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Police Searching For Missing Sheepshead Bay Man, Last Seen At Avenue U Bakery

Chi-Shing Louie went missing on Thursday, November 5. (Photo: provided by the NYPD)Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 57-year-old Sheepshead Bay man who went missing Thursday after visiting a bakery on Avenue U. According to the NYPD, Chi-Shing Louie, who lives on East 26th

rehab center

Sheepshead Bay Nursing Center Throws Lavish Party To Celebrate New Rehab Facility

Bartenders at the rehab center’s reopening ceremony. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Sheepshead Nursing & Rehabilitation Center [http://www.snrhc.com/] at Shore Parkway and Knapp Street hosted a lavish party Wednesday night to celebrate the opening of its renovated, 6,000-square-foot rehab space. The event was attended

avenue r

Midnight Crash Tears Up Multiple Vehicles Parked Along Coney Island Avenue

> Brooklyn: Coney Island Ave – Ave R MVA involving 6 vehicles, hit & run pic.twitter.com/IgR8ohe4NE [https://t.co/IgR8ohe4NE] — NYRRT (@NYRRT) November 5, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NYRRT/status/662183428595556352] A middle-of-the-night collision on Coney Island Avenue, near Avenue R, Thursday ripped up several parked cars and

governors office of storm recovery

Circling The Drain: Patience Wanes For State’s Plan To Fix Sandy Sewage Backups

Sewage backflow inside a Lake Avenue bungalow. (Photo: Melissa Haggerty / NY Rising [http://stormrecovery.ny.gov/sites/default/files/crp/community/documents/gerritsenbeach_sheepsheadbay_nyrcr_plan.pdf] )When Superstorm Sandy’s record-setting 13-foot surge rolled into southern Brooklyn, it overwhelmed the city’s aging sewer infrastructure [/deutsch-wants-a-solution-to-sewage-back-ups-after-storms/]. Millions of gallons

19th senate district

Persaud Sweeps Special Election To Claim John Sampson’s Vacated Senate Seat

Roxanne Persaud at the state capitol. (Photo: Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153026436448571&set=a.10153026436378571.1073741883.824588570&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Democratic Assemblywoman Roxanne Persaud trounced her rivals, Republican Jeffrey Ferretti [http://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_J._Ferretti] and Conservative candidate Elias

pastrami

The Bite: Retro Grill’s Protein-Packed Kosher Burger

Retro Grill’s pastrami burger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] If you’re like me, adding a little extra protein to your burger is an indulgence that cannot be passed up. For those who abstain from eating pork, and therefore can’t heap a few cuts

Spurred By Tragic Midwood Fire, City Launches Largest Smoke Detector Giveaway Program In The U.S.

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaking about the launch of #GetAlarmedNYC. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch stands behind the mayor. (Photo provided by the mayor’s office [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/777-15/mayor-de-blasio-council-speaker-mark-viverito-fire-commissioner-nigro-council-member-deutsch-#/0] )In response to the tragic fire at a Midwood home [/neighbors-mourn-death-seven-children-midwood-fire/] this year, which claimed the

express train

Elected Officials Continue To Press MTA For Express F Train Service

Elected officials and community activists call for improved public transportation in southern Brooklyn. (Photo provided by City Councilman Mark Treyger’s office)On the heels of a letter sent last month [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/10/city-officials-want-f-train-express-service-to-return-to-coney-island/] urging the MTA to improve transportation in southern Brooklyn, elected officials gathered

bus service

Elected Officials Continue To Press MTA For Express F Train Service

Elected officials and community activists call for improved public transportation in southern Brooklyn. (Photo provided by City Councilman Mark Treyger’s office)On the heels of a letter sent last month [/city-officials-want-f-train-express-service-to-return-to-coney-island/] urging the MTA to improve transportation in southern Brooklyn, elected officials gathered beneath the Neptune Avenue station Monday

News

Manhattan Beach Street Corner Co-Named In Honor Of Community Activist Ed Eisenberg

Friends, family and elected officials gathered for the co-naming ceremony in honor of Ed Eisenberg. (Photo: Marty Golden [https://www.facebook.com/marty.golden.16/photos/pcb.732141463584738/732141206918097/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Family, friends, and elected officials gathered at the corner of Kensington Street and Oriental Boulevard in

general election

New York’s General Elections Are Tomorrow! Here’s What You Need To Know

(Photo: John Morton [https://www.flickr.com/photos/morton/3002118065/] / Flickr) Tuesday, November 3, is New York’s General Elections. Polls open from 6am – 9pm. Here’s what you need to know. There aren’t many races in our area, but we encourage you to go out and vote! In

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New York’s General Elections Are Tomorrow! Here’s What You Need To Know

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Tuesday, November 3, is New York’s General Elections. Polls open from 6am – 9pm and there are a number of important races on the ballot. Here’s what you need to know. There aren’t any major races going on in Fort Greene and Clinton