Business
Malik Almardie mans the counter at the new deli on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Looking for a new place to grab a midnight snack or snag a breakfast sandwich on your morning commute? A 24-hour deli and corner store has set up shop on Sheepshead Bay
Police & Fire
(Photo: mikey k / flickr)The body of an unidentified man, wrapped in a plastic bag, was discovered in the sand Monday outside Kingsborough Community College, police say. A caller reported the decomposing corpse at 10:20am. Authorities say the head and feet were tied to buckets filled with cement. The
Bensonhurst
City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They want a community center, not condos! City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with scores of Coney Island residents Saturday to demand the city purchase
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City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They want a community center, not condos! City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with scores of Coney Island residents Saturday to demand the city purchase
Bensonhurst
(Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine-park/events/2016/05/08/seining])Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. If you need to pick up some Mother’s Day flowers, considering stopping by the Gerritsen Beach Library this week. There’s also registration for a talent show
Events
(Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine-park/events/2016/05/08/seining])Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. If you need to pick up some Mother’s Day flowers, considering stopping by the Gerritsen Beach Library this week. There’s also registration for a talent show
Announcements
New street signs were installed on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Do you have concerns or questions about the new traffic plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf] on Sheepshead Bay Road? Bring them up Tuesday night when representatives from DOT and MTA
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Bensonhurst
Rescue divers jumped from a helicopter Saturday to save a 33-year-old man from a kayak sinking two miles from Coney Island Beach, the New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2016/04/30/police-rescue-kayaker-from-sinking-vessel/]. The kayaker, identified by the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/divers-rescue-man-sinking-kayak-mile-coney-island-beach-article-1.2619891] as Daniel
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Police & Fire
> Quick response by #Aviation [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Aviation?src=hash] ASR #Harbor [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harbor?src=hash] #SCUBA [https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCUBA?src=hash] rescuing a distressed kayaker @ConeyIsland [https://twitter.com/ConeyIsland] today -Excellent work pic.twitter.com/6stbfxuonu [https://t.co/6stbfxuonu] — NYPD
Police & Fire
> Brooklyn **77-33-3286**3rd Alarm** 2220 Voorhies Ave pic.twitter.com/64cSxUxyzG [https://t.co/64cSxUxyzG] — NYC Fire Wire (@NYCFireWire) May 2, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYCFireWire/status/727111384840962048] Five people were hospitalized, including one child and three firefighters, when a blaze consumed a three-story building on Voorhies Avenue early
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