development
Rendering of proposed building, as seen from Avenue Z and East 6th Street. Designs have not yet been finalized.Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway) is slated to construct a new, resilient building to house critical services, ensuring that Southern Brooklyn’s only major medical center will continue without significant
Source: michaelvito/FlickrIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites]and Facebook [http:
After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite recent stories from our site and our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read
Source: hannibal1107/FlickrQ LINE 10:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Nov 7 – 10 Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy. F LINE There are no service adjustments scheduled at this time.
civic associations
Some of the goods collected from a previous drive.The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association gathers a literal ton (give or take) of food for the needy before Thanksgiving every year, and is now accepting donations for the 2014 season. The group is collecting both kosher and non-kosher items from now until
1800 sheepshead bay rd
Photo by Erica ShermanUpdate (4:47pm): I thought these people cared about my health, but apparently they want to give me a heart attack. Moments after this piece was published Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office informed me that the event has been postponed. Original post: Worried about your blood pressure?
2027 emmons ave
Rendering of the proposed expansion. Provided by architect Robert Palermo. Community and civic leaders met with representatives for the owners of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza to discuss a plan to add a new floor to the development. The heated discussion boiled down to whether or not the plan was an
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Brighton 5th Court and Brighton 6th Street (Source: Google Maps)A brawl between students from rival high schools sparked yesterday’s shooting that hospitalized a mom on her way to pick up her son [/breaking-female-shot-outside-grady-high-school-brighton-6th-street-school-lockdown/] from a nearby elementary school, sources say. A source briefed by police on the violent
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Brighton 5th Court and Brighton 6th Street (Source: Google Maps)Sheepshead Bites received word that a shooting occurred on Brighton 5th Court near Brighton 6th Street, about a block away from William E. Grady High School. Initial reports, pulled from police scanners, indicate that the victim is female. EMS is
annabelle cazel
Remember that time when Brooklyn Industries used devastated Sandy communities as the backdrop for an ad shoot? Très cool. (Source: BrooklynIndustries.com) Sheepshead Bay is very expensive. You don’t want to move here. People get stabbed all the time, bicyclists are run off the road and we don’t
Alec Brook-Krasny
It was mostly a predictable day at the polls yesterday when it came to Southern Brooklyn races, including the reelection of two lawmakers currently facing federal charges. The most high-profile race, of course, was that of the 11th Congressional District, in which incumbent Michael Grimm, who faces a 20-count indictment
It was mostly a predictable day at the polls yesterday when it came to Southern Brooklyn races, including the reelection of two lawmakers currently facing federal charges. The most high-profile race, of course, was that of the 11th Congressional District, in which incumbent Michael Grimm, who faces a 20-count indictment