Sunday, August 30, 2009

Parks Goes After the Middle Aged Russian Ladies....


Move over, Clementine Lee, the Parks Department has a new Public Enemy #1: The older Russian women enjoying a swim at Brighton Beach—and yesterday a few of them were handed $250 tickets for cooling off in the water. A tipster writes in: "I guess there's a sign somewhere on the boardwalk that says swimming is not allowed 6 p.m. to 10 a.m., but I never noticed it. It's hot, it's August, and some people have to work during official swim hours."

Allegedly when the lifeguards went off duty, they simply left, not alerting anyone to get out of the water. (Sigh, lifeguards.) But maybe it was a part of a sting operation, because shortly after, around 6:30 p.m., "some jerks drive up on their mini John Deeres and start yelling. They are wearing green golf shirts with Parks Security on the back ... [they] are not being very communicative, or at all polite. They call in reinforcements—white shirts with Parks Enforcement on the back. They start writing tickets to a bunch of middle aged Russian ladies trying to get a little swim after work. Some of the ladies run home, and the jerks on the John Deeres chase them to the boardwalk."

After demanding I.D. from the women, who were wearing bathing caps and suits, "they make cracks about the potential illegal immigration status that will be uncovered when they take the swimmers to jail. When an onlooker objects and points to the other hundreds of swimmers down the beach the two uniformed guys stalk off."

We have contacted the Parks Department, as well as the outlaw swimmers, and will update with any quotes when we get them.

By Jen Carlson

it's those darn tropical storms again


Beach Status for Brooklyn and Rockaway Beaches

BREEZY POINT 219 OPEN
BREEZY POINT Reid Ave OPEN
CONEY ISLAND BR. 15TH - 6TH CLOSED
CONEY ISLAND BR. 6TH - OCEAN PKWY CLOSED
CONEY ISLAND OCEAN PKWY - WEST 8TH CLOSED
CONEY ISLAND WEST 16TH - WEST 27TH CLOSED
CONEY ISLAND WEST 28TH - WEST 37TH CLOSED
CONEY ISLAND WEST 8TH - PIER CLOSED
GERRITSEN/KIDDIE BEACH WET WEATHER ADVISORY
KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVISORY
MANHATTAN BEACH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 116TH - 126TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 126TH - 149TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 15TH - 22TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 23RD - 59TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 59TH - 80TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 80TH - 95TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 95TH - 116TH CLOSED
ROCKAWAY BEACH 9TH - 13TH CLOSED
SEA GATE 42ND OPEN
SEA GATE BEACH CLUB OPEN

Monday, August 24, 2009

Sometimes I feel like kicking sand...

Brooklyn developer Joe Sitt/Thor Equities has shut down Dreamland amusement park....some say illegally....the ink is barely dry on Bloomberg's dismal redevelopment plan (think less amusement park, more condos--inc. 27 story towers on the boardwalk) and he's making good on his boast
"I'm the guy who controls this - it's my sandbox," said Joe Sitt
Nice.
I hope he pisses off Bloomberg enough to rethink eminent domain.

Joey Sitt Enjoys Playing with Bulldozers in His Coney Island Sandbox. Art by Tiny Tim

Friday, August 21, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Mermaid Fever


Dozens of mermaid sightings in the past few months have been flooding city official offices in the Kiryat Yam municipality, near Haifa, Israel, Sky News reports, and they are willing to pay for proof.
The Kiryat Yam town council is offering $1 million to anyone who can prove the mermaid exists, the story said, drawing crowds of people with cameras to the shore every evening at sunset. "People say it is half girl, half fish, jumping like a dolphin. It does all kinds of tricks then disappears," Council spokesman Natti Zilberman told Sky News.
Zilberman denies that the reward is a publicity stunt, but he told Sky News that he is hopes proof of the mermaid will bring in more tourists to the area.

Race results are up!

SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2009 GRIMALDO’S MILE V – A COLONIES ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP
OPEN WATER SWIM EVENT SPONSORED BY THE METROPOLITAN LMSC
RESULTS: 0VERALL ORDER OF FINISH (ALL DIVISIONS COMBINED)

Place Name Age Sex Club Time
1 Pedder, Margie 29 F METR 27:07
2 Stovickova, Magdalena 34 F GBM 27:10
3 Wassner, Rebecca 33 F ADMS 27:11
4 Chesson, Win 26 M TNYA 27:19
5 Shtab, Steven 48 M METR 27:35
6 Davies, Rondi 39 F TNYA 27:38
7 Vuckovic, Vuk 23 M - - - 27:41
8 Lester, Jessica 19 F AQFT 27:56
9 Taylor, Amy 30 F AQFT 28:01
10 McPherson, Kelly 31 F REDT 29:03
11 Barra, David 44 M ADMS 29:11

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Sunday is Grimaldo's Mile Celebration Day



Marty Markowitz has declared Sunday Grimaldo's Mile Celebration Day! Well, that was awfully swell of our borough president to give us some props.

It's not too late to register!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Sesame Jellyfish recipe


1/2 lb Prepared shredded jellyfish
2 tsp Light soy sauce
3 tbl Sesame oil
2 tsp White rice vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
3 tbl White sesame seeds, toasted

Method :
RINSE THE JELLYFISH WELL in cold running water and drain. Put it in a stainless steel bowl and cover with boiling water. Let the jellyfish sit in the water for about 15 minutes or until it is tender. Drain and continue to soak at least 6 times in several changes of cold water. Drain thoroughly and blot dry with paper towels and set aside. Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl. Toss the jellyfish well in this sauce and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. Just before serving, garnish with the sesame seeds.
Serves 4 as part of a Chinese meal or 2 as a single dish.

Go Marcy Go!

Marcy's about 9 hours in to her double crossing attempt....and should be approaching France soon.
Swim bitch swim!
:)
P

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Mike did it!

Official congratulations are in order for Michael Tzchantz-Hahn, who made it in under 12 hours....very impressive Mike!
We are all so happy for you!