http://www.jamaica-times.com/ The latest news from the www.jamaica-times.com website! Newsys Template Engine Brighton Beach/bay News/news http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-135036169 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-cyc_wilponmcu_2010_09_10_bk.txt The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:10 -0400 newsys-138206498 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-bn_mailstrom_2010_09_10.txt It’s a mail-strom! A Sheepshead Bay resident says that local mail carriers have been instructed not to trudge up the steps of the many row houses throughout the neighborhood — a shocking allegation that strikes at the core of a mailman’s solemn duty to swiftly complete his appointed rounds. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:14:39 -0400 newsys-136958271 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-all_mosquegiveaway_2010_9_10_bk.txt Call it readin’, writin’ and racism. Supporters of a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay gave away backpacks and other school supplies at the site of the proposed Islamic center — but neighborhood opponents used the giveaway as another chance to decry the project’s supporters as terror-linked extremists. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:12:10 -0400 newsys-141433626 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-24_bugdinner_2010_09_10_bk.txt The next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:58 -0400 newsys-139382659 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-dtg_raccoonbill_2010_09_10_bk.txt Brownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:19:11 -0400 newsys-141365572 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-bn_bayblotter_2010_09_10_bk.txt No ACS angel A Brighton Beach woman being investigated for child abuse was arrested on Sept. 2 for allegedly attacking an investigator in the middle of a home visit. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:12 -0400 newsys-141561156 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-24_bugdinnerside_2010_09_10_bk.txt Here’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:59 -0400 newsys-141562767 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-dtg_asthmagirlfolo_2010_09_10_bk.txt Hundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:11 -0400 newsys-141612673 http://www.jamaica-times.com/articles/2010/09/09/brighton_beach/bay_news/news/courier-yn_bay_news-33_37_cartoon.txt Our cartoonist doesn’t think much of opponents of a proposed mosque is Sheepshead Bay. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:12:34 -0400