All of this was in my mailbox today. Just today. The candidates might not agree on Social Security [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-08-25/news/29943132_1_anthony-weiner-medicare-aid-entitlement] , or the Ground Zero mosque [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/turner_hits_weprin_on_mosque_aHx8Umqew7KFEe2JBDRtTN] , or corporate taxes [http:
family physical therapy
A fire broke out at around 9:00 a.m. on Bragg Street in the basement of Family Physical Therapy at 3036 Avenue U, according to a reader. The reader told Sheepshead Bites that it was nearly two hours before firefighters left the scene, and that Avenue U lost power
ave u plaza
Arthur Borko snapped this photo of the soon-to-open Dream Catchers Beauty Salon, the latest entry to debut at the otherwise bleak “Ave U Plaza” at 3102 Avenue U. We hope we’re wrong when we say it’s not such a good spot, but the history of the plaza has
bank robberies
Photos from Hippolite's Facebook page, via TheSmokingGun.comYou know how there’s always a guy in every heist movie that chides his newbie partner for spending excessively after committing the crime? You know, the calm, experienced guy, perhaps played by George Clooney, who slaps his partner upside the
starnet paging
“U Sun Shine” Carpet & Furniture store is now open at 2106A Avenue U. It opened up in the past week or so, replacing Starnet Paging Inc. I really have nothing exciting to say about a carpet and furniture store, so, uh, insert witty comment here. Or, uh, maybe, roll
Jumaane Williams
Jumaane D. WilliamsCouncilman Jumaane Williams, who represents the 46th district which overlaps portions of Community Board 15, was detained this weekend during the West Indian Day Parade [http://online.wsj.com/article/APb1813d9881594e6e97c431191a617530.html], along with an aide to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Williams claims the police handled him
Source: NYTimes.comHurricane Irene may have been a bust for those who hoped to see nature’s force cruelly pummel the city, but it’s been a boon for beach bounty hunters seeking a bit of lost gold. New York Times reports [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/
Taken this morning.Boy, that was fast! Less than a week after renovations completed at the train overpass on Avenue Y [/avenue-y-train-overpass-undergoing-renovations/] between East 15th Street and East 16th Street, graffiti and garbage are already making a comeback. City contractor put new layers of paint and removed garbage from the
james coyle
Source: TheBrooklynInk.comIn Sheepshead Bay, there exists few more deserving subjects of a spotlight then the Brooklyn/Bedford Park 9/11 Memorial, splattered upon a handball court on Avenue X and Bedford Avenue. We’ve covered memorial events at the park before (here [/update-bay-area-remembers-9-11/], here [/bedford-park-911-memorial-2010-bill-brown/]and here [/local-families-of-911-victims-gather-in-wake-of-bin-ladens-death/]), and
Sheepshead Bites wishes everyone a happy, healthy Labor Day. We’re going to take it easy ourselves and catch up on some behind-the-scenes work. We hope you use the day to get some rest or do whatever it is you enjoy doing. Here’s an open thread to keep you
train stations
We’ve been receiving an increasing number of complaints recently about the fruit vendors who hawk their goods underneath the subway stations at Sheephead Bay Road and Gravesend Neck Road. The latest, which comes with a photo, is from nolastname. Nolastname saw the vendors abandon their garbage, consisting of both
Fishing
Reader Lina R. sent in the above photograph, which she shot yesterday. Apparently this guy was strolling Shore Boulevard by Exeter Street in the morning. Lina didn’t know how it got up there, but she said it was still alive and that she guessed a fisherman caught it and