Reader nolastname was wandering about yesterday morning, and watched as the beautiful weather kicked off with an awesome sunrise. She saw this crane at work in the Marine Park Salt Marsh. Snazzy…
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A Tern photographed near the nature center by PhotoJeff via Flickr
…and you should answer! The Parks Department is having two local events this Saturday that you should consider attending with your family.
If you’re into bird watching then head over to the Salt Marsh Nature Center (Avenue U and East 33rd Street, directly across from Marine Park) at 8 a.m. The Park Rangers will be holding a “Birding Event“. Don’t ask me what that means but you’ll learn everything you need to know about birds!
After you’re done learning all about the birds (I wonder if they’ll teach you anything about bees too?), head over to the Coney Island Boardwalk (West 10th Street entrance) for a Marine Mammal Watch. You’ll be looking for seals, whales, and dolphins. Don’t expect any people in the water unless the Polar Bears are out and about!
Both events are courtesy of the City Parks Deparment and provide a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning. If you need any more information then call (718) 421-2021.
If you’re still looking for more to do, the Salt Marsh Nature Center will also hold a Book Blitz on Sunday at 3 p.m. and a Nature Lecture with Dr Judith Weiss on Monday @ 7 p.m.
The silver lining in the recent devastation of Plumb Beach is that community leaders, and city, state, and federal agencies are finally considering long term solutions to erosion issues at Plumb Beach.
Congressman Anthony Weiner once again brought together officials from Department of Transportation, Parks Department, National Parks Service, Community Board 15, and Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic on Tuesday, December 1, to survey erosion’s threat to the important ecological zone and the Belt Parkway.
After surveying the damage, all came to a consensus: more needs to be done to protect the beach and highway. Continue Reading »
The devastation caused to Plumb Beach this weekend by the remnants of Hurricane Ida was “No surprise,” according to members of Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association and experts. As recently as January, officials from the community, city, state, and federal agencies convened at the Plumb Beach bathhouse to discuss protection of the increasingly dangerous bike path and the threatened Belt Parkway. The problem is greater, though, affecting the ecology and wildlife of the entire area.
The meeting, called by Congressman Anthony Weiner to survey nature’s threat, ended with calls for solutions. At the time, the surging waters appeared to be passing underneath the bike path. Water soaked the grass adjacent to the highway, suggesting that erosion was occurring beneath the Belt Parkway as well, undermining its stability. While SBPB Civic proposed a plan to shore up the coast and add more sand and rocks underneath the bike path to strengthen it, nothing has happened. Continue Reading »
This weekend’s storms sparked by Hurricane Ida battered the Plumb Beach coastline, leaving a trail of destruction and providing fuel for a new wave of jurisdictional battles between NYC Parks Department and the U.S. National Parks Service.
The tale of devastation was drawn in the sand, as rubble from the bike path dotted the shore, carving lines to the water. Trees lay like fallen solders, their sides partially submerged and their roots reaching into the air. The water clawed sand out from under roots and rock, leaving everything without ground to stand on. In all, as the hurricane swept up the northeastern coast, it pushed back Plumb Beach’s protective break-line several feet, felling dozens of trees, and crumbling about 100 yards of the bike path. Continue Reading »
(Photo Courtesy of Kibbles via Flickr)
State Senator Marty Golden is hosting the First Annual Mid Summer Celebration on Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2. There will be rides, games, food, entertainment, and merchandise vendors, with proceeds from all sales to benefit the Marine Park Civic Association. Entrance to the event is free, and it kicks off at 11 a.m. on both days.
Mid Summer Celebration
Marine Park at Avenue U
August 1 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
August 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: free
For vendor space or additional info, call (347) 517-0227
I was so young when they took me away from my first home. It was so long ago, I can’t even remember where I came from.
All of the identifying markers on my metal frame have been erased and worn off by hard labor, and the only thing left is a carved out W birthmark. My friends, Rubbermaid Mop Bucket & Wringer (nicknamed 31-quart), Mrs. Mop, Mobile Trashy, and PushBroom all say that the W means I once was a part of the Waldbaum’s family. I think that’s just the manufacturer’s branding.
