Flatbush
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
beaches parks department
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 [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131003/rockaway-beach/brooklyn-coast-gets-touch-of-queens-with-rockaway-beach-sign] that a sign placed along the Belt Parkway has
Breezy Point
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
rockaways
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick CashinAs the $60 billion Sandy aid package [/house-finally-approves-full-sandy-aid-package/] finally gets doled out [/federal-sandy-aid-dollars-coming-this-summer/], it is interesting to see how that mountain of money actually gets spent. A New York Post editorial [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/an_mta_fiscal_flood_ry1O6HvEJCOgjNTi157DZP] highlights
Flatbush Development Corporation
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
boats
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 [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/
boeing 747
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
concert
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
rockaways
John Foster of the Accidental Mysteries [http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2009/12/peering-into-past.html] 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.