Brooklyn's Most Bonkers House Now Just $10.75 Million - PriceChopper - Curbed NY
August 25, 2012
August 24, 2012
Armstrong will be stripped of titles; won't fight doping charges
Lance Armstrong Ends Fight Against Doping Charges - NYTimes.com"Armstrong, who turns 41 next month, said he would not contest the charges because it had taken too much of a toll on his family and his work for his cancer foundation, saying he was “finished with this nonsense.”
August 22, 2012
40 years ago today: A robbery gone bad, a magazine story and the iconic movie "Dog Day Afternoon"
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| 40 years ago a failed robbery led to one of the most dramatic events in Brooklyn's history. The location of the actual event, 450 Avenue P, Brooklyn, New York (1975 photo) |
The same bank building still stands today but there are few who pass by and remember what happened here in 1972. Today he dilapidated, grafitti scarred building sits forlornly waiting for a new tenant on this busy commercial street that connects Bensonhurst to Gravesend. Forty years ago it connected this quiet corner to the world.
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| 450 Avenue P today (2012) |
Read the Life Magazine article here
======>LIFE - Google Books
Learn more of the story behind "Dog Day Afternoon" here:
=====>"Dog Day Afternoon" on wikipedia
What Is Really Going On Behind the Bike Share Delay | In-Depth
The Drama Behind the Bike Share Delay | Transportation
Serious questions about the Alta Bike Share program. A well-researched in-depth article that should be of concern to NY and Citibank officials.
August 21, 2012
Images of Ocean Parkway North
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| A short but charming row of brownstones on the corner of Cortelyou Road |
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| Are these brownstones the vestiges of a greater presence on these blocks. |
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| Cyclist ignores clear sign not to bike here. But where to go? |
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| There was a talking point that cyclists would cross Church Avenue and continue for one block to Beverley Road where they would cross to the west side and pick up the bike path. But the installation of benches and chess tables eliminated that option. |
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| Sign on Church Avenue warns cyclists but no arrow to direct them across Ocean Parkway to continue their journey. |
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| The start of the Ocean Parkway bike path ends at Brighton Beach. |
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| Bike and Pedestrian path merge approaching Church Avenue |
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| The road to Prospect Park |
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| Cyclists cross Church Avenue here and then must cross Ocean Parkway on the corner to reach the bike path. |
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| This path is for bicyclists to and from Prospect Park |
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| Approaching Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway |
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| Chess tables dot the east mall |
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| The pedestrian only east mall with "No Bicycling Sign" It would be better if the sign would point the cyclists in the right direction. |
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| Looking south towards Cortelyou Road |
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| A canopy of trees provide shade on a hot day |
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| Cold water on a hot day |
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| Going to Friday prayer services |
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| This old sign lays out rules of play on the east mall. |
Most New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes Are a Good Idea,mostly from Manhattan
Most New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes Are a Good Idea - NYTimes.comThe article doesn't include the poll numbers for each borough.
A better question could be "Do you support bikes and cars sharing the road?"
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