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Aron (Source: Facebook)Levi Aron, the man who abducted, drugged [/breaking-leiby-kletzky-drugged-according-to-autopsy/], killed and chopped into pieces 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in July 2011 has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. On July 11, Aron kidnapped Kletzky on 18th Avenue in
assaults
Police caught an apparently drunk man after he allegedly slugged a cab driver on Sheepshead Bay Road this morning, taking him into custody for the assault. According to witnesses at the scene of his arrest, the man was jaywalking across Sheepshead Bay Road near the subway station at approximately 2:
Summer must be just about over, because I’m beginning to get messages from local civic groups announcing their first meetings of the season. Manhattan Beach Community Group has the honor of being the first to return, with its meeting tonight, August 29, at 8 p.m. at PS 195
bryan goldstein
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The campaign treasurer for Friends of Ben Akselrod resigned yesterday, outraged that his address was put on thousands of mailers to neighbors that said crime is up in the “negrohood.” [/in-flubbed-campaign-lit-assembly-candidate-says-crime-is-up-in-the-negrohood/] Sheepshead Bites
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THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: Ah, the bourek, an unsung culinary character of Sheepshead Bay that’s probably as prevalent in this neighborhood as beef patties are to Flatbush, or roasted pork buns are to Sunset Park. We owe thanks largely to the area’s dense population of Turkish Americans
Ocean Ave
FDNY responders work to free the driver from the cabin.Lucky to be alive.Two men and a little dog are lucky to have survived a major collision yesterday afternoon that left one of the vehicles flipped in the road and the driver trapped inside. The accident happened just minutes
gangs
Assembly candidate Russ Gallo points to turf tags allegedly made by Mexican-American gangs (Source: Gallo campaign)Brighton Beach is seeing a startling rise in Mexican-American gangs, and locals say they’re “recruiting younger children, engaging in violent fights, extorting business owners, selling and buying illegal weapons, and creating
fires
After our report yesterday about a thick, black cloud of smoke billowing along Avenue U [/breaking-thick-smoke-envelops-avenue-u-near-bedford-ave/], near Bedford Avenue, we received the above photo from reader Ariela K. The photo clearly shows that the smoke was coming from a manhole, further suggesting
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We just got word from reader Ilan S. that firefighters are responding to a call at Marine Park’s Frank’s Pizza, located at 2134 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Quentin Road. From the photo Ilan sent in, it looks like a lot of firefighters came out. You can
Sheepshead Bites’ offices are buzzing, as we gear up for A Taste of Sheepshead Bay 2012. More details to come, but if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave it in the comments or e-mail us [nberke@sheepsheadbites.com]. If you own a restaurant, bar or other food-
Thick smoke blanketed Avenue U between Bedford Avenue and East 26th Street at approximately 2:30 p.m. today, according to tipster Julian L., who sent in the accompanying photos. Julian adds that authorities have closed the street to traffic and pedestrians, and that buses are being rerouted on Avenue
But, no, it’s a photo from last weekend. With some filters added to it because I was playing with my new phone [/open-thread-phones-phones-phones/].