This is Sheepshead Bites’ 1000th article. Wow, I really thought we’d be hitting this milestone with a little more substance. But no, just an open thread. Need something to riff off of for your ranting? Here are a few ideas: * The Oscars (Hurt Locker blew. There, I said it.
dogs
There’s no shortage of complaints from our readers about the flagrant splattering of our sidewalks with dog shit. Complaints about crap on the streets are followed closely by complaints about those morons who actually make the effort to pick it up, and then chuck their non-biodegradable shopping bags full
ave u plaza
Courtesy of Arthur BorkoTrue Perfection Kitchen & Bath Designs has opened up at 3102 Avenue U, in the newly named “Ave U Plaza”. Just don’t tell the store owners that the avenue they’re actually on is Gerritsen Avenue, which kicked GerritsenBeach.net into a kiniption [http://www.gerritsenbeach.
attacks
If anyone has information about the perpetrator of this, please call the police. We’ve heard the attack was on Avenue U. Though we all sometimes have problems with our neighbors and their dogs (and their poop), this type of reaction is plainly sociopathic. Help get him off of our
I wasn’t able to attend last night’s public hearing on MTA cuts, but luckily Allan Rosen, the former MTA official who critiqued [/former-transit-brass-criticizes-latest-cuts/] the plans earlier this week, sent us the dispatch below. I encourage anyone who went to add their two cents to the report. As for
Crime reduction overall in the 61st Precinct almost ground to a halt this week. With a whopping 31 crimes, we’re only down 6.06 percent from the same time period in 2009, while last week [/61st-precinct-crime-statistics-28-2142010/] (not shown) our numbers were down 36.84 percent. Most notably, there was
animals
[http://www.jrcompton.com/photos/The_Birds/J/July06.html]Courtesy of jrcompton.comWell, it appears the Belt Parkway overpass at Nostrand Avenue (and Shore Parkway) is once again a safe place to film a John Woo flick. In response to yesterday’s post, “NYC DOT Murders Babies [/nyc-dot-murders-babies/],” a
“These birds violated the housing code and clearly did not have the occupancy permit. Anyways Ned, this is complete drivel and hardly newsworthy.” – Alex on NYC DOT Murders Babies [/nyc-dot-murders-babies]
contests
Courtesy of BrokelynDid you know Miss Brooklyn lives in Manhattan Beach? Yup, and the Brooklyn beauty is a real cheapskate, too. Apparently, the 23-year-old student needs to scrimp and save every penny, which is the reason she got involved in pageantry in the first place. She’s earned around $1000
Baby pigeons, anyway. A group of city animal advocates is criticizing the Department of Transportation for carelessly snaring birds in a Sheepshead Bay construction site, preventing them from foraging for food or roosting with their mates. “No matter what you think of pigeons, trapping them inside to slowly starve to
voorhies ave
I stopped by the Winsor McCay “Hell House” [/tag/winsor-mccay-house/] (1811 Voorhies) yesterday to snap photos [/photos-mccay-house-fire-damage/] of the damage left by Friday’s fire [/fire-at-the-mccay-hell-house/]. I spotted this stained glass window that I never noticed before. I couldn’t get a good shot of it without trespassing, so I
sheepshead bay plumb beach civic association
GerritsenBeach.net [http://www.gerritsenbeach.net/2010/03/02/parks-arrests-80-men-for-gay-acts-in-plumb-beach/] is reporting that there were approximately 80 arrests in August 2009 at Plumb Beach as part of an undercover sting operation. Agents of the National Parks Service charged suspects with sex-related crimes, including propositioning or “in the act.” The number