etiquette
Living in a tight-knit community has its perks (last minute babysitters you can count on, neighbors who will lend you the lawnmower, bars where everyone knows your name), but sometimes wanting to be neighborly can pose as many challenges as living somewhere without personal ties. What Would You Do is
9th street cycles
For many New Yorkers, cycling doesn’t end when the winter begins. On extremely cold and icy days like today, extra precaution is necessary. Avid cyclist and employee at 9th Street Cycles [http://www.ninthstreetcycles.com/] (375 9th Street at 6th Avenue), Giovanni Ramirez shares his top five tips that
holidays
“On the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook.” (Source: AiyaHMPH/Flickr)It’s here! It’s here! Halloween is here! Sorry, I get excited about Halloween. I don’t really understand why this holiday isn’t
Brad Lander
Yesterday, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], Kensington residents, and transportation safety advocates delivered the ‘Our neighborhood is not a highway’ petition [/blog/transportation/residents-join-lander-to-demand-improvements-to-prospect-expresswaychurch-ave-intersection] , which calls on the New York State Department of Transportation to sign off on a safety plan to address the dangerous Church Avenue and Ocean
273 brighton beach ave
From our friends at the Be Proud Foundation and the Brighton Beach Business Improvement District:
bed bug
It’s no secret that New York is a haven for bed bugs, and a serious pest infestation can wreak havoc on properties for years. Of course, it’s also no secret that South Slope loves its hand-me-downs. Having coveted many a chippy gilt frame on the street, we have
3093 ocean ave
The 61st Precinct Community Council Meeting will meet at 7:30 p.m., December 12, at the Bainbridge Center, 3093 Ocean Avenue. The Community Council is comprised of concerned residents and top brass from the 61st Precinct, and offers neighbors an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns about crime
Aaron Brashear
It’s an inevitable fact of life that, at some point, every New Yorker will become stranded on the median as motorists attempt to break speed records on either side. This predicament can unnerve even then toughest of city folk…especially if the strip of concrete you’re standing on
News
Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas of the 61st Precinct came before Community Board 15 last week [/bullet-points-community-board-15-june-26-2012/] to account for the nearly 50 percent jump in major crime in the community. This year has so far seen a 47.7 uptick in the seven major CompStat crime categories. Leading the way
animal care and control
Photo by nolastname.Following complaints from neighbors [http://www.news12.com/archive/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=309162&position=1&news_type=news] that the home used by a dog hoarding couple busted by the city still stinks after several weeks, contractors were dispatched over the weekend to haul away
brighton beach ave
Yelena MakhninThe following Op-Ed is written by Yelena Makhnin, executive director of the Brighton Beach Business Improvement District, representing businesses on and around Brighton Beach. Makhnin wrote this piece after the fatal shooting on the boardwalk on Thursday, June 9 [/update-five-people-shot-on-brighton-beach-boardwalk/]. She believes that the NYPD leadership should have been
law enforcement
An example of a radar speed display monitor (Courtesy of Peds.org)If a driver speeds in Manhattan Beach, and everyone’s around to see it, will it slow his butt down? The Manhattan Beach Community Group is betting it will, and that’s why they’re lobbying to install