Police & Fire
Fire fighter hosing down a brush fire next to the Cyclone. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Hours after elected officials christened the Cyclone to celebrate Luna Park’s spring opening [/luna-parks-march-20-opening-day-postponed-due-noreaster/], plumes of smoke began billowing from a parking lot next to the ride. Cyclone riders were treated to a
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Bibles tucked behind a pew at the United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Happy Good Friday, neighbors! Easter Sunday is on the horizon. And given that houses of worship are an important part of a neighborhood’s culture and identity, we though it would be
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Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Coney Island Hospital scored top marks for their commitment to equitable care for LGBT patients this year — earning them recognition as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality [http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/healthcare-equality-index]” from the country’s largest largest lesbian, gay,
Health
Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Coney Island Hospital scored top marks for their commitment to equitable care for LGBT patients this year — earning them recognition as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality [http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/healthcare-equality-index]” from the country’s largest largest lesbian, gay,
Announcements
As tribute to their alma matter’s final year, alumni from Sheepshead Bay’s Gospel Choir are planning a benefit concert to help pay for some the senior expenses for the last graduating class. “Learning that the school was closing, I was shell shocked,” said alumni Chaya Kennedy-Burnett, one of
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Eric Palatnik, representing the developers, received strong words from community board members. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community Board 15 members had strong words Tuesday night for two developers seeking to maneuver around minimum parking requirements. Presentations for two office buildings — one at 2619 East 16th Street [http://www.nyc.
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Food & Drink
The torta Cubana at Taqueria El Buen Gusto. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] If you ever get the urge to satisfy your most primal carnivorous cravings, then the torta Cubana is for you. The sandwich is the house specialty of Taqueria El Buen Gusto [http://www.
Business
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)The owners of a Midwood construction company, who benefited from a program to assist minority-owned businesses, pleaded guilty to violating prevailing wage laws and pocketing almost $150,000 meant for their employees, Brooklyn District Attorney
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Image via NYC.gov [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/zqa/profiles/bk02.pdf] .The City Council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday, March 22 in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by the mayor to spur the construction of affordable housing. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and