This is not such a bad life, really. Mainly, because my friends are there for me. Sometimes they don’t really get me, though — because I was kidnapped and they were purchased specifically by the parks department. In a way, I feel like I don’t belong, but I try not to dwell on it for too long.
Life is rough out here in Dyker Beach Park, but it’s not so bad in the summer when Marty Golden works on getting elected again with these free concerts. Maybe the crowd might be better if they had to pay a couple dollars for entry. I should just be glad I’m not at Asser Levy — or even worse, wandering the streets alone in Sheepshead Bay. Rumor has it, that over there shopping carts are kidnapped from their homes, tied up to trees, locked up behind bars, then just abandoned.
The other shopping cart here at Dyker — a real loner that guy is — told me, in a rare talkative moment, that he had put up such a ruckus when he was at Wingate Field that they had to move him over to Prospect Park. The music they played there made him wild, so they brought him to Asser Levy where the summer concert crowd tamed him into submission. He’s just a shell of a cart now and wouldn’t even allow himself to be photographed for the series.
Not me. I’m jumping at the opportunity to be featured here in the slight chance that maybe, just maybe, someone out there will recognize me after all these years — and I’ll be rolled outta here. Being stationed at this park, meant there was always a toilet nearby. But after all these years I need to say “smell ya later!” to my life, here. I will be sad, though, to say goodbye to my lifelong chums. Oh, well, I guess I’ll have to steel myself up.
So, if anyone out there thinks they know my loved ones, please let them know where I’m at.
Nearly a year after initial designs were unveiled for the Brigham Street Park and news of the project teetered off, the little park we’re all hoping for is back. Councilman Lew Fidler has given it new life with an injection of $400,000 of capital funds, and Borough President Marty Markowitz is kicking in an additional $100,000.
The funds will be used by the Parks Department to conduct soil testing and begin reworking the designs. “This money will begin to get us answers to turn a concept into a reality,” Fidler told Sheepshead Bites.
But the money is also creating a bit of the political surreal and stirring up serious questions about the park’s future. You see, the park initiative is spearheaded by Fidler’s electoral challenger, Gene Berardelli of the Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association. And as the money funnels in they’re both using the park to pump up their campaigns, leaving us wondering what really will happen to the park after the election. Continue Reading »
UPDATE as of 7/27/09: Please note changes* in the performances for July 30 and August 20. The concert originally scheduled featuring Franki Valli and the Four Seasons and Connie Francis has been moved up to July 30 from August 20. The Salsa by the Sea concert has been moved from July 30 to August 20. Please check the official website (link below) for full details.
We’re lookin’ forward to the 31st Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series, and you should be too. Shows are held Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. in Asser Levy/Seaside Park at West 5th Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island/Brighton Beach, across the street from the New York Aquarium. It’s a shame that this year’s events are marred by the recent controversy around the site. Local Jewish groups are opposing Brooklyn Borough Prez Markowitz’s $64 million plan to turn the tiny band shell into a top-notch 8,000 seat arena – which would certainly help revitalize the area. But no need to get distracted by that; instead, go see these great shows!
July 16 Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Mountain; John Sebastian
July 23 Gladys Knight; The O’Jays
July 30 *Note Change: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons; Connie Francis
[Salsa by the Sea (Performers to be announced) Originally scheduled, moved to August 20]
Aug. 6 Daryl Hall & John Oates‘ Up Close & Personal Tour
Aug. 13 Blondie; Pat Benatar; special guests The Donnas
Aug. 20 *Note change: Salsa by the Sea – Performers: Victor Manuelle, Tego Calderon, Arcangel, Maria Torres Dancers
[Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons; Connie Francis; concert moved up to July 30]
Aug. 27 Donna Summer
Performers are subject to change without notice. Call the concert hotline for updates at (718) 222-0600.
See the entire list of the 2009 Summer Concerts sent to us by Senator Marty Golden’s office and other sponsors (listed below) after the jump (with some links added). You can visit the NYC Parks Department Facilities website to see locations and directions to the parks where each concert will be held.
Senator Golden’s 2009 Concerts in the Park
June 30 Head over Heels & The Southern Comfort Band 79th St & Shore Road
July 1 Generation Gap (Dance Music) Marine Park (Fillmore Ave)
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