Police & Fire
Photo provided by the NYPDPolice are asking for the public’s assistance apprehending a man who made several purchases last month with credit cards stolen from a home on Kings Highway. Authorities released surveillance photos of a man who allegedly used the stolen cards on May 11 at a Shell
Police & Fire
Firefighters dousing the last smokey pockets of Sunday’s brush fire. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The biggest New York City brush fire in more than half a decade ripped through Plumb Beach and the Marine Park Salt Marsh Sunday — forcing authorities to close part of the Belt Parkway for
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News
DOT created a taxi stand on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long.
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Photo by George BurshteynAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. The Mac is back: The Mac Shack’s innovation inspires [http:
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Arts & Culture
Edward R Murrow High School student Pauline Xu presenting her artwork to actress Lena Dunham. (Photo: ArtsConnection [http://artsconnection.org/2016-benefit-celebration-smashing-success/])An Edward R. Murrow High School student was chosen to present her artwork to actress Lena Dunham at a Park Avenue benefit gala last month. Pauline Xu, a 17-year-old
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Apartment at 3112 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3236287906-3112-Emmons-Ave-301-Brooklyn-NY-11235#photo-2] )Have you chosen Sheepshead Bay to seek out a new home? Looking for an apartment can be a daunting task so we’ve made things easier by rounding up some of the promising listings in the
Neighbors
Neighbor Kathy Kalayci said she spotted this man write “Obama Traitor” on the wall outside the Rybak constrcution site. (Photo by Kathy Kalayci )A neighbor’s photo led to the arrest of the local kook who’s been scrawling hateful messages and harassing elected officials in Sheepshead Bay. Police arrested
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Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The outcry over the Department of Transportation’s new traffic plan on Sheepshead Bay Road has been well documented on this site. Community leaders and civic groups have been nearly
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Business
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.1073741826.289949387763780/631569633601752/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The New York attorney general’s office is trying to block the sale of a Coney Island nursing home, and another facility