Bensonhurst
86 Bay 47th Street. (Photo: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/property/3213378905-86-Bay-47th-St-Brooklyn-NY-11214#photo-4] )An audacious real estate broker is trying to unload pint-sized shed in Gravesend for “only” a half-million dollars. The listing, which has been on Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/property/3213378905-86-Bay-47th-St-Brooklyn-NY-11214#photo-4] for more than half a
Business
McGready’s Auto Service, located at 2366 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)After 90 years as a family-owned repair shop, McGready’s Auto Service [http://www.yelp.com/biz/mcgreadys-auto-service-brooklyn] is preparing to shut its doors while the owners negotiate a sale of the property. “We’ve
Police & Fire
(Photo provided by anonymous resident)Some activities should be kept in your home. A neighbor wants to warn the community about a creep caught on surveillance video masturbating last week behind a Bedford Avenue house. The tipster, who asked to remain anonymous, said he came across the lewd behavior while
Announcements
Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity Councilman Mark Treyger is urging New Yorkers, and especially southern Brooklyn residents, to turn out at a City Council hearing next week and show their support for his resolution to landmark Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk. Treyger has long advocated [/councilman-treyger-moves-make-coney-island-boardwalk-city-landmark/] for the Landmarks Preservation Commission
News
Coast Guard rescuing a boat near Sheepshead Bay. (Photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard [http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2813586/])The U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight people Monday from a disabled boat drifting in the ocean near Sheepshead Bay. The captain of the distressed vessel,
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Police & Fire
> Another gun off the streets of #bensonhurst [https://twitter.com/hashtag/bensonhurst?src=hash] #brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/brooklyn?src=hash] . Loaded defaced 9mm off of a car stop. Great work 62anticrime pic.twitter.com/LfknBZhQkj [https://t.co/LfknBZhQkj] — NYPD 62nd Precinct (@NYPD62Pct) April 21, 2016 [https:
Bensonhurst
> Another gun off the streets of #bensonhurst [https://twitter.com/hashtag/bensonhurst?src=hash] #brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/brooklyn?src=hash] . Loaded defaced 9mm off of a car stop. Great work 62anticrime pic.twitter.com/LfknBZhQkj [https://t.co/LfknBZhQkj] — NYPD 62nd Precinct (@NYPD62Pct) April 21, 2016 [https:
News
Photo by Sheepshead BitesThe Parks Department will begin this week removing ugly pilings left over from a failed effort to build an elevated comfort station in Brighton Beach, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office announced. The pilings are the vestiges of a fruitless attempt by the city to replace a set
Bensonhurst
Bicycle lessons. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/leon-s-kaiser-park/events/2016/05/01/learn-to-ride-helmet-giveaway] )The weather is heating up. And that means lots of fun activities in southern Brooklyn! Check out “The Wizard of Oz” at the drive-in movie night in Manhattan Beach Park. Luna Park’s kick-off
Events
Bicycle lessons. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/leon-s-kaiser-park/events/2016/05/01/learn-to-ride-helmet-giveaway] )The weather is heating up. And that means lots of fun activities in southern Brooklyn! Check out “The Wizard of Oz” at the drive-in movie night in Manhattan Beach Park. Luna Park’s kick-off
Central Brooklyn
(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and