This year was a terrific time for Sheepshead Bites, as the site grew beyond expectation and its content matured. We’re writing stronger pieces every day, burrowing deeper into the heart of the community. We’ve welcomed some talented new additions to our team, and launched new features we hope
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Budget cuts will cause major Sanitation problems in 2011. (Photo by Paypaul) Heading into 2011, there are already some hints to which issues will drive local news coverage throughout the year. Here’s what we think will be the major focus for the next 365 days. Sanitation Yes, we’re
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My favorite photo of 2010. In just 10 hours, the year is as over as this fish. With 2011 just hours away, it’s time for Sheepshead Bites’ Top 10 list. It’s been a huge year, too. We had mosques, garbage, plows and concerts. Television shows and meeting videos
Five days after the Boxing Day Blizzard dumped two feet of snow on Sheepshead Bay [/photos-blizzard-plagues-all-corners-of-sheepshead-bay/], numerous side streets in Southern Brooklyn communities still have not seen a plow. My street – photographed today above, as well as in the photo comparison to Mayor Bloomberg’s block [/go-to-hell-mayor-bloomberg-this-is-why-were-angry/] – has seen the
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
The sign Chase management placed on the door after the robbery attempt. (Photo by Ilan P.)The Chase Bank on Kings Highway and East 16th Street was robbed today, and as this report goes to press our tipster tells us that the entire area around the bank is in chaos.
We all complained about the lack of Q and B train service since the storm, and were dismayed that it went back out just hours after it was restored. We’re told the reason it took so long to fix had to do with electrical problems, and the reason it
Oh no! We almost forgot the puzzle this morning! Luckily, nolastname sent us this photo of the rather curious pattern left on her steps by ice. Not quite sure how it got to look like this, but it’s purty, ain’t it?
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Photo by Daniel Cavanagh of GerritsenBeach.netYou’d think after the Halloween shenanigans [/gerritsen-beach-turns-into-halloween-war-zone/], Gerritsen Beach parents would learn that “pedophile” blogger [/gerritsen-beach-halloween/] Danny Cavanagh of GerritsenBeach.net is unstoppable. He’s forever on the prowl, documenting the warpath of the neighborhood’s hooligans. But no; they don’t learn.
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! I introduce to you the Bard of Bungle, the Minstrel of Malfeasance, the Dilettante of Dissent… nolastname! Up late last night, and truly feeling the winter of her discontent, nolastname penned the following poem in tribute to the many neighbors so similarly screwed by
Just an FYI, this, the first day affected by fare hikes, all of our local trains and buses appear to be operating. The B and Q lines are reported to be running with good service, while many of the buses have delays and/or detours. How was your commute this
At around 8:15 a.m. today, a snow plow finally arrived on my block to clear the now-frozen three feet of snow running down its length. About 30 feet into the block, the Sanitation truck-turned-plow got stuck. It’s 9:00 a.m. and it’s still there. It’