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Photo by Ray JohnsonAfter months of complaints from residents and business owners [/tag/garbage/], the Sanitation Department is adding corner litter basket collection along Sheepshead Bay’s commercial streets, according to Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office. Beginning July 1, Kings Highway, Avenue U and Sheepshead Bay Road will receive extra
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We just heard from a resident of East 28th Street off of Voorhies Avenue that NYPD investigators interviewed neighbors about the alleged bomb threat [/bomb-threat-against-mosque-spurs-demand-for-investigation/]. The reader told us that police knocked on his door after 11 p.m. They asked questions about the rally and the identity of the
Brian Vines
Brian Vines, host of Brooklyn Independent Television’s Intersect show, contacted me a few weeks back. He wanted to know about the Voorhies Avenue mosque, and invited me down to the studio to discuss it. When I got there, though, I discovered it was an ambush. Vines was having me
The site of the proposed mosque at 2812/2814 Voorhies Avenue(UPDATE [12:18 p.m.]: NYPD investigators have interviewed neighbors about the alleged bomb threat [/update-nypd-interviews-neighbors-regarding-mosque-threat/].) The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) [http://www.cair-ny.org/] is calling for the FBI and local law
An attorney for State Senator Carl Kruger told Associated Press over the weekend that his client is as clean as a whistle, and no longer the subject of an FBI investigation [/kruger-subject-of-corruption-investigation/]. AP reports [http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=945361&category=STATE#ixzz0sBxFwg7B] : > Attorney Benjamin
We’ve written before about the need for blood donations [/bloody-tuesday-come-save-lives/], and how it’s a simple, quick way to save a life. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is organizing a blood drive, so you have the opportunity once again to turn over some sangre. Cymbrowitz’s drive is also accepting appointments,
The organization seeking to halt the development of the proposed Voorhies Avenue mosque held a rally Sunday afternoon to publicize the predicted quality-of-life issues. But prejudiced and fearful statements from attendees revealed a rift in the group that could be undermining its credibility. Bay People, Inc., organized the rally to
The back of The Breakers, photographed in 2008 while still under constructionA proposed marina attached to The Breakers condominium development is sparking a discussion about Sheepshead Bay’s shrinking navigable lanes, and the project will be on tomorrow night’s Community Board 15 agenda. The owners of The Breakers complex
A handful of high school students from the Sheepshead Bay area are putting together a musical smackdown to usher in summer. The talented teens will play a diverse set, if their Youtube/MySpace pages are any indication, and should be a great show. Come out and give these performers your
Excuse my language, but it needs to be said: fuck the summer. It ain’t that great. You only think it’s great because it’s when you had off of school as a kid. But when you think past that, and consider your adult life during the summer months,
Grand Larceny Auto is finally down! Only one G.L.A. last week, but it’ll take a consistent reduction over several weeks to see a rebound in the 28-day and year-to-date increases (66.7 percent and 16.4 percent, respectively). Meanwhile, Robberies shot up to six and Burglary also