Results tagged “delanceysts”

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a police officer was struck at Varick and Grand Sts. in Manhattan, a pedestrian was struck at 49th St. and 12th Ave. in Brooklyn, and a person was down a hole on Farmers Blvd. in Queens.
• Al Sharpton is upset with gossip site TMZ.com for referring to Beyoncé Knowles outfit at an awards show as "roboho"; TMZ says they have called many white celebrities ho's.
• The life-size sculpture of an ironworker on a beam that was stolen six months ago was found wrapped in black plastic behind a church in Queens.
• An urban safari in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
• After ten years in operation, Magnolia Bakery was shut down by the Dept. of Health for operating without a sink. The owners of the fabled cupcake provisioner claim they didn't know they were required to have one.
• A blogger has collected nearly 3,200 online names on a petition to get the MTA to run an express service on the F train's line to and from Brooklyn.
• The section of Sara D. Roosevelt Park between Broome and Delancey Sts. on the Lower East Side will be closed at dark, instead of the usual 1 a.m. curfew.

The most recent attack occurred about 12:50 a.m. Tuesday on W. 16th St., only a few blocks from the first robbery.

As some of you have pointed out, one of our favorite summer spots, NYC Icy, is no more. Like you, we had the same reaction -- severe depression. Where are we supposed to go now to get our cool summer treats on, especially on a day like today?!? We've come up with a few suggestions on our own, and the Daily News added a bunch to our list.