Two vandals struck Monica’s Bridal at 1637 Sheepshead Bay Road, ripping out one of the store’s solid brass light fixtures and destroying two others. The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 a.m. Monday, dealing out approximately $1,000 worth of damage, the store’s owner told Sheepshead
Photo by Erica ShermanThe space that hosted the old Combat Sambo Center – closed for a few years now – has been undergoing what appears to be a gut renovation for the past several days. We always thought this would make a good location for Sheepshead Bites headquarters, but, alas, not so
Republican Congressman Bob Turner appeared this Monday before the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association, speaking to the audience and answering questions for nearly half an hour. Top issue of the day? Israel and Iran, on which Turner bashed the policies of President Barack Obama, and touted exploring the nuclear option. “The
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It’s really easy to joke about colonoscopies. Like the one about Johnnie Cochran’s first checkup, when, through clenched teeth, he reminded the doc that if the camera don’t fit, he must acquit. Or the guy who asked his doctor to provide a note for his wife making
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Sinbad Grill, a new Mediterranean cuisine joint, is now open at 2678 Coney Island Avenue. It replaces Chief, another Mediterranean restaurant that closed several months ago.
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Officers prepare to transfer Mamontov from the 61st Precinct to Central Booking. Mom always told me not to get too close to the swans in Sheepshead Bay. She said they look pretty, but they can take your fingers off if you get too close. Well, mom, if they like fingers,
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Roy’s Sheepshead Bicycle Shop (2679 Coney Island Avenue) is expanding, having taken over their next door neighbor’s storefront. The new wing will open in early May, the business’ owner told us, and will be a showroom exclusively for Cannondale Bicycles equipment and merchandise. Cannondale helped pay for the
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Photo by Neil FriedmanWorkers are on the scene of the 40 Frank Court home that collapsed in Gerritsen Beach yesterday [/breaking-building-collapse-in-gerritsen-beach/], tearing down the remains and securing the site. Our Neil Friedman stopped by and snagged the above photo at around 2:00 p.m. Demolition started around 11:00
We missed it when we wrote on Monday that the campaigns of State Senate hopefuls David Storobin and Lew Fidler are going to court this week [/with-vote-split-evenly-fidler-storobin-campaigns-head-to-court/] to settle their neck-and-neck race for Carl Kruger’s seat, but an eagle-eyed reader noted an interesting bit in the court documents: Councilman
The murder we first reported on yesterday [/breaking-body-found-in-nostrand-apartment-crime-scene-established/] has taken a sick twist. Police reportedly found body parts strewn throughout the apartment unit at 3395 Nostrand Avenue, with several pieces in buckets of bleach and more in the suspect’s refrigerator. Police have now taken the suspect into custody, and
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Grady High School (Source: GothamSchools.org)Earlier today we reported on Sheepshead Bay High School’s ongoing fight for survival [/fidler-save-sheepshead-bay-h-s-turn-it-into-education-laboratory/] from the Department of Education’s ax. Meanwhile, another local high school threatened with the same fate has been granted a reprieve. The Department of Education has announced [http:
We’ve just heard that the NYPD is responding to an apartment at 3395 Nostrand Avenue, between Avenue T and Avenue U, where a body has been found. A crime scene is being established. No further information is available. This is a breaking news story and may contain inaccuracies. We