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Business

After Three Year Delay, Checkers Opens In Coney Island

Checkers opened for Business Tuesday. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) After three years of waiting, and several false alarms [http://www.theconeyislandblog.com/?p=936] about opening day being just around the corner, the Coney Island Checkers finally made its debut Tuesday on Surf Avenue. The Florida-based burger chain — known

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Coney Island Rape & Robbery Suspect Identified

Cops believe 31-year-old Raji Wilson is responsible for a rape and robbery in Coney Island. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops have released the name and photo of the man they believe raped a Coney Island woman at gunpoint Sunday and then committed an armed robbery an hour later. Police

Police & Fire

Cops Identify Suspect Wanted For Coney Island Rape And Robbery

Cops believe 31-year-old Raji Wilson is responsible for a rape and robbery in Coney Island. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops have released the name and photo of the man they believe raped a Coney Island woman at gunpoint Sunday and then committed an armed robbery an hour later. Police

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Former Grady High School Student Athlete Pleads Guilty To Murder, Gets 16 Years

Sea Park Apartments (Source: Google Maps)A former William E. Grady High School student pleaded guilty Monday and accepted a sentence of 16-to-life for the murder of a Coney Island man, the New York Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ex-high-school-athlete-16-years-murder-article-1.2458326] . Jalik Banks, a who played

Police & Fire

Former Grady High School Student Athlete Pleads Guilty To Murder, Gets 16 Years

Sea Park Apartments (Source: Google Maps)A former William E. Grady High School student pleaded guilty Monday and accepted a sentence of 16-to-life for the murder of a Coney Island man, the New York Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ex-high-school-athlete-16-years-murder-article-1.2458326] . Jalik Banks, a who played

News

Internet Troll Lobs Hateful Emails At Councilman Deutsch

City Councilman Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A hateful Internet troll has targeted City Councilman Chaim Deutsch. The news site JP Updates reports [http://jpupdates.com/2015/12/05/nypd-investigating-nasty-emails-sent-to-councilman-deutsch/] the NYPD is investigating two mean-spirited emails sent to Deutsch’s government account over Thanksgiving weekend. The first,

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Cops Say Coney Island Rapist Attacked Another Woman An Hour After First Assault

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops say the man who raped a 20-year-old woman at gunpoint [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/12/cops-after-creep-who-followed-woman-home-raped-her-at-gunpoint-in-coney-island-video/] Sunday in the stairwell of her Coney Island apartment building is also wanted for another attack that occurred the same day. Within an hour of the sexual

Police & Fire

Cops Say Coney Island Rapist Attacked Another Woman An Hour After First Assault

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops say the man who raped a 20-year-old woman at gunpoint [/cops-after-creep-who-followed-woman-home-raped-her-at-gunpoint-in-coney-island-video/] Sunday in the stairwell of her Coney Island apartment building is also wanted for another attack on the same day. Within an hour of the sexual assault, which took place at 9pm, police

Events

Families Enjoy Fun And Food At Kings Bay Y’s Chanukah Extravaganza

David Rothman, chair of the UJA Federation’s Volunteer Committee, lights a candle on the menorah. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Hundreds of families flooded the Kings Bay Y [https://www.kingsbayy.org/] Sunday afternoon for the annual Chanukah Extravaganza. The event included bouncy castles, dance, art, and music lessons,

Police & Fire

Two Men Leap To Their Deaths At Kings Plaza Shopping Center

Photo by Erica Sherman.Two men leapt to their deaths Friday from an elevated garage beside the Kings Plaza Shopping Center, the Daily News reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/men-dead-jumping-elevated-garage-brooklyn-article-1.2456080] . The apparent suicides occurred hours apart and were unrelated, cops told the newspaper. The first man, who