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Alex Ellefson

Feb
16
Police Searching For Missing 21-Year-Old Coney Island Woman

Police Searching For Missing 21-Year-Old Coney Island Woman

Christie Spence. (Photo: provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a 21-year-old Coney Island woman who was reported missing
1 min read
Feb
16

Cymbrowitz Reintroduces Bill To Save Sheepshead Bay’s Swans

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is not backing down from his effort
1 min read
Feb
16
Morning Mug: “No Winter Lasts Forever; No Spring Skips Its Turn.” — Hal Borland

Morning Mug: “No Winter Lasts Forever; No Spring Skips Its Turn.” — Hal Borland

Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
1 min read
Feb
15
Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Men Are Dogs, Movie Screenings, Pet Adoption Center

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Men Are Dogs, Movie Screenings, Pet Adoption Center

(Photo: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) [https://www.facebook.com/NYCACC/photos/pb.125204517523362.-2207520000.1455573941./1030169630360175/?type=3&
3 min read
Feb
15
Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Men Are Dogs, Movie Screenings, Pet Adoption Center

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Men Are Dogs, Movie Screenings, Pet Adoption Center

(Photo: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) [https://www.facebook.com/NYCACC/photos/pb.125204517523362.-2207520000.1455573941./1030169630360175/?type=3&
3 min read
Feb
15
Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say

Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say

The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Google Maps)The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen
2 min read
Feb
15
Medical Examiner Investigating Death Of Grandmother At Coney Island Hospital

Medical Examiner Investigating Death Of Grandmother At Coney Island Hospital

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)A grieving family is demanding answers from the medical examiner about
2 min read
Feb
15
Co-Op Board Wanted To Jack Nursery’s Rent By 400 Percent Before Terminating Lease

Co-Op Board Wanted To Jack Nursery’s Rent By 400 Percent Before Terminating Lease

A classroom at the Warbasse Nursery School. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For more than 46 years the Warbasse Nursery
3 min read
Feb
15
30-Year-Old Woman Dies In Basement Fire On Homecrest Avenue

30-Year-Old Woman Dies In Basement Fire On Homecrest Avenue

2227 Homecrest Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A 30-year-old woman died Sunday after being caught up in a basement fire at
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Feb
15
Morning Mug: “To Succeed, Jump As Quickly At Opportunities As You Do At Conclusions.” — Benjamin Franklin

Morning Mug: “To Succeed, Jump As Quickly At Opportunities As You Do At Conclusions.” — Benjamin Franklin

Photo by Courtney SolomineMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
1 min read