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Voorhies Avenue Tower Expected To Go Up Soon

The foundation is nearly complete at 1501 Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Neighbors have long been keeping an eye on the progress of the 333-foot-tall residential building [/bonkers-30-story-condo-tower-slated-voorhies-avenue-next-subway-station/] beside the Sheepshead Bay subway station. For years, we have been reporting on new renderings [/first-tenants-could-be-moving-into-voorhies-avenue-tower-by-next-year/], Department of Buildings filings

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Sunset Parkers Rely On Mass Transit Despite Long Commute Times, Says Study

Image via CartoDB.Sunset Parkers have an average commute time of 43.2 minutes — ranked 20th city-wide and 8th Brooklyn-wide for the longest commute — and primarily use mass transit (69 percent), as opposed to cars/taxis (16 percent) and their own feet or bikes (13 percent). This, according to a

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Morning Mug: “We Are Not Makers Of History. We Are Made By History.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Happening Now: FDNY Responds To Fire On Ocean Avenue

(Photo sent by reader Ed)Emergency responders are swarming around a four-story residential building on Ocean Avenue, between Avenue Y and Avenue Z, after a fire broke out there this afternoon. More than 50 firefighters responded to the building, located at 2950 Ocean Avenue, at 2:18pm, according to the

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How Many Of Your Neighbors Actually Drive To Work?

A collection of stores near the intersection of East 16th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay residents are fiercely protective of their parking spaces: Try proposing a development that doesn’t include parking, and we guarantee community members will have some choice words [/developers-accused-subterfuge-trying-dodge-parking-regulations/

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Save The Date: Details On Bernie & Hillary’s Upcoming Brooklyn Debate

Image by Wikipedia and Nick Solari.So that much-debated [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/politics/clinton-sanders-embroiled-debate-debate/] Democratic Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? They’ve finally selected a time and location! The big event will take place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14 from 9-11pm inside the

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Police Searching For Missing Sheepshead Bay Man (Updated)

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)Police are asking for the public’s assistance locating a missing Sheepshead Bay man who was last seen at a building in Manhattan. Authorities say 21-year-old man, who lives on Ocean Avenue, near Avenue W, was last seen Monday

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Morning Mug: “In The Spring, I Have Counted 136 Different Kinds Of Weather Inside Of 24 Hours.” — Mark Twain

Photo by Katia NunesMorning 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 [https:

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Cops Searching For Missing Teenage Girl

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a Gravesend teenager who went missing Friday morning. Authorities say 17-year-old Dahlia Alkhodary was last seen just before 8am on Friday at her apartment located on East 4th Street near Avenue V. She is described as five feet, three inches tall

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Cops Searching For Missing Teenage Girl

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a Gravesend teenager who went missing Friday morning. Authorities say 17-year-old Dahlia Alkhodary was last seen just before 8am on Friday at her apartment located on East 4th Street near Avenue V. She is described as five feet, three inches tall

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Free Resource Book Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Brighton Beach

(Source: Brighton Beach: Strengthening Community Resiliency / Brighton Neighborhood Association)Brighton Beach is experiencing a transformation — due to Superstorm Sandy recovery [/circling-drain-patience-waning-ny-rising-plan-fix-sandy-sewage-backups/], changing demographics, or a surge in development [/plans-filed-five-story-building-ocean-view-avenue/] that is rubbing out the low-slung bungalows. To better understand these changes, and find out how to meet the needs of

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Marine Park Cleanup, Exercise Class, Bridge Of Spies

Looking for birds in Marine Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Volunteer to help cleanup Marine Park. Then you can enjoy your hard work during a free exercise class at the park. There are also movie screenings, a circus show, a jazz