Brighton Jubilee 2010UPDATE (3:25 p.m.): Organizers have made a snap decision to cancel the event. For full details, see our updated post [/update-brighton-jubilee-canceled-due-to-hurricane-irene/]. Original post: Organizers of the annual Brighton Jubilee [/photos-brighton-beach-jubilee-2010/] aren’t relenting with their plans to press forward with the Sunday event, despite the threat
tropical storms
From OEM. Click to view the full map.Sheepshead Bay and much of Brooklyn’s southern coastline could be among the city’s worst hit areas if struck by a hurricane, and the Office of Emergency Management is urging residents to prepare themselves. All of Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, Coney
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Steve Halfon (Source: NYDailyNews.com)Reader Alina U. asked last night about a grisly looking crime scene in Midwood. Well, turns out a Gravesend coin dealer was ambushed and beaten to death near his shop, and then dumped about a mile away in Midwood. The Daily News reports [http://www.
63rd Precinct
A 26-year-old mentally disabled man has gone missing in the Marine Park area, and fliers like the one seen above popped up in Sheepshead Bay this week. Michael Danaher went missing on August 15. He is described as 5′ 10″, 170 pounds, with brown hair and a full beard. He
The B/Q subway overpass at Avenue Y (between East 15th Street and East 16th Street) began undergoing renovations this week. Contractors are on-scene, clearing off rust and debris, patching up seams and repainting the entire structure. Hopefully this also means the contractors will repaint the subway embankment walls, which
citizen ink
“Where were you when the earthquake hit [/earthquake-tremors-rattle-sheepshead-bay-residents/]?” “I was in a tattoo shop.” “Really? What was it like?” “I survived. So I got a tattoo saying so.” “You should really think these things out a little more.” “Probably.” Tattoo by Citizen Ink (1603 Avenue U). They didn’t send
Ahmed Mansour with his wife and kids, after FDNY officials gave the all-clear. Firefighters responded to calls of a potential building collapse at 2566 Ocean Avenue, as neighbors cobbled outside after the effects of a Virginia-based earthquake struck Brooklyn. Feeling the rumbles of the earthquake this afternoon, nervous residents of
Sheepshead Bay residents came out of their homes looking confounded at approximately 1:54 p.m. today, as rumbles from an earthquake near Washington D.C. rattled the area. An earthquake that measured 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Washington D.C. [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/
dee and dee
Photo by Erica ShermanWhen Dee & Dee (3710 Nostrand Avenue) closed down in February [/nostrands-dee-dee-going-out-of-business/] after many years serving the neighborhood, we all lost a valuable place to buy a wide assortment of low-priced clothes, housewares and random crap. But now another outlet for low-priced clothes, housewares and random crap
CBS affiliates around the nation are holding “Most Valuable Blogger” competitions in their local markets, and Sheepshead Bites has found itself a finalist in New York’s Local Affairs category! We’re not sure who nominated us, and we only found out from another contender that we were in it,
Sheepshead Bites wants to know what you do for a living. Why are we asking? Well, we know a fair amount about our readers from the interactions we have with you. But we still don’t know much about your professions. And we figure this is a pretty good way
sheepshead bites night
Thanks to all who came out on Friday for Sheepshead Bites Night at MCU Park (a.k.a. Cyclones stadium). Sure, the game itself got rained out (allowing you to enjoy another game at the park any time between now and August 19, 2012 – contact MCU Park for details), but