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Via WebCivil Supreme

The family of Frank Solivan is suing Patrick Donovan in Kings Civil Supreme court over the accident that killed Frank Solivan on May 24th. Patrick was the other vehicle involved in the accident.

The trial begins 01/09/2009 and here is some more details.

Last year, The Solivan family was sued for negligence and wrongful-death, after Frank Solivan allegedly punched out Antonios “Tony” Fasarakis, killing him. Solivan initially was charged with misdemeanor assault, but the case against him was dismissed in December after Queens prosecutors declined to pursue the case.

The water quality at New York State’s beaches is getting worse, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The number of water samples taken at coastal and Great Lakes beaches that exceeded state standards for bacteria reached 11 percent in 2007, up from 9 percent in 2006. New York ranks eighth worse (out of 30 coastal states ) in terms of the percent of water samples taken at beaches that exceeded health standards. And it seems New York may have snagged the council’s prize for least forthcoming state.

On that measure, at least, the city does better by providing lots of data. And the environmental group’s report applauded the city’s monitoring of its beaches and its method of issuing advisories. But in describing the city’s pollution of its water, the report paints a sickening picture (particularly if you’ve been at the beach recently) of a witch’s brew of stormwater and sewage flowing into the sound and the ocean.

Despite that, the city’s beaches are cleaner than some of those on Long Island or along the Great Lakes.

As in previous years, the private Douglas Manor Beach was the city’s dirtiest by the report’s measure, with 20 percent of its samples exceeding standards. It was followed by Gerritsen/Kiddie where 14 percent of the sample did not meet health standards.

No city beaches ranked among New York’s worst. Fully 44 percent of the samples taken at the foulest beach — Suffolk’s County’s Tanner Park — exceeded state standards for bacteria. Next was Wright Park West in Chautauqua at 38 percent, Ontario Beach in Monroe (37 percent), Venetian Shores in Suffolk (33 percent), and Hamburg Bathing Beach and Woodlawn Beach-Woodlawn Beach State Park in Erie (both at 31 percent).

Kiddie/Gerritsen: threshold levels of 0.2 inch per 2 hours or 0.4 inch per 24 hours (advisory duration is 72 hours).

Previous Post: Fatal Motorcycle Accident on Gerritsen and Whitney

DATE: August 17 2008

TIME: MEETUP AT 12Pm. KS up at 12:30

START LOCATION: Meetup at Floyd Bennett Field (by fishing spot)

END LOCATION: Tamaqua Bar and Marina (End of Channel Ave in Gerritsen Beach/ off Gerritsen Ave)

DONATION: $10 per rider/ $10 per passenger.

All donations go directly into a trust fund that has been set up for Anthony’s daughter.

DETAILS: The run will start at FBF. It will proceed over the Marine Park Bridge(pay toll). It will than proceed down Beach Channel Drive, to the Cross Bay Bridge(pay toll). From the bridge,to the Belt pkwy(west). Exit at Knapp st(exit 9). After the Belt the run will end at Tamaqua Bar.

There will be 50/50 raffles. Bar does have food and full stocked bar(not included in donation).There is a parking lot. Indoor and outdoor seating area, pool table, etc…

Please RSVP at Reallife4me@msn.com or Roadreapers@msn.com . All vest are welcome and encouraged. Any clubs that plan on riding please email your name or logo so I can try to get them on the t-shirts.

A little late but I don’t have internet at the beach.

And here is the comment of the week:

Brenmans moving in next door. I like the brick style of all of the stores on Gerritsen Avenue.

Previously (April 17th, 2008): Deli Closed

Looks like this “small blog” made the paper.

BY JOTHAM SEDERSTROM
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 5:35 PM

Nobody beats the Wiz - not even a blogger.

The feisty founder of electronics behemoth The Wiz is threatening to sue a Brooklyn blogger who published jabs against the businessman on his small Web site.

Read more here

AOL’s CityGuide nominated different NYC restaurants and night spots in a variety of different categories.  Randazzo’s came out on top in the “Best Seafood” category, beating out restaurants all over the five boroughs.

Check it out here

“City of Water” trailer from MAS on Vimeo.

This looks really interesting. From the Waterfront Alliance

CITY OF WATER DAY

Celebrate the Waterfront and Waterways!
Saturday, July 26, 2008* - from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Governors Island

On July 26th, paddlers, sailors, mariners and many others from around the region will converge on Governors Island to eat, drink and have fun.

Highlights of the day will include:

• A symbolic and inspirational convergence of kayakers, boaters, sailors and ferry-riders onto Governors Island. New York Waterway and the New York Water Taxi will pick kids from across the city and bring them to the Island for this special day of fun, education and adventure.
• Boat parade of working vessels past and present including the retired fireboat John J. Harvey and the Seaport Museum’s tug W.O. Decker.
• Eco-tours of indigenous bird habitats hosted by NYC Audubon (click here to register) and a Hidden Harbor Tour hosted by the Working Harbor Committee (click here to register).  Space is limited; sign up today!
• Fishing clinics with I Fish New York.
• Live music by Eric Bibb.
• Lecture on Fuel from Algae by CUNY professor.
• Car free biking. Bring your own wheels or rent.

On July 18th 2008, my website came under attack from a now known source, which I believe, based on information received, the attacker is CLOSELY CONNECTED to Mr. Stephen Jemal of SSJ Development. Let’s recap.

I posted a story about Mr. Jemal being sued for an alleged non-payment of a loan connected to his real estate projects in our area. I later posted a story about a “DoS Attack” on GerritsenBeach.net after it was contained, informing everyone of the resulting down time. I reported the incident to Verizon, the attacking IP’s owner.

Later that night after the attack, I received a letter via email from Stephen Jemal’s attorneys, demanding that I take down my post, citing defamation. Here is that demand letter.

I believe that the demand letter makes completely ridiculous and unreasonable demands of me and the website, including:

1. Removing the entire publication about Mr. Jemal
2. Removing any reference of the publication from Google, all other search engines, and other blogs (like I run Google and control their root user name and passwords!),
3. Publish a retraction / clarification approved by Mr. Jemal and distribute that throughout the internet,
4. signing a “non-disparagement” agreement, and… oh yeah
5. Sign an immediate settlement of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS for legal fees, and additional consideration to induce Mr. Jemal not to file a lawsuit.

Whew! Mr. Jemal’s representation conveyed that the article “painted” him badly. (This Article)

Here is the problem with all of this: What statement did I make that was false? What statement did I make that was defamatory? Oh, that’s right… NOTHING. Needless to say, that demand was flatly rejected.

This is where things take a very interesting turn.

After posting about the DoS attack, I received multiple emails from ####@SSJDevelopment.com stating that he knows that someone VERY CLOSELY connected to Mr. Jemal, used a “bash script” that he had taught this person.

Upon reviewing the website logs, the script described was indeed the script used to attack this website. Based on the connection between the two pieces of information, I have reason to believe the author of the email.

Mr. Jemal’s attorneys have since told me that the attack on the site was the work of a “renegade employee” who acted without knowledge or authorization of Mr. Jemal. They also told me that Mr. Jemal fired this employee.

While I am not in total agreement with this statement (the offensive IP originated from the Jersey Shore where the alleged offender claims to live, not in Brooklyn where this “renegade employee” worked), I accepted their statement. I was also accused of using this information in an attempt to extort a settlement, which I was not doing at all – I was simply adding information to the negotiations, attempting to give all a fuller view of the circumstances surrounding the blog entry, and released the information with no thought to how it would “be painted” or inferred.

Stay Tuned! We remain on Red Alert (but will take off the annoying red color)and anticipate negotiations ending shortly.