charity
(Photo: Cydcor [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cydcor/15920975106/] / Flickr)The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is underway. The food drive will go until the group’s next meeting at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park on November 19. Donations will be given to the
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Homes along Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Three years ago, many residents of Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods awoke to find themselves living as refugees after Sandy’s floodwaters engulfed their homes. Those who made it through the gauntlet of bureaucratic red tape and rebuilt, now face
car crash
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 92-year-old woman died Saturday after being struck by a car in Manhattan Beach, according to police. Cops say the collision occurred the previous afternoon, on Friday, October 23. The woman was crossing Oriental Boulevard when
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A scene from last year’s Haunted Walk, courtesy of Owl’s Head Park.Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Regina Opera In Concert [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/calendar/
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(Photo: New York Mets [https://www.facebook.com/Mets/photos/pb.94421890077.-2207520000.1446041524./10156201220250078/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Senator Chuck Schumer has placed his New York cred in the hands of the Mets, who are off to a slow start in the World Series following a painful 5-4
build it back
A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Three years after Superstorm Sandy’s flood waters swept through Sheepshead Bay, the city’s Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/home/home.shtml] program is reporting measurable progress in the neighborhood. More than three-quarters of Sheepshead
(Photo: New York Mets [https://www.facebook.com/Mets/photos/pb.94421890077.-2207520000.1446041524./10156201220250078/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Senator Chuck Schumer has placed his New York cred in the hands of the Mets, who are off to a slow start in the World Series following a painful 5-4
homeowners
(Photo: Pictures of Money [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictures-of-money/17283526416] / Flickr) Sandy-impacted homeowners are encouraged to apply for a $20,000 repair grant being awarded by the Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush (NHSEF), Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced Wednesday. Fifty Brooklyn homeowners will be selected for the award through
Avenue U
The margherita pizza. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] An afternoon trek through the trails in Marine Park is sure to provoke a hungry belly. Such was the case Saturday when I ventured out into the Salt Marsh [/explore-the-wonders-of-marine-park-this-saturday-with-sheepshead-bites-leading-naturalist/] with a few of southern Brooklyn’s bird
40 story coney island tower
626 Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/10/revealed-retail-for-coney-islands-future-tallest-tower-626-sheepshead-bay-road.html] )New renderings released by New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/10/revealed-retail-for-coney-islands-future-tallest-tower-626-sheepshead-bay-road.html] show the look of the retail portion of Coney Island’s future 40-story tower, which will be built on
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626 Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/10/revealed-retail-for-coney-islands-future-tallest-tower-626-sheepshead-bay-road.html] )New renderings released by New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/10/revealed-retail-for-coney-islands-future-tallest-tower-626-sheepshead-bay-road.html] show the look of the retail portion of Coney Island’s future 40-story tower, which will be built on
affordable housing
Members of Community Board 15 voted unanimously to oppose the Mayor’s zoning plan. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Citing concerns that overdevelopment could rub out the character of their neighborhoods, members of Community Board 15 on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject the Mayor’s zoning proposals for Sheepshead Bay,