Breezy Point
As much as I love LIC, a fellow has to spread his wings now and then, and wet his beak. I grew up in south eastern Brooklyn, in particular the Flatlands and Canarsie area. Our nearest neighbors in Queens were in Howard Beach and the Rockaway Peninsula villages of Rockaway and Breezy Point. A significant…
New construction is rising in Breezy Point, the Rockaway beach community totally devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The storm left around 350 of 2,800 homes completely destroyed and the rest badly damaged. But the New York Daily News reports that construction’s started on about half a dozen new homes, with The Breezy Point Cooperative currently looking…
When Hurricane Sandy hit last year, water and fire damage destroyed approximately 350 out of the 2,800 homes in Breezy Point, a cooperative community on the Queens waterfront. As of today, reports the Wall Street Journal, only one house–a wooden affair at 10 Gotham Lane–has risen from the wreckage. Residents point the finger at a…
"Unfortunately 911 era signage adorns the thing, carrying one of those meaningless and unconstitutional missives which attempted to equate photography of the public space with terrorist activity." You guys are the best. I wish I was there with you!
Kevin and Mitch Go To the Beach, Part One