UPDATE (4/25/2012): This story has been updated with information from the NYPD, indicating that the bicyclist was allegedly an attempted trespasser and was not actually hit by a car [/manhattan-beach-bicycle-accident-was-no-accident-at-all-cyclist-arrested-for-trespassing/] . Original post: A bicyclist was struck by a white SUV on Oriental Boulevard at Amherst Street at approximately
engine 246
The following is an unedited press release from the offices of Congressman Bob Turner (links added by Sheepshead Bites): Congressman Bob Turner (NY-09) stopped by the New York Fire Department Engine Company 246, Ladder 169 at 2732 East 11th Street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn on Monday, April 16th, to present
Community Board 15 will meet an hour earlier than usual this month because of an extra long agenda. The meeting is tonight at 6:00 p.m. in Kingsborough Community College’s faculty dining room (2001 Oriental Boulevard). On the agenda are six zoning items: * 3960 Bedford Avenue – Application for
It’s not all that often we at Sheepshead Bites stop our daily grind to toot our own horns. But sometimes the failings of other so-called “local” news outlets are so great, that we have to pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Last week’s coverage
The proposed placement of new natural gas pipelines from Williams and National Grid. (Source: Williams)A pair of public workshops being held this week will give stakeholders an opportunity to voice their concerns about a natural gas pipeline proposed to run underneath Jamaica Bay [/locals-demand-more-input-on-major-jamaica-bay-projects/], after locals complained they were
The owners of the Sunoco gas and service station at 2701 Knapp Street are seeking approval to open a 24/7 convenience store at the location, right across the street from 7-Eleven. Representatives for the property owner will come before Community Board 15 tomorrow night, where they will ask for
Health Fairs
National Grid natural gas began pumping through all the Gravesend pipelines on Saturday [/national-grid-resumes-100-service-on-ocean-parkway/], after workers finished pumping out 50,000 gallons of water. It capped off a five-day ordeal for 1,200 households forced to go without hot water and other amenities [/1000-households-affected-in-ocean-parkway-gas-crisis-national-grid-says-service-to-be-restored-friday/] . The company will now begin refilling
As the neck-and-neck special election to replace former State Senator Carl Kruger [/its-a-tie-fidler-and-storobin-both-declare-victory-in-race-for-krugers-seat/] rages on with counts, recounts, court hearings and special “referees,” the taxpayer price tag jumped to nearly $1 million. The New York Post reports [ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kruger_election_cost_Y8scOJS74mX8lakgaAXvmK#ixzz1ss1TRJR5] : >
We got an e-mail from National Grid yesterday afternoon informing us that service is now available to 100 percent of the area along Ocean Parkway that has been without gas since Tuesday. The company completed pumping 46,000 gallons of water out of flooded gas pipes and reopened the lines
UPDATE (5:33 p.m.): Here’s the latest from National Grid. Looks like they may theoretically restore 100 percent service today after all, assuming they can access the homes: > More than 50 percent have been restored (about 600 meters). > An additional 20 percent (about 200 meters) are
Giveaways
Source: Ian Wilson/FlickrATTENTION LIGHT AND NON-READERS: Monday is World Book Night. In 6,000 towns and cities across America, volunteers will give away half a million free books on one day. Sheepshead Bites contributor Neil Friedman is a volunteer book-giver and will be distributing 10 paperback copies of a