NYC Unicycle Festival

The NYC Unicycle Festival is August 30 to September 1, 2013

The third annual NYC Unicycle Festival is rolling across New York City this Summer. The three day festival offers one wheeling spectacles and events of many types.

Friday, August 30, 2013 - Brooklyn Unicycle Day (proclaimed by borough president Marty Markowitz) features a long-distance ride organized by Unicycle NYC Bridge Tour. The long distance ride starts at City Hall in Manhattan, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge, and continues to Coney Island. The total distance of the ride is approximately 13 miles. This long-distance unicycle ride is being organized by the Unicycle Bridge Tour (unibridgetour.info).

Beyoncé Shoots Video at Coney Island

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Beyoncé set up shop at Coney Island while shooting a music video on Thursday. The blonde singer was all smiles as she rode the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster with her stylist Ty Hunter, sporting a hat with Biggie’s face on it. She used a robe to cover up while making her way to the set.

Fans swarmed the amusement park to get a glimpse of the superstar, who waved to them as she walked by. Photographer Terry Richardson was also spotted on set, leading some to believe that he may be directing it.

On Saturday, Beyoncé will headline the first day of the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia.

See more pics from Bey’s fun day at the park.

Sheepshead Bites » Blog Archive City Details Damaged Tree Removal Plan » Sheepshead Bay News Blog

Photo by Allan Shweky via screwedontheboardwalk.com

Sheepshead Bites » Blog Archive City Details Damaged Tree Removal Plan » Sheepshead Bay News Blog

Trees damaged and left rotting by Superstorm Sandy have finally led to a full response by the Parks Department. The New York Daily News is reporting that the Parks Department is planning to inspect and cut down thousands of trees, not only because they are dying, but because they are endangering residents.

We have previously covered the scores of dead and dying trees left in the wake of Sandy. The prevailing thought is that salt water flooded the root systems of thousands of trees across Southern Brooklyn and other parts of the city, effectively killing them. We recently noted that the Parks Department has already begun the process of removing the damaged trees across Southern Brooklyn including areas along Ocean Parkway, Shore Parkway and the Belt Parkway. 

The Parks Department has laid out greater details for their plan to deal with all the salt infected trees. They plan to cut down 2,000 trees of the 45,000 they have inspected earlier in the year. They also plan to re-inspect another 4,500 in the fall. As for replacing the trees, the Parks Department said they would wait until spring’s planting season before gauging their plans. Meghan Lalor, a Parks Department spokeswoman, listed higher priorities before they launch a full scale re-planting.

“In the interim, we have been and will continue to remediate soil, as necessary, with compost and gypsum – both mitigate salt damage – to encourage the return of healthy biological functioning,” Lalor told the Daily News.

Chuck Reichenthal, the district manager for Community Board 13, covering Coney Island and Brighton Beach, was sad to see the trees go but said it was important nonetheless.

“It is a very sad time because these trees have been here for so long, but it is a necessity for safety,” Reichenthal told the Daily News. “Everybody is hoping they make replacements because this is still Brooklyn, and this is where trees are grown.”

Unicycle ride down #OceanParkway to #coneyisland

At 5pm this Friday, our unicyclists will ride down @oceanpkwybklyn as we continue to #ConeyIsland as part of #NYCUniFest
— NYC Unicycle Fest (@NYCUniFest) August 26, 2013