this NY Rising committee. Source: NY Rising Neighbors in Mill Basin, Mill Island, Marine Park, Bergen Beach, and Georgetown are invited to a public meeting tonight, Wednesday, November 12, to hear the latest from the state-sponsored NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program and provide input
Department of Health
The city Department of Health will be spraying mosquito-killing pesticides throughout parts of our neighborhood tonight, between 8:15pm and 6am – which was supposed to happen last week [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/health/west-nile-spraying-in-our-area-tonight-what-to-do] but ended up being canceled because of the rain, according to a DOH spokeswoman. The area
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Joe Gilette, organizer of the Bergen Beachh, Mill Basin and Marine Park chapter of Relay for Life, sent us a note and some photos of this year’s event, in which they raised approximately $100,000 for the American Cancer Society during their June 7 event. Gilette writes: > We
Police & Fire
Still from surveillance video.Police are hunting for three men caught on surveillance video stealing a 9-week-old shih tzu from Puppy Paradise (2082 Flatbush Avenue) on Tuesday. The men entered the store at approximately 2:00 p.m. One stood watch and the other two went into a private puppy
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: Chaos overtook Kings Plaza Mall (5100 Kings Plaza) yesterday afternoon when approximately 500 teenagers became rowdy, causing security officials to call the police and temporarily shutter the mall for at least two hours to restore order. The teens, who were off from school for
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He must have thought it was his lucky day. After all, the school was unlocked, even though it was closed at the time, welcoming him to have free run of the place. And so he did, and stumbled across $125, which he pocketed before going on his way. Happy day,
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Source: gorbould/FlickrAn ex-Ghostbuster might be roaming around your neighborhood toting along some film-making buddies. Sources have tipped us off that none other than Bill Murray, aka the greatest man of our times, is shooting a movie called St. Vincent [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2170593/] in Marine Park. The
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Courtesy of Good ShepherdMonsignor Thomas Brady, the beloved former pastor of Marine Park’s Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church (1943 Brown Street), passed away Monday evening after more than half a century as a man of the cloth. Brady lost a long battle with an unspecified form of cancer, said
Marine Park
Source: WikipediaState Senator Marty Golden will be hosting his Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the children and families of his district, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. in Marine Park, Fillmore Avenue and Madison Place. The Easter Egg Hunt events include games, music, and activities for the whole family,
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Source: brunosan via FlickrIf you’re the type to want to get rid of your tree before the pine needles turn rusty-orange brown and decorate your floor, the city offers some options for you. Otherwise, you can always practice the age-old New York tradition of turning it into an Easter
News
The lights are out for hundreds of Con Edison customers in Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park, where Con Edison is reporting a power outage. According to Con Edison’s power outage map [http://apps.coned.com/stormcenter_external/default.html], 826 households are without power, primarily in Gerritsen Beach. The
Abraham Lincoln High School
Source: WBUR/FlickrCricket is one of the fastest growing sports in America, and it is extremely popular in Brooklyn. And high school teams are picking up steam. Who knew? The top cricket players of New York City’s high schools were selected to partake in the 2012 NYC Mayor’s