Late Summer Afternoon

Summer Season Ends

Signs on the Boardwalk give notice to visitors that the beach is closed and no lifeguards are on duty so swimming is prohibited.  Of course, it doesn't prevent a nice run or walk near the shoreline to cool off.  We are entering the best time for enjoying the beach and boardwalk.  Crowds are smaller, lines are shorter, but there still many things to enjoy as a committed boardwatcher

Empty tables are a rare sight outside of Nathan's.  No hotdogs at 7am.

Red flags warn beachgoers of riptides and swimming prohibition.  Many ignore the warnings.

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Be careful where you walk.

Drinking fountains are bone dry after water is turned off.

Sadly my enjoyment of a cool drink during my walk ended when a young, thin, attractive, pony-tailed jogger leaned over the fountain for a swig, swished it around her mouth, and heartily spit her mouthful into the basin.  UGH!

The ULYOP Acrobats

Chabad.Info - News | The ULYOP Acrobats

United Lubavitch Yeshiva of  Ocean Parkway does it again, bringing a professional trainer to create a second to none acrobatics team for the students of ULYOP.  The yeshiva realizes that students need a good kosher outlet nowadays to strive and feel good about themselves. Returning to class they feel empowered and more focused then ever before.

The skills being taught to them by a real chossid with a life time of acrobatic experience, Amram Linkov Master of Sport of the USSR on sport acrobatics, Performer-acrobat of National Association of the State Circuses Russia, Recognition by the Board for confirmation of foreign coach,  Qualified coach on sport acrobatics in Israel, Gold medal winner of Republic, National and International Competitions, Member of Belarusian National Team on sport acrobatics, Coach on sport acrobatics in Gomel Sport Olympic School, Co- founder of The Israeli Circus School

Not only do they gain unparallel skills, a role model, they also learn discipline, team work and respect.

Parents exclaimed after last years program: “My son likes it very much, Thank you for bringing this program to the yeshiva.”

Other parent said: “I am so happy, this is exactly what my son needs.”.

“My son has another great thing to look forward to in his day B”H “

Increase in Cycling Collides with Pedestrians and Traffic Laws

Increase in Cycling Collides with Pedestrians and Traffic Laws | Local Brooklyn News and Features | The Brooklyn Ink

by Melissa Howard


Steadying his breath instinctively, David Sonenberg soared down the Park Drive bike route in Prospect Park one day last June. His feet pushed the pedals — first the right, then the left — taking less than a second to complete each revolution. His senses became heightened, his body more alert, to the curves of the path as he coursed over the pavement. But Sonenberg’s senses weren’t quick enough to avoid a collision with a pedestrian.
Dana Jacks was walking “outside of the crosswalks and recreation lane designated for use by pedestrians” when Sonenberg hit her, according to the lawsuit he filed against her in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Sonenberg’s complaint read that he had attempted to alter his path to avoid Jacks, but his bike slammed into her, knocking them to the ground and sending both cyclist and pedestrian to the hospital. Jacks, whose legal papers contended that Sonenberg’s negligence caused the crash, suffered brain injuries while Sonenberg tore a ligament in his clavicle.
In the following months, Jacks and her husband, Forrest Cicogni, filed a civil suit against Sonenberg in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, demanding reimbursement for medical expenses and monetary damages for the physical and mental pain the crash caused Jacks. They later filed a suit against the City of New York, declaring that the city was also at fault for the accident that landed her in the hospital for three weeks.
At that point, in response to Jacks’s suit against him, Sonenberg answered with his own lawsuit, denying her allegations and stating that her “willful or wanton negligence” caused the crash. Sonenberg’s complaint, in which he charged that Jacks owed him compensation for physical and mental suffering from the crash, also stated that Jacks “owed a duty” to him to have walked more carefully along Park Drive.
As this flurry of legal activity demonstrates, the increase in bicycling in New York over the past decade has also ratcheted up the conflict between riders, pedestrians and motorists. New York has recently increased its enforcement of traffic laws on bicyclists, issuing thousands of tickets after prior years with very few.
Recent data from the Department of Transportation found that commuter cycling in New York City has more than quadrupled in the past decade. Traffic counts gathered from landmarks such as the Brooklyn Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, and the Williamsburg Bridge tallied nearly 19,000 bikes in 2011 compared to 4,839 in 2001.

Pier Pics

These shadowy figures remind me of the zombie movies like "Dawn of the Dead." Mealtime

Fishing fashion

Yeah, right!