Morning Mug: Happy Fireworks!
They don’t look so happy to me. Photo by Erica Sherman.
Erica Sherman
bathrooms
Toilet Paper Rationing At Coney For Bathroom-Going Beachgoers
A public restroom in Coney Island. Source: Flickr/Zach KRemember a few years ago, when Sheryl Crow was proposing, over at HuffPo [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheryl-crow/laurie-and-sheryl-go-to-s_b_46320.html] , that “a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting?
Open Thread Mondays: Except It’s Tuesday
Three-day weekends rule! Mine was as perfect as any weekend could be and included heavy rations of friends, family, fireworks, flushes and full houses. We played so much poker — for chips, since who could afford to lose money in this economy? — that I’m seeing cards in my dreams. It
Morning Mug: Peek-A-Boo
Photo by nolastname.
pappas restaurant
Remember When: Pappas Restaurant Gave Lundy’s A Run For Its Money?
Source: eBayHere we have a lovely multi-purpose ceramic ashtray for cigars, with the name Pappas written in flowery script, which just fetched a remarkable $52.57 on eBay [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350471906268#ht_995wt_1344] by seller “antiquesart [http://members.ebay.com/ws/
61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 6/13 – 6/19/2011
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 Beach.
Morning Mug: Turn On Your Boatlights
A bit of a play on an old Neil Diamond song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOVc4TMjHpk]. Actually, the photo kind of reminds me of this work of art [http://www.yunphoto.net/en.gp/photobase/yp8178.html]. Photo by Laura Fernandez.
pigeons
Decomposing Pigeon Corpse: Please, MTA, DOH… Someone — Do Something!
Source: Chicken Underwear / "What You Do Not Know Because You Are Not Me!" “Chicken Underwear,” who blogs over at “What You Do Not Know Because You Are Not Me!” (hey, I just write this stuff), informs us [http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2011/05/another-mta-mess.html] that “As of
“Steps to Nowhere” Redux: In Which Lisanne! Gains National Prominence
Source: Lisanne!/FlickrApparently Sheepshead Bay is not the only place [http://weburbanist.com/2011/06/26/please-dont-stair-a-dozen-spooky-steps-to-nowhere/] with a set of “Steps to Nowhere [/%E2%80%9Csteps-to-nowhere%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-in-vibrant-technicolor/].” I was surprised to discover just how many “Steps to Nowhere” exist all over the place, but
Morning Mug: A Garden Full Of Whimsical Delights
Photo by nolastname.
benefits
Emmons DJ Helps Dedicate New Sefer Torah
DJ Johnny Versache of OPM helps inscribe the Sefer Torah / Source: Alex Gorokhov of Glatt Photography for ColLive.comWhat makes DJ Johnny Versache different from all other DJ’s? Well, for one thing, the disc jockey over at OPM Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, 3202 Emmons Avenue, dedicated [http://www.collive.
couples
Lookin’ For Love In All The Best Places!
Photo by Erica ShermanHere at Sheepshead Bites, we are all about spreading the love, even if it means posting porely-spelt “Missed Connections” from Craigslist [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mis/2464475017.html]. > u were walking to subway on sheepshead bay road… – 27 (Sheepshead bay) > …I drove pass and