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Hit The Links With Aviator Sports This Summer

One of my strongest memories is of my grandfather taking me to a driving range in Southern California when I was maybe 8 or 9. He and my grandmother were avid golfers, my father was on his golf team in high school, and so, naturally, he was encouraging me to

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Plumb Beach Stolen By Rockaway Beach?

The stupid sign. (Source: DNAinfo)Plumb Beach, the Brooklyn beach of…plumbs, has been labeled as part of Rockaway Beach, annoying anyone that knows the difference between Queens and Brooklyn. DNAInfo is reporting that a sign placed along the Belt Parkway has claimed that Plumb Beach is now part of

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Some Good Ol’ Sheepshead Bay Nostalgia

Photo Courtesy of John LandersReader John Landers sent us a picture of Jamaica Bay that might take you back in time. The image was taken in 1963 and is of the Columbia, part of a ferry/excursion fleet that used to sail from Sheepshead Bay to Breezy Point and the

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Water-Proofing The Subway System: Concerns Over Dollars And Logistics

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinAs the $60 billion Sandy aid package finally gets doled out, it is interesting to see how that mountain of money actually gets spent. A New York Post editorial highlights how Governor Andrew Cuomo intends to spend $6 billion worth of the pie on water-proofing

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Hundreds in Rockaways Receive Truckloads of Badly Needed Supplies Donated by Sears

The recovery from Hurricane Sandy is not over, least of all in the Rockaways. On Beach 94th Street, a massive donation and volunteer center has been constructed complete with big tents, big trucks and lots of traffic. The goal is help residents along the road back to normalcy or, at

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After $500K Port Authority Boat Sinks, Officer Faces Disciplinary Charges

Source: NYPost.comA police sergeant is facing disciplinary charges after his thoughtless actions allegedly led to the sinking of a fully-equipped $500,000 Port Authority patrol in the waters between Breezy Point and Manhattan Beach earlier this month. According to a New York Post report, the officer ordered the opening

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Photos: Space Shuttle Enterprise Tours Southern Brooklyn Waterfront

The Space Shuttle Enterprise made the journey from John F. Kennedy Airport to New Jersey by barge yesterday, giving Southern Brooklyn residents an unparalleled show of the historic spacecraft. Tons of our readers took the opportunity to check it out, sending in dozens of dazzling photos as it made its

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More Brooklyn Concert Series Conundrum Weirdness

Hangar B at Floyd Bennett FieldI am of the mind that the hipster ethos, particularly with regard to music and fashion, is simply too avant-garde for me to figure out, particularly as it relates to a concert series in our area… but I shall take a crack at it, for

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Blast From The Past: Rockaway Bungalows

John Foster of the Accidental Mysteries blog stumbled across this photo of the Rockaways, circa 1910. Besides being an amazing photo, it gives a lot of insight into what life – and architecture – might have been like on our side of the shore. Sheepshead Bay, especially around Plumb Beach, had bungalow