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Puzzle: “The Secret Source Of Humor Is Not Joy But Sorrow; There Is No Humor In Heaven.” — Mark Twain
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Q Train Out Of Commission Four Weekends In A Row
Photo by mta_subways [http://websta.me/p/1026851306904496366_1799578081]Q train riders can look forward to shuttle bus service between Kings Highway and Atlantic Avenue for four consecutive weekends starting at the end of January while the MTA does needed track work. A representative for Senator Marty Golden informed
Police & Fire
61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/4/2016 – 1/10/2016
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Bea
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Baku Boulevard Restaurant
Firefighters outside the Baku Boulevard restaurant on Avenue U. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/midwoodnewsnet/photos/a.435485473308800.1073741963.178373932353290/435485556642125/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Emergency responders swarmed the intersection of Avenue U and Homecrest Avenue Thursday night after a fire broke out in a restaurant on
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Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech
Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Morning Mug: “Enjoy Every Sandwich.” — Warren Zevon
Photo by Erica ShermanMorning 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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61st Precinct: Number Of Pedestrians Struck By Cars Fell 30 Percent In 2015
Source: WikipediaThe number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods fell by 30 percent in 2015, according to police. Speaking at the 61st Precinct Community Council meeting Wednesday, Captain Jason Hagestad, the station house’s executive officer, reported that 185 people were struck by cars
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Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech
Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Believe It! Sheepshead Bay Is One Of The Best Brooklyn Neighborhoods For Parking
Cars parked on Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It’s no secret that residents in Sheepshead Bay are fierce guardians of their neighborhood parking spaces. Numerous development plans have died in front of the community board [/community-board-rejects-development-plans-avenue-v/] when the proposals failed to include enough spots. And the community
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Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The State Speech
Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Cuomo Announces $20M Affordable Housing Plan In State Of The State Speech
Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Coney Island Bandits Who Robbed Cab Driver Strike Again, Cops Say
https://youtu.be/RTxa4ng_bo0 Cops say that two bandits who robbed a livery cab driver [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/cops-after-two-men-who-robbed-a-cab-driver-in-coney-island/] at gunpoint in Coney Island last month are also responsible for sticking up another driver. According to police, two suspects who fit the description of those involved