A B82 MTA bus is sitting at Nostrand Avenue and Kings Highway, as police make their way to the scene in response to passengers’ death threats against the driver, according to calls over the police radio. The call indicated that five males are on the bus threatening to shoot the
brighton 12th st
Source: davidsonscott15/FlickrA woman was stabbed to death in her Brighton Beach home on Thursday, and the killer is still at large, according to the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/woman-51-found-stabbed-death-brighton-beach-brooklyn-apartment-article-1.992483] . The perp stabbed the 51-year-old victim several times in the neck and back. Police found
nostrand ice cream shop
A car smashed into a Nostrand Avenue storefront between Avenue Y and Avenue Z, in a two-car accident that left at least one injured. Police and other emergency responders are on the scene as of this writing. According to tipster Gene Berardelli, who sent the photos, it appeared as if
41st assembly district democrats club
The city’s largest toy drive – organized right here in Southern Brooklyn – once again broke the record for number of toys collected in New York City, netting a whopping 8,674 toys for underprivileged children in the five boroughs. It’s the sixth straight year that the 41st Assembly District
Source: Cymbrowitz's office.The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz called the progressive tax code reforms passed by the Assembly and Senate last Wednesday a money saver for most New Yorkers; ensuring that “millionaires and billionaires pay their fair
feldco development
Source: Feldco DevelopmentThe 88,000-square-foot lot that houses Super Stop & Shop (1710 Avenue Y) has sold for $28.5 million, netting the largest price tag for real estate in the history of Sheepshead Bay. The property was sold by Connecticut-based real estate firm Feldco Development to a Florida-based LLC
ave p
We’re hearing on the police scanner that a pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle on East 15th Street and Avenue P. Officers are on their way to the scene. The condition of the injured and the circumstances leading to the accident remain unknown. UPDATE (11:01 a.m.
It’s the War of the Lights! After we announced yesterday that we were collecting photos of holiday lights, decorations and displays [/send-us-your-holiday-lights-photos/] from across the neighborhood, that dirty rotten blog over in Bensonhurst – Bensonhurst Bean [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2011/12/send-us-your-holiday-lights-photos/] – decided to up the ante. They’re
reeves eisen
2842 Brigham Street, as drawn by Eisenberg's 6-year-old.A lesson for landlords: if you’re going to pick a fight with a tenant, don’t do it with a social media guru of international acclaim. They might just air your dirty laundry. That’s the lesson being learned
john boule
Source: Turner's officeCongressman Bob Turner met with the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday to discusses 9 thDistrict projects with District Commander Col. John Boule. Among the items discussed was the Plumb Beach restoration project. No new developments have been announced, but it was a necessary meeting to
Capital New York’s Azi Paybarah published the following scanned ad yesterday from Hamodia, a Brooklyn Jewish newspaper. We agree with what his tipster told him: that it’s the “opening salvo” in Councilman Lew Fidler’s unannounced-but-widely-expected State Senate campaign. Paybarah writes [http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2011/
Okay, so you’ve spent hours on the ladder, stringing those darn lights up. You’ve plugged in your mechanical Santas. You’ve got the music going, and everything’s all glitzed up. Now what? Share it with the world! Sheepshead Bites wants your photos of holiday lights and displays