Monday, September 28, 2015

Future of coney island boardwalk is certain...not wood.







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Mesmerizing City Life


Sunday, September 27, 2015

Brighton Beach Real Estate Soars


Pope Selfies


Pope Francis has a way with the selfies -- watch the whole video here to see why: http://4.nbcny.com/57dPPzc
Posted by NBC New York on Saturday, September 26, 2015

Arches National Park in Utah


Arches National Park in Utah is a red rock wonderland. With a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures,...
Posted by U.S. Department of the Interior on Sunday, September 27, 2015

Tunnel2Towers Run finish line

Volunteer Lawyers Project helps seniors know their rights

Attorney Robin Goeman works with the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project and assists seniors as part of the NGF Senior LEAP program. Here, she is seen talking with seniors from the Vandalia Senior Center in East New York. Eagle photo by Rob AbruzzeseVolunteer Lawyers Project helps seniors know their rights | Brooklyn Daily Eagle
By Rob Abruzzese
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Preparing oneself for aging isn't an easy or obvious process, and for certain seniors, it's not an affordable one, either. However, the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) has a program called the National Grid Foundation Senior Legal Education and Assistance Program (NGF Senior LEAP) that is designed to help inform and assist seniors to make the preparation as easy as possible.
The program sends volunteer lawyers to senior centers across the borough where they teach the elderly about medical directives and what they can do to protect themselves and their families.

Big news for #Ghostbusters fan



What renders a showtune as timeless?


What renders a showtune as timeless? We break down the very best showtunes.
Posted by Playbill on Sunday, September 27, 2015

Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center

Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center - The New York Times

“Now I’ve seen everything,” an anonymous New Yorker remarks, marveling at the spectacle unfolding more than a hundred stories above street level. It’s the morning of Aug. 7, 1974, and Philippe Petit is walking across a steel cable strung between the towers of the World Trade Center.

NYC wants to remove dangerous parking spots in new bill

NYC wants to remove dangerous parking spots in new bill - NY Daily News

The city could have 200 fewer parking spots at dangerous intersections under a City council bill being introduced Thursday.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

For those remaining in Syria the nightmares only get worse

 Men help an injured boy who survived what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus in late August. Although international attention has turned to Islamic State atrocities, the country’s war has been far more destructive and deadly.  Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/ReutersFor those remaining in Syria the nightmares only get worse

"Such bombardments have been going on for years in insurgent-held areas like Douma, one of the first areas to revolt against the government in 2011. And yet, the situation can still get worse. The past month in Douma made that clear. Government forces began a barrage even more intense than usual, using not only the artillery shells that Douma has come to expect, but also airstrikes. Perhaps four out of five residents had already fled what was once a bustling community of about half a million, and emergency workers say the new bombings drove out thousands more."

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Bikeriding over the Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn

#Bikeriding over the Manhattan Bridge

Repairs will shut seven N-train stations for nearly two years

Repairs will shut seven N-train stations for nearly two years • Brooklyn Daily

Bensonhursters and Dyker Heights residents better start planning their 2016 commutes now.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will close seven of nine subway stations along the N-train line between the Coney Island terminus and Eighth Avenue on the Manhattan-bound side for 14 months starting in January, and then for another 14 months on the Coney Island-bound side in 2017.
The imminent closures are a necessary evil to repair the crumbling stations and replace aging tracks, a local leader said.

Homeless blame DeBlasio


#homeless
Posted by Brooklyn Views on Monday, September 7, 2015

Helping a Great White


Dozens of beachgoers attempt to rescue a Great White shark that washed up on a Cape Cod beach ----> http://4.nbcny.com/nVo4zJC
Posted by NBC New York on Tuesday, September 8, 2015