One New York transplant blogged earlier this year that Sheepshead Bay is Brooklyn’s Santa Monica [http://www.thebrooklynbeat.com/2009/07/lobster-at-clementes-in-sheepshead-bay.html] . While many may scoff at the characterization, photos like the one above give you reason to pause and consider the comparison. Photo by hollykoffler [http://www.
And now for something completely different: A poll of 15,000 women from 20 countries rated American men the fifth worst lovers for being “too rough.” Russian men came in at tenth worst, a slightly better ranking, and were noted by the women as being “too hairy.” Germans were labeled
99 Cent Stores
Mystery solved. Signs went up this morning, and the new business on Nostrand Avenue and Gravesend Neck Road will be yet another 99ȼ store. When we first reported [/starbucks-to-open-in-december/] (to a lukewarm reception [/starbucks-to-open-in-december/#comments] [and here,too [/no-free-wi-fi-welcome-starbucks/]]) that the Starbucks next door was to open in December, we
brownstoner
(Photo courtesy of Property Shark via Brownstoner) Did somebody say there was a housing slump? Someone forgot to tell the buyers of a Gravesend home that just sold for $10.26 million, an amount topping the charts of 2009 home sales in the borough. The building at 2111 East 2nd
thefidler.com
City Councilman Lew Fidler (46th District) gets a raw deal in the world of web publishing. He’s got at least two nosy, noisy bloggers in his district. And as the Assistant Majority Leader and the so-called “King of Discretionary Dollars [http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20090625/200/2951]
Sheepshead Bites is proud to introduce a new feature that requires almost no effort or thought on our behalf (we’re very proud of those types of initiatives): Open Thread Mondays. Every Monday we’re putting up a post – much like this one – that gives you the opportunity to rant
brian hanson
Construction workers removed the scaffolding around the glass-and-steel construct on Avenue Z and East 17th Street this morning, signaling an end to almost two years of work. Workers on the scene are now tearing up the sidewalks and preparing to pour new concrete. They say the sidewalk will be done
cb15
Community Board 15 is meeting tomorrow for the first time since summer recess began. After a larger than usual turnout at their last meeting, Kingsborough security moved the event to the Performing Arts Center in the middle of campus. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. We’re glad
alex litvachkis
The woman struck on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Z on Thursday is in critical condition. The driver – an ex-con with convictions for drugs and driving without a license – is awaiting arraignment for charges of vehicular assault, drunken driving, and reckless driving. From the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/
volunteer
If you leave your house, if you take the subway, if you watch TV, if you do anything other than sit in a dark bunker closed off from the world – then you know Ken Burns’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea [http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
brighton 2nd st
We admit: we have no idea what the laws, regulations, standards or whatever are on this topic. But reader Arthur B. wrote in – suspicions all aroused – so we figured it best to pass this on to the larger community, and you can fill us in. Here’s what Arthur wrote:
The driver of the van was arrested. The charges are unknown. We have also heard three ages for the girl – 14, 17, and 21. If you have any information, please add it in the comments. We’re following up with the NYPD Office of Public Information. This is an update