Education
Officer Malone explaining the training process. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.In the community affairs room of the 61st Precinct on Wednesday night, three officers in tan-colored uniforms set up a big screen, a projector, and a tabletop full of modified weapons to have community members go through situations
Arts & Culture
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Announcements
Photo via David Stahl / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherdave/12788768/]Have you pulled out your extra warm sweater? Have you found that missing glove? Have you stocked up on hot cocoa? Good. That’s a start. Now let’s keep you, your family, and your neighbors safe and
Police & Fire
Keon Richmond. Photo via NYPD.Police have arrested the ex-boyfriend of the rookie corrections officer, Alastasia Bryan, 25, who was assassinated in Georgetown 10 days ago [/rookie-corrections-officer-executed-in-her-car-in-georgetown/], according to a report by DNA Info. [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161214/flatbush/keon-richmond-arrest-alastasia-bryan] Keon Richmond, 34, was evading police in a
News
City Council Member Chaim Deutsch proposing the Accident Report Bill to City Council. Photo via Facebook/Chaim Deutsch.Those who have been in a car accident before know that dealing with mechanics, car insurance agencies, and the police can be rather anxiety-inducing. The stress from fender benders is now a
Events
The most important holiday in the Christian faith is two Sundays away, and people all over the neighborhood will be lighting the third candle on their Advent wreath this week. Have you decided where you’ll be attending Christmas mass? You have some stellar options here in Sheepshead Bay. Here’
Food & Drink
Photo screenshot from Google Maps.There once was a day in Brooklyn where you could get with your friends in the morning, or late at night, at your local diner to eat breakfast anytime and drink a bottomless cup of coffee served up by a friendly waitress who knew your
Food & Drink
Photo screenshot from Google Maps.There once was a day in Brooklyn where you could get with your friends in the morning, or late at night, at your local diner to eat breakfast anytime and drink a bottomless cup of coffee served up by a friendly waitress who knew your
Arts & Culture
Photo by Katia Nunes.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram
Police & Fire
Screenshot from Google Maps.Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding two men who pretended to be cops in order to search a food vendor and rob him of $550, according to police. The robbery took place on Wednesday, September 14 at around 12:15am, on Avenue
Police & Fire
Screenshot from Google Maps.Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding two men who pretended to be cops in order to search a food vendor and rob him of $550, according to police. The robbery took place on Wednesday, September 14 at around 12:15am, on Avenue
News
Source: mikey_k via FlickrThis is a blotter of this past week’s crime in the 60th Precinct, which includes Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Gravesend. We’ve divided the crimes up by type: robbery, assault, burglary, and larceny. For those who aren’t familiar with the police jargon, robbery
News
Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/hikind-asks-cuomo-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-comes-see-road/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC DOT), a
Police & Fire
Photo of Asa Roberts provided by the NYPD.Asa Roberts, 20, was convicted yesterday in the rape of an 82-year-old Brighton Beach woman last year, [/teen-accused-raping-82-year-old-brighton-beach-woman-arrested-friday-morning/] according to acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. His array of charges include rape, sexual abuse, assault, burglary, robbery, and trespassing. He faces 122
Announcements
Grant project at a school in Washington Heights. (Photo via Citizens Committee for NYC)Do you dream of making your neighborhood a more colorful, healthy, or creative place? Perhaps you have a stellar idea for starting a greenhouse or a soccer league, building a rain catchment system, painting a mural,
Arts & Culture
Photo by Katia Nunes.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram