Courtesy of Peak & EatThe blogger over at Peak & Eat, a food and photography site, recently took a trip down to Sheepshead Bay. > “Yo, ho, yo, ho, a pirate’s life for me,” B sang as the Brooklyn VI slipped away from Sheepshead Bay. Surrounding me were gritty,
While the developer at 1508 Avenue Z was prepping their lot [/developer-begins-clearing-ave-z-lot/] for a nine-story building [/tag/1501-sheepshead-bay-rd/] yesterday, these guys were straightening up the long bedraggled property across the street. Bought in 2005 for almost $7.6 million, this barren piece of crap has sat and done nothing since
sakura ii
Sakura II was one of Sheepshead Bay Road’s first sushi joints, if not the first. But as the flashier places moved in, competition got stiff. Sakura’s old-school appeal didn’t reel in the crowds, and so it went belly up a few months ago. Since then its signage
1501 sheepshead bay rd
The owner of the controversial development proposed for 1501 Sheepshead Bay Road (through to 1508 Avenue Z) [/tag/1501-sheepshead-bay-rd/] began clearing the lot this morning. With two dump trucks and a wood-chipper lined up on Avenue Z, workers began pulling out garbage, weeds, trees and… well, more garbage. This was
town hall
As one of its key proponents, Congressman Anthony Weiner has been all tied up since the health care vote passed in March. He’s been doing a lot of bouncing around, speaking to reporters, constituents and community groups; he’s established himself as the face of national health reform. If
nyc life
Secrets of New York was a show financed by the City of New York starting back in 2005, under NYC Media Group (a.k.a. NYCTV, now NYC Life), about the secret histories and mysteries in the five boroughs. While I wouldn’t say Sheepshead Bay qualifies as “hidden” – the
nyc transit
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dimaruss34/4659668429/]Courtesy of dimaruss34 via FlickrSome Manhattan Beach residents are saying the MTA dropped the ball in their preparations for Memorial Day, leaving hundreds of people stranded and in the rain along Oriental Boulevard. The critics say the problem is that thousands flooded to
claudine amsalem
A 9-year-old was sent to Kings County Hospital with a bloodied head Monday afternoon, following the collapse of the family’s Mill Basin deck. The girl was in a newly-installed above-ground pool, which weighed around 13,000 pounds, when the rickety deck it was built on gave way. “There was
Aww, what a perty photo. It makes me feel nice and peaceful inside. There’s no other reason I chose it, other than after this crazy weekend (actually, it was all of May), I needed something tranquil to calm my nerves. Thanks to l_ameerrante of Flickr for adding this
The next phase of construction on the Guider Avenue / East 8th Street bridge [/index.php?s=guider] begins tonight, as crews begin dismantling the steel girders. While most of the construction has been done with minimal closures, the removal of the supports requires more activity on the Belt Parkway itself.
After we reported about yesterday afternoon’s house fire at 2798 Ford Street, a reader sent in this video shot by a neighbor. It shows the house engulfed in smoke as firefighters arrive on the scene. At about the one minute mark, flames burst out the side window while firefighters
Happy birthday, Bay News! You’re 65! But you knew that. After all, you recently released a pile of dead tree to pat yourself on the back, jam-packed with indefatigable praise of your own accomplishments. And you deserve it, too. From your humble beginnings as a paper for servicemen, to