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Alternate side of the street parking regulations and parking meter regulations for the purpose of street cleaning will be suspended this Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. You can download your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — from the NYC DOT’s website.
The Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association held its annual Memorial Day and Armed Forces Day Parade on Saturday, drawing scores of neighbors to watch antique automobiles, local veterans and school kids honor the men and women of the nation’s armed forces.
Like other Memorial Day observances, the event remembers the local heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice serving and protecting our nation. But SBPB Civic’s event falls on Armed Forces Day, a lesser known holiday to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches, making the parade an opportunity to honor those past and present.
A battalion of vehicles from the Baron DeKalb Knights on Bikes and the Antique Automobile Association of Brooklyn led the procession down Emmons Avenue, from Ocean Avenue to the veteran’s memorial at Brown Street. They were followed by the Fort Hamilton High School Junior ROTC and the Bishop Kearney High School band, along with the NYPD Auxiliary Ceremonial Marching Unit and the Marine Corps League Color Guard, among others.
The procession stopped just before Driscoll Tucker Park at East 27th Street, where taps was performed and ceremonial flags flown, while SBPB Civic President Kathy Flynn tossed flowers in the water to honor the fallen.
The event honored several living local veterans who served in conflicts as far back as World War II. Six local students were also recognized for writing award-winning essays and art pieces about Memorial Day.
An attendee at the Be Proud Foundation’s Victory Day dinner last week.
Immigrants from the former Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day on May 9, honoring those who fought in the Great Patriotic War – better known to Americans as World War II – with uniformed veterans sipping vodka and chowing down at events throughout Brighton Beach.
Victory Day marks the surrender of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union on May 9, 1945, nearly four years after Adolf Hitler’s forces invaded during Operation Barbarossa. It remains an important holiday in Russia and the former Soviet states. Historians estimate that between 9 million and 14 million military personnel perished in the fighting, along with between 12 million to 17 million civilians – the highest count in both categories of all nations involved in World War II.
Organizations including the Be Proud Foundation and Shorefront Y of Brighton/Manhattan Beach held events in honor of the holiday last week, and auto clubs toured Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods honking horns and flying flags from former Soviet nations.
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Alternate side of the street parking regulations for street cleaning purposes will be suspended tomorrow and Thursday, May 15 and May 16 in observance of Shavuos (or Shavuot, depending upon whether you favor the Ashkenazi or Sephardic pronunciation). All other regulations, including parking meters, shall remain in effect.
You can download your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — from the NYC DOT’s website.
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Alternate side of the street parking regulations for street cleaning purposes will be suspended tomorrow, May 9 in observance of Solemnity of the Ascension. All other regulations, including parking meters, shall remain in effect.
You can download your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — from the NYC DOT’s website.
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Alternate Side Parking regulations are suspended for Thursday and Friday, May 2 and 3, for Orthodox Holy Thursday and Orthodox Good Friday.
All other rules, including parking meters, remain in effect.
You can download your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — from the NYC DOT’s website.
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Alternate side of the street parking regulations for street cleaning purposes will be suspended today and Tuesday, April 1-2 for Passover. All other regulations, including parking meters, shall remain in effect.
You can download your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — from the NYC DOT’s website.
Sheepshead Bites wishes you a terrific pink bunny- and chocolate egg-filled Easter Sunday!
The Be Proud Foundation served approximately 500 local seniors in need during its fourth annual Passover food distribution event last week.
The organization took over the Aqua Health Rehabilitation Center at 2753 Coney Island Avenue on March 21, handing out goody bags overflowing with food supplies for the holiday, including chocolate matzo, pickles, raisins, tuna and other products.
Raisa Chernina, Be Proud’s executive director, said the event is a way for her organization to “share the joy of the holiday” with those who are struggling. It was attended by Community Board 15 Chairperson Theresa Scavo, Councilman Michael Nelson, and 46th Assembly Democratic District Leader Mark Davidovich.
A non-sectarian image of springtime forsythias will have to do. Source: timloco / Flickr
Alternate side of the street parking regulations for street cleaning purposes will be suspended this Tuesday through Friday, March 26-29 for the holidays of Passover, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. All other regulations, including parking meters, shall remain in effect.
You can download — in English, as well as in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian or Spanish (all PDFs) — your own 2013 Alternate Side Parking Suspension calendar from the NYC DOT’s website.
