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Morning Mug: “Summertime, And The Living Is Easy” — DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin

Photo by George BurshteynI had always assumed the lyrics to “Summertime” were penned by the lyricist Ira Gershwin, but, apparently, the libretto to “Porgy and Bess,” from which “Summertime” is a part, was actually a collaborative effort between Ira and DuBose Heyward (fancy name, that). Ira’s younger brother George

Morning Mug: Ars Gratia Artis (Art For Art’s Sake)

Photo by Erica ShermanPhoto by Erica Sherman Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Morning Mug: “Thou Art The Iris, Fair Among The Fairest” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Photo by Laura SingerFrom a lovely poem entitled “Iris” about the colorful perennial: > “Thou art the Iris, fair among the fairest, Who, armed with golden rod And winged with the celestial azure, bearest The message of some God.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Photo by Laura Singer (Hi Laura!) Morning Mug

Morning Mug: Little Slice Of Heaven

Photo by George BurshteynPhoto by George Burshteyn Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Morning Mug: “They Say The Universe Is Expanding. That Should Help With The Traffic.” — Steven Wright

Photo by Arthur CatalanoPhoto by Arthur Catalano Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Puzzle: “Don’t Ever Take A Fence Down Until You Know Why It Was Put Up.” — Robert Frost

Photo by Giorgi Mchedlishvili

62nd Precinct Crime Statistics: 4/20/2015 – 4/26/2015

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.

61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 4/20/2015 – 4/26/2015

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: “From Heav’nly Thoughts All True Delight Doth Spring.” — Thomas Campion

Photo by Larissa S.Photo by Larissa S. Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Morning Mug: “Gray Skies Are Just Clouds Passing Over.” — Duke Ellington

Photo by George BurshteynPhoto by George Burshteyn Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Morning Mug: “Ô, Sunlight! The Most Precious Gold To Be Found On Earth.” ― Roman Payne

Photo by Erica ShermanThe local star casts her warm dusky glow upon the Sheepshead / Nostrand Houses. Photo by Erica Sherman Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.

Morning Mug: “If I Had To Choose, I Would Rather Have Birds Than Airplanes.” — Charles Lindbergh

Photo by Samantha ShokinPhoto by Samantha Shokin Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com.