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At around 11 a.m. on Saturday, the truck above made a left onto East 15th Street from Sheepshead Bay Road. And that was the end of it. This [/whack-an-overpass-has-had-enough/]… happens [/anyone-else-getting-tired-of-seeing-this/]… way [/another-one-hits-the-rust/]… too [/truck-wedged-under-sheepshead-bay-station/]… often [/truck-vs-overpass-overpass-wins/]. Thanks to Cabbie for the photo and tip.
Sheepshead Bites has snagged the first publicly-available look at Russian Dolls, the new Brighton Beach-based reality show that will air on Lifetime on August 11 at 10:30 p.m. Lifetime says the show, which had the working title Brighton Beach, provides a “rare and entertaining look at Brighton Beach’
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It’s been a while since we checked in with the folks over at the Edible Schoolyard [/edible-schoolyard-draws-activists-pols-and-celebs/], an experimental educational program to bring children closer to their food sources. The program launched with private and public funds at P.S. 216 (350 Avenue X) in October, and in good
Some time last week this street corner changed. Something that was there isn’t now. Can you spot what it is? To make it easier, we’ve included a couple of signs you should look for. Not to advertise the fact, but they’re there, staring you in the face,
When Nicole Hidalgo sings the National Anthem, it’s not just to honor the nation. It’s not just for her singing career, or the experience of winning. When she sings it, it brings her a little closer to her uncle, Charles “Chuckie” Mendez, a firefighter who died in the
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Followers of Lyndon LaRouche [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche] are prattling the day away in front of the Bill Brown Post Office (2628 East 18th Street), collecting donations for their strange political movement and carrying signs with President Barack Obama sporting a Hitler mustache. The group’s members
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The following op-ed was written by Steve Barrison. Barrison is the president of Bay Improvement Group and executive vice president of the Small Business Congress of New York City. The op-ed was written in response to the Department of Sanitation’s claim that Big Belly automatic solar-powered trash compactors were
Aside from illegal dumping [/avenue-y-underpass-might-be-nabes-worst-illegal-dumping-ground-and-sanitation-ignores-it/] , there’s another culprit in the curious case of Sheepshead Bay’s garbage-strewn streets: overflowing trash bins [/garbage-gazette-big-says-sanitation-neglects-sheepsheads-litter-baskets/]. With reduced pickup service from the Department of Sanitation, the public garbage cans seen on street corners quickly overfill, with wind blowing litter to-and-fro. But Assemblyman Steven
A car stopped short before entering a construction area on Ocean Avenue between Avenue W and Gravesend Neck Road, leading to a three-car pileup near the Avenue W intersection around 1:00 p.m. The first car received minor damage, but the larger collision appeared to be the rear two
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High Class NY's website is still operational, but the phone line is out of service.Prosecutors unveiled a slew of charges today against a prostitution network named High Class NY, operating along the Sheepshead Bay-Midwood border, and run by a husband, wife, son and step-son. High Class NY
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(UPDATED: Sheepshead Bay Prostitution Ring Busted; Family-Run Service Earned $7 Million [/family-run-prostitution-ring-busted-earned-more-than-7-million/]) A Sheepshead Bay-based prostitution and drug ring that brought in more than $2 million annually has been busted, sparking the indictment of 17 individuals and five corporations. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes unveiled the 144-count indictment of the
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This garbage can-sized sinkhole on Hubbard Street was ignored for nearly six months, despite numerous complaints to 311, until Sheepshead Bites posted it last year.Potholes. Freakin’ potholes. Pedestrians don’t like them because they can cause trips. Drivers don’t like them because they can damage cars. The city