Announcements
We hope you had a great holiday weekend, and are revved up for 2010. (Afterall, it can’t be as bad as 2009, can it? Really?) To help usher in the New Year, we’re kicking off a month of new feature launches on Sheepshead Bites. Most of the features
We interrupt this holiday vacation to bring you news of a very special event. Bay Improvement Group’s 19th Annual Holiday Caroling and Toy Drive [/19th-annual-holiday-caroling-toy-drive/] is holding it’s rain/snow date today! The group originally planned to have the event December 19, but snow pushed it back to
best of
As the third and final part of our year-end package, we’ve created a wishlist of things we’d like to see in 2010. This list could be a lot longer than five items, but we thought it best to stop there and let you add your own in the
Now that we’ve got our Top Ten Stories of 2009 [/best-of-2009-sex-violence-and-russians/] list out of the way, we thought we’d ponder what big stories you can expect in 2010. Here’s the shortlist: * Subway construction delays – The Avenue U and Gravesend Neck Road stations have already seen delays, with
“They should also close that mcdonalds across the street. that is the most pathetic mcdonalds i’ve been to. the service there is so slow and they are making cock meat sandwiches back there.” – santa’s hoe on “Sheepshead Bay’s Bagel Stop Closes [/sheepshead-bays-bagel-stop-closes/#comments]“
angel rivera
Daily News is reporting a weekend almost-shootout in Gravesend’s Marlboro Houses, in which a man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and unlawful wearing of a bulletproof vest. The suspect, Angel Rivera, attempted to shoot at pursuing police officers while his mother reportedly
Brooklyn Public Library
Back in May, Sheepshead Bites spoke up about the importance of neighborhood libraries as the city considered cutting a whopping $17.5 million dollars from the Brooklyn Public Library system [/save-our-libraries/]. If those cuts passed, it would have ushered in a layoff of one of every six employees, reduced operational
rockaways
John Foster of the Accidental Mysteries [http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2009/12/peering-into-past.html] blog stumbled across this photo of the Rockaways, circa 1910. Besides being an amazing photo, it gives a lot of insight into what life – and architecture – might have been like on our side of the shore.
(Courtesy of Lisanne Anderson)Bagel Stop & Deli [/tag/bagel-stop/] has had a rough couple of years. First Dunkin’ Donuts opened up across the street (at the former location of Bagel Station). Then Bagel Boy opened just a few blocks away. But at 1424 Sheepshead Bay Road, Bagel Stop should’
keyspan energy
The Manhattan Beach Community Group [/tag/manhattan-beach-community-group/] posted on its website last week that con-artists posing as Keyspan Energy (a.k.a. National Grid) workers are making the rounds once more. Several times over the past few years, reports have emerged of “workers” knocking on neighbors’ doors and asking private
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I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Though I’m Jewish, I spent Christmas with my girlfriend’s family. I got full, I got drunk, I got rest. And now I’m back, and focusing on what’s to come in the New Year. For Sheepshead Bites, I’m
“The MTA can’t be satisfied holding up its own construction projects … it has to hold up others? Not that I care about a drive through Ratbucks but it’s the principal of it.” – Paul on “Sheepshead Bay Starbucks Opening Delayed [/sheepshead-bay-starbucks-opening-delayed/#comments]“