“What a f—ing scumbag.” That was what one pro-bike lane blogger had to say about Councilman Domenic Rechia stopping a proposed bike lane on Bay Ridge Parkway in its tracks. The headline from The L Magazine called Recchia a “lunatic local pol.” Meanwhile The New York Post, which was described by The L as writing [...]
What Totonno’s lacks in basil (and kindness) they make up for in pure pizza goodness Patsy’s service proved pleasing; their pie peculiarly premature This is it. The culmination of countless afternoons spent devouring the best pizza we could find. This is the 5 Borough Pizza Put Down. In our never-ending quest to find the perfect [...]
The 311 hotline is supposed to be an easy way for New Yorkers to connect to the city’s vast bureaucracy. It was meant as one-stop shopping; a single place to direct questions and complaints to countless city agencies and more importantly, get answers. To many though, New York City’s 311 system is the telephone equivalent [...]
The readers of this blog are reminded that this report is the result of speculation by school employees and has NOT been verified by anyone from the FDNY. A fire on the roof of I.S. 278 on Stuart Street in Marine Park this morning led many to fear the possibility of injured students, staff and [...]
The Aquaduct Fleamarket was once a local, unpretentious gathering of weekend entrepreneurs. For years vendors hawked everything from T shirts and CD’s to beauty products and, of course, the mainstay of any swap meet, flea market, garage, yard or stoop sale from California to Maine: antiques, Americana and miscellaneous bric-a-brac. According to the NY Times, [...]
John’s pie is impressive… …but so is Grimaldi’s This is it. The culmination of countless afternoons spent devouring the best pizza we could find. This is the 5 Borough Pizza Put Down. In our never-ending quest to find the perfect pizza pie parlor, we’ll award points based on 5 categories: food, service, atmosphere, cost and [...]
After spending some time at Grillin’ On The Bay this past Saturday I realized that I needed a haircut, so I paid a visit to my favorite barbershop Joe and Bart’s. Joe was honoring the death of Elizabeth Taylor with a fitting final centerfold, carefully cut and pasted the old fashioned way onto the side [...]
This past Saturday my girlfriend and I stepped off the B49 Bus and into the St. Mark schoolyard for this year’s Grillin’ On the Bay competition. We were disappointed that only two competitors chose to sell their smoked offerings. Fortunately, contestants Three Men and a Baby Back delivered some of the most authentic and sinfully [...]
I haven’t actually seen White Irish Drinkers. It opens today at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on East Houston in money makin’ Manhattan, if anyone’s interested. It seems full of, well, Irish white people drinking. It’s a period movie that takes place in 1970′s Bay Ridge and promises to pack more Army surplus and brown leather than [...]
There’s that &*%$*# hydrant again. The same broken fire hydrant you’ve seen for months. Curses are muttered under your breath as you circle the block in vain looking for a parking spot. Maybe the out of order pump is in front of your home or business; maybe it’s outside of your favorite store. “I’m not [...]