Announcements
Greenlight Bookstore in association with Brooklyn’s newly-restored Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY) is pleased to announce a one night only presentation of Mike Tyson in conversation with Paul Holdengräber [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/in-conversation-with-mike-tyson] , the founder & director of Live from the
Announcements
Does this hard knock life have you feeling blue? Well, you can bet your bottom dollar that the sun will come out tomorrow, because we’re giving away 4 tickets to the December 19 performance of Annie [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/annie] – currently in production at Brooklyn’s majestic
parking ticket
Family and friends of Younoussa Diallo gathered outside the car where the neighbor was found Tuesday.After a 47-year-old neighbor was found dead in his car on Rugby Road [/blog/crime/neighbor-younoussa-diallo-died-in-parked-car-on-rugby-road-near-church-avenue] , near Church Avenue, yesterday, police are investigating if a traffic agent noticed the neighbor was alive or dead
21st avenue
Police enforce parking regulations on 21st Avenue. Source: Councilman Greenfield’s office.Police cracked down on commercial vehicles illegally parked on 21st Avenue running through Washington Cemetery on Sunday, issuing tickets to all trucks parked between 53rd Street and 57th Street. Previously, we wrote about problems caused by trucks parked
Parade Grounds
Neighbor Olgierd Bilanow, who recently launched a petition [/crime/neighbor-launches-petition-to-allow-walking-biking-through-parade-grounds-after-sunset] to make it legal for pedestrians and bicyclists to use the Parade Grounds past sunset, is encouraging neighbors to let the police know what not having access to the area at night means for their safety [https://www.change.org/
ticketing
While the news that New York City will expand speed camera enforcement across the five boroughs was met with conspiratorial sneering from Brooklyn drivers [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/nyc-speed-camera-locations/#comment-1212537888] , revenue data suggests that the overall amount of funds collected for traffic fines has declined every year for
data
A 2012 collision on Bedford Avenue and Emmons Avenue, which neighbors say is a common occurrence. (Photo: Tom Paolillo)The New York Police Department has been busy this year. In February, the number of tickets issued across the city for traffic violations have gone up. But things look different in
Transportation
In the month of September, the 78th Precinct issued no speeding tickets to drivers, according to the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/speed-demons-running-wild-brooklyn-article-1.1501982] , which adds that the neighboring 77th Precinct, which covers Prospect Heights and Crown Heights, handed out 77 tickets for speeding. They note that
Scofflaw Patrol
If you’ve racked up more than $350 in unpaid tickets, you may have woken up to find a boot on your car this morning. We spotted the Scofflaw Patrol — a program implemented by the city last year [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-set-slap-metal-boots-cars-owners-owe-fines-article-1.1064605] — out in force earlier today,
brooklyn museum
Join Chef Dale Talde [http://taldebrooklyn.com] (and a surprise special guest) for a presentation at the Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org] (200 Eastern Parkway) on Thursday, May 9, highlighting the “many ways that food, like art, creates connections between cultures and plays an integral role in the establishment
a taste of 5th avenue
Are your taste buds tingling for A Taste of 5th Avenue [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/tasteoffifthcal] yet? The food event of the year is scheduled for 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 10, at The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue). Tickets, which are available online [http:
tickets
Finding on-street parking in the neighborhood can often be one of the biggest punchlines [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/05/07/park-slope-vigilante-calling-out-drivers-leaving-extra-space-when-parking/] about living here. But one block is just rubbing salt in the No-Park Slope wound these days. There are still “no parking” signs that ban parking from 7am-5pm
ann winters
In lieu of photos of the neighborhood’s loudest dogs, we bring you Biggie the Harlequin Great Dane, the neighborhood’s dreamiest dog. Photo courtesy of Albert Dashevky.There is a dog that lives across the street from my apartment building. I can’t see this dog, and I have
DOT
The following is a press release from the office of Assemblyman William Colton: New bill by NY Assemblyman William Colton aims to end parking meter “shell game [/drivers-in-bensonhurst-confused-by-meter-rules/]” “City bureaucrats must stop ticketing New Yorkers for breaking a law that does not exist! New Yorkers are getting ripped off for