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Postponed from June 1 due to raw weather and rough seas, the 49th Annual Blessing of the Fleet had clear sailing when it finally began on the waters of Jamaica Bay off Canarsie Pier last Sunday. More ...
Shortly before the start of the Canarsie Bridges Community Festival a few blocks away, the driver of this 1997 Honda Civic, Maurice Vaughn-Sterling, told police he was driving westbound on Seaview Avenue last Sunday when he was forced to swerve to avoid a car traveling north on Rockaway Parkway that... More ... Teen Stabbed Outside Canarsie H.S. Police from the 69th Precinct reported this week that a teenage student from Canarsie High School was stabbed as he walked to school last Tuesday morning. More ...
By Neil S. Friedman A Canarsie High School senior was one of 46 New York City and New Jersey high school seniors who last week received Raoul Wallenberg Hu-manitarian Awards in a ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan. More ...
With the weather cooperating—for a change—scores of Canarsiens attend-ed last Sunday’s Canarsie Bridges Com-munity Festival Art and Health Fair, held on St. Jude’s Place between Sea-view Avenue and East 95 Street. More ... Sampson Seeking Answers Command Bus Company Future The following is a letter State Senator John Sampson sent to Robert Grotell at the Mayor’s Office of Transportation on June 5 regarding the future of the Command Bus Company. More ...
By Fred Arthur On or about June 1, 1776, Betsy Ross, a widowed Philadelphia upholsterer and seamstress, was visited by three members of a secret committee from the Continental Congress - George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, her late husband’s uncle. More ... Now’s The Time To Remember How To Display Flag Properly Since Saturday is Flag Day, it seems like the perfect time for the following reminder about the American flag. More ... New York AG Halts Sale Of Illegal Dairy Imports State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said last week that his office has reached agreements with 18 retailers and a distributor to halt the sale of illegal foreign dairy products in New York. More ... Enter Brooklyn Bridge Amateur Photo Contest Brooklyn photographers have until the end of June to capture the best and most unique photograph of the magnificent bridge, from the bridge or of people on the bridge. More ... Canarsie Once Home To Several Who Attained Fame & Fortune By Diana Esposito Every town has its claim to fame, and Canarsie is no different. Canarsie stars have made it to the major leagues, the NBA, and have been featured in movies and on primetime television. More ... Brooklyn Cyclones Searching For Local Singing Sensation Do you think you can sing better than Rueben Studdard? Can you croon and make girls swoon better than Clay Aiken? Do you have what it takes to be the next Surf Avenue Celebrity? More ...
As if there aren’t enough collisions at the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Seaview Avenue (see Other News), the above crash occurred on last Friday when the white Chrysler 2002 SUV was involved in a crash with a 1998 Pontiac (right). More ... |
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