catherine hawa
Source: nych.comA beloved 89-year-old Brooklyn mother passed away at a Midwood hospital, and administrators waited seven days before notifying her children, according to the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/midwood-hospital-mom-body-a-week-telling-died-kids-charge-article-1.985535?localLinksEnabled=false] . “The thought that she laid there cold and dead — it’s a
fannie kleinman
The remainders of a tree toppled by Hurricane Irene [/photos-hurricane-irenes-first-round-sees-floods-fallen-trees/] have plagued residents of East 22nd Street between Avenue W and Gravesend Neck Road, but, despite complaints, the city said it’s in no rush to get rid of it. The tree fell over into power lines during the August
If you’re a parent of an autistic child and looking for potential play dates, then we have found the group for you. From their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49080842098], the group “Autism in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn” hopes to gain more members. Their goal is
coney island brighton beach open waters swimmers
Source: wheany/FlickrBrighton Beach has a lot in common with the English Channel. After all, Wall Street Journal has discovered [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204452104577055950095852414.html#articleTabs%3Darticle] that some expert swimmers are using it as a training spot before heading to other ends of the globe like the
charles cognata
Cognata (Source: Epoch Times)Remember the good old days when all of your family would gather for Thanksgiving? Well, this guy does. Seventy-year-old Charles Cognata of Sheepshead Bay remembers of a time when 20 to 25 of his relatives would be together for Thanksgiving. “Thanksgiving was a day to give
brighton beach show
Man, I love having a reason to use this Photoshopped bit of genius.A new television show following several Russian-Americans as they attempt to achieve their own American Dream will soon hit the airwaves. No, it ain’t Russian Dolls [/tag/russian-dolls/] – a.k.a. a miserable failure to replicate
Small Business Saturday
Klearview is one of hundreds of small, locally-owned businesses with long-time roots in the neighborhood.State Senator Marty Golden is urging local shoppers of Sheepshead Bay to participate in the 2nd Annual Small Business Saturday on November 26. “As a former small business owner and merchant leader, I am encouraging
andrew febbraro
A web video from a Sheepshead Bay rapper is circulating over the web, in which the auteur hopes to educate youth on the importance of Occupy Wall Street, reports the Medical Daily [http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20111117/7936/rew-york-dakota-macleod-occupy-wall-street-the-occupy-wall-street-movement-rapper-inspired-by-oc.htm] . The rapper told former Sheepshead Bites writer Angelina Tala
maria cheryl diangco
Source: Wikimedia CommonsA Sheepshead Bay High School teacher has won a prestigious award from the Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for her outstanding efforts in science. Maria Cheryl Diangco, along with six other teachers from some of the city’s best high
michael goldstein
The pancake chefs of Occupy Pancake Breakfast. (Source: Michael Goldstein) There’s a new twist on Kingsborough Community College’s annual walk-a-thon fundraiser [/photos-kingsborough-walkathon-raises-30000/]: walking AND occupying a breakfast table. Despite the rainfall on November 16, The Occupy Pancake Breakfast and Walk-a-Thon successfully raised more than $20,000 for Kingsborough
"Climate Change"
New York State’s future will hold hotter summers, snowier winters, severe floods and a range of other symptoms of an environment in flux, according to the latest climate change predictions. That could mean disaster for waterfront communities like Sheepshead Bay. “The past year was a good teachable moment in
78th st
Apparently Facebook isn’t just for looking up stupid cat videos [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV6Bsym9wmU], or flashing mad bling [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2011/09/bank-robber-busted-after-boasting-on-facebook/] ; it can do a thing or two on top of that. State Senator Marty Golden, for example, is using his Facebook
boris loselev
Source: BrooklynPublicLibrary.orgA Gravesend librarian has transformed his library’s auditorium into an art gallery that displays work from emerging artists. “I want to raise the culture for everyone in the area,” said Boris Loselev in the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/gravesend-librarian-transforms-branch-auditorium-a-gallery-local-artists-article-1.977378] . “Our
Bookstores
It’s not first place, but it’s still up there. Since we covered it’s first birthday in May [/happy-first-anniversary-to-boulevard-books/], Boulevard Books and Cafe (7518 13th Avenue between 76th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway) has been spotlighted in a New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/best-ny-s-a-book-store-sheepshead-bay-named-best-independent-bookstore-york-article-1.
book stores
Source: Google MapsFinally, Sheepshead Bay has a booksto… oh… nevermind. A local book store in Sheepshead Bay Midwood has been voted Best Independent Bookstore in New York by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/best-ny-s-a-book-store-sheepshead-bay-named-best-independent-bookstore-york-article-1.975722] , who, naturally, couldn’t get the neighborhood correct. But, anyway…
Bricolage Architecture and Design
Following the building collapse in Brighton Beach [/breaking-building-collapses-in-brighton-beach/] on November 8, it was discovered that the architects of the buildings have a history of breaking building regulations, reports the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/architects-brighton-beach-condo-deadly-collapse-history-flouting-regulations-article-1.975403] . According to city officials, Douglas Pulaski and Henry Radusky