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According to bountiful Facebook evidence, Kiddie Beach’s rockband night was a success.
Friday night’s Rockband Night in Kiddie Beach went off without a hitch. The weather was perfect. We had an good turnout. We were packed filled with bands the entire night.
Come one come all to Kiddie Beach for a night of Official Sponsored Rockband Night.
For those that don’t know…Think of Rockband as karaoke but with an entire of your friends playing instruments! If you don’t have a large group you can still play! Anywhere from 1 to 4 can play.
Lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and microphone.
For you technical people out there we will be using: an Xbox 360, hundreds of DLC, The AC/DC Track Pack, All Lego Rockband songs.
You may bring your own (non modded) instruments.
Tournament Play & Free Play
Friday August 20, 2010
Kids: $2 at the gate
Adults: $5 at the gate
Kiddie Beach held it’s first ever Open Mic Night over the weekend. The event was organized by George and Patty Smyth of Ice Cream U Scream and Diane Sullivian of the Gerritsen Beach Property Owners Association. The event has been in the works for months and was in part designed to help curb local teen angst.
“I think everyone should really appreciate all the work that George did. He really worked with the kids, let them rehearse in his basement and he even closed down the ice cream store on a Friday night in the summer to do it.” said Maureen LaPorte who’s son participated in the night.
Caitlin Sarubbi Leads the Parade Atop a "Good Human I SCREAM" Parade Car
There was nothing but sun and smiles this weekend as Gerritsen Beach kicked Kiddie Beachs’ Opening Day Celebration
The parade kicked off at Gerritsen and Whitney Avenues led by the Vollies, VWF Color Guard, Gerritsen Beach Community Marching Band, Stars Dancing Center, GBPOA, and lots of Gerritsen Beach beach goers in tow. The parade ended at the Lois Avenue entrance of Kiddie Beach.
I would like to think that although we have many parades in Gerritsen Beach throughout the year, I consider this parade one of the best and that it is somewhat of a “sponge parade”. Meaning that although it it starts off with only few dozen people at the start by the time the parade hits Lois Avenue there are at least a few hundred people.
This years honoree was Gerritsen Beach resident Caitlin Sarubbi – who notably competed this year in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games.
Also Kiddie Beach dedicated the children playground to Liam James Walsh who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away a few years ago at the age of 6.
Like years past we took hundreds of pictures and if you need/want/desire a copy of pictures taken please email me at info@gerritsenbeach.net. Otherwise here is the Photo Galleries:
Dan Foster as a Mermaid with the Octopus Named Lee (I hear he is as mean as can be!)
Tomorrow 11am Saturday June 5th – Line up on Gerritsen Avenue folks to watch the Kiddie Beach Opening Day Parade!
Line up at 10:30 at Whitney and Gerritsen – Step off at 11:00am
Caitlin Sarubbi will be this years honoree. Kiddie Beach likes to honor people that exemplify our community spirit. This year Caitlin Sarubbi couldn’t be more deserving. Caitlin for those of you who don’t know her, she was born with Ablepharon Macrostomia which left her visually impaired and with other facial deformities. Since then she has been accepted to Harvard University and competed in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver, BC for her skiing.
Check out her website CaitlinSarubbi.com
Past Honorees
Past Opening Day and Parades
Kiddie Beach registration is here!
Stop in at the Cort Club every Thursday in April and May Starting the April 15th from 7pm – 9pm.
To join Kiddie Beach or the GBPOA you must live with in Gerristen Beach which is from Whitney Avenue and The Point.
Opening Day June 5th
FINAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 25TH
[Click to Download Application]
Via NY Daily News
Coney Island and Manhattan Beaches were closed yesterday after a raw sewage overflow from a local treatment plant. One man was even arrested then cited for disobeying the order to stay out of the water.
Until further notice, swimming is not permitted at Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Kiddie Beach and Kingsborough/Seagate Beach
The beaches will be tested daily to determine when they will be reopened.
Kiddie Beach opened its gates today to it’s members, they will be open only on weekends only until the end of June. Then open for the all week for the rest of the summer.
Click Here for the Photo Gallery
The GBPOA honored and recognized Donna Davis, who is solely responsible and works almost “24/7″ on the community garden next to the library.
Applications are still being taken until 6/6/08 for the early bird special pricing.
Stop by 64 Ebony Court to pick up an application
The Kiddie Beach parade is this Saturday June 6th at 10:00 AM.
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Kiddie Beach Registration will be held every Thursday at the Cort Club during the month of April and the first two Thursday’s in May. 7:00 pm – 9:00pm
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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).
This picture is a great way to sum up this week. We’re all in this together!
Village Voice Names GBnet as Best Blog
News 12 Reporting Raises Red Flags.
Beach Water quality raises red flags – News 12
I just found a News 12 article specifically talking about Kiddie Beach and the recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The only problem is that everything in the report is wrong!
First off, they didn’t even get the name of the organization that released the report correct. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released the report, they incorrectly have it as the “Natural Resource Council”. It isn’t a big deal but it’s a sign of things to come and I’m sure the NRDC wouldn’t be too happy about giving a fictitious group credit for their report.
“News” 12 goes on to say that Kiddie Beach was shut down over 40 times due to “pollution”.
Kiddie Beach was never shut down over “pollution”. In fact the Department of Health did not close ANY of the beaches due to water quality in 2007.
Why is news 12 making up facts?
The facts are that Kiddie Beach is automatically issued a preemptive wet weather advisory after a rainfall of 0.2 inch per 2 hours or 0.4 inch per 24 hours. The rainwater all over the city runs off or is dumped into area water ways by millions of gallons.
These are the only reasons a beach can be closed.
Maybe writing and filiming stories in their cars without any research is a problem.