Business
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Five people were charged Monday with orchestrating a $38 million Medicaid and Medicare scam at clinics throughout Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Prosecutors said the scheme, which involved
Food & Drink
The güllaç at Safir Bakery. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Islamic holy month of Ramadan [/ramadan-mubarak-6-things-know-muslim-holiday/] — when Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown — is currently underway. And that means many of our Muslim neighbors are cooking up delicious foods, some of which are eaten only during the sacred holiday,
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Police & Fire
(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a thief who snatched two bicycles last week from a Manhattan Beach home. The robber walked onto a property on Girard Avenue just before 9pm on Wednesday, June 15, and stole a pair of
Education
Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth
Education
P.S. 277 4th grader Angelina Vilar, center, holding up her award. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Two elementary schooler’s at P.S. 277 in Gerritsen Beach were honored Monday for their essays about the inspiring women in their lives. Angelina Vilar, 9, and Layla Avery, 10, were handed
Bensonhurst
Brighton Collision at 1672 McDonald Avenue. (Photo: Brighton Collision [https://www.facebook.com/brightoncollision/photos/a.839267476123071.1073741828.136239089759250/839267372789748/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The owner of a local auto body shop pleaded guilty last week to swindling the state out of $176,000 in sales taxes, Attorney General
Health
Kingsborough Community College professor Ari Nagel. (Photo: Ari Nagel [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153090960146851&set=a.442915206850.234718.625136850&type=3&theater] / Facebook)The number one dad has a number one critic — his wife. The New York Post published a Father’s Day follow-up
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Bensonhurst
(Photo: Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynItalians/photos/a.10153414130551330.1073741908.125762721329/10153414132221330/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Spend an afternoon at MCU Park now that the Cyclone’s season is in full swing. There are also lots of
Events
(Photo: Brooklyn Italians Soccer Club [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynItalians/photos/a.10153414130551330.1073741908.125762721329/10153414132221330/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Spend an afternoon at MCU Park now that the Cyclone’s season is in full swing. There are also lots of
Police & Fire
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 33-year-old man drove his knife into two people at a local sushi restaurant Thursday night while his nine-month-old baby wailed nearby, authorities say. Coney Island resident Vadim Rozanovsky was with his infant daughter and the