West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Following a shooting yesterday in broad daylight that left one dead [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/08/ronnell-bradley-21-shot-dead-mermaid-avenue/] , and other recent violence in the neighborhood, fed up residents of Coney Island are holding a rally to
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Sweet Island, a bonafide candy store, is now open at 1214 Avenue U. The owners told us they opened up shop about a month ago, and the place seems like a slightly Eastern European twist on the candy shops of my youth. They’ve got the staple candies, including collectible
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Lewdness is rudeness, bro. (NYPD)A man is being sought for questioning after a female straphanger said he fondled himself on the D train at New Utrecht Avenue. The 27-year-old woman was on a Coney Island-bound D train at noon on Saturday, July 19. As the train rolled into the
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THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: After wrapping up my visit to the Brighton Jubilee this weekend, I walked up Coney Island Avenue and passed one the neighborhood’s staple Mexican joints, Tacos El Rey (3168 Coney Island Avenue). It had been a long time since my last visit, and I spotted
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West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Gunshots rang out on Mermaid Avenue yesterday afternoon, when Coney Island resident Ronnell Bradley, 21, was gunned down outside of a bodega as children played nearby. Cops were called to the scene just after 4:00
West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Gunshots rang out on Mermaid Avenue yesterday afternoon, when Coney Island resident Ronnell Bradley, 21, was gunned down outside of a bodega as children played nearby. Cops were called to the scene just after 4:00
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Photo by Erica ShermanNearly two years after Superstorm Sandy came ashore, many of our neighbors are still struggling to rebuild. Local pols are trying to make it a little easier by bringing in-office services to the community. Council members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch are both hosting reps at their
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Source: istorija/FlickrCouncilman Mark Treyger kicks off a food drive today at his two district offices, as part of a citywide initiative honoring Mother Teresa’s 104th birthday. Items can be dropped off between now and Friday at 2015 Stillwell Avenue or 445 Neptune Avenue during regular office hours. According
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Mandee’s to the rescue? More like turn tail and run. The long-lived Brighton Beach Avenue location of Mandee is having a storewide sale as it gets set to close its doors for good. Its parent company, Big M, is retreating from the neighborhood following bankruptcy proceedings last year that
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsMayor Bill de Blasio appears to be avoiding Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods that supported his electoral rival, Joe Lhota, including Sheepshead Bay and Bensonhurst, according to a report [http://observer.com/2014/08/a-tale-of-two-boroughs-bill-de-blasio-rarely-visits-brooklyn-gop-strongholds-2/] in the New York Observer. The outlet reports that de Blasio has held press conferences
Source: Wikimedia CommonsMayor Bill de Blasio appears to be avoiding Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods that supported his electoral rival, Joe Lhota, including Sheepshead Bay and Bensonhurst, according to a report [http://observer.com/2014/08/a-tale-of-two-boroughs-bill-de-blasio-rarely-visits-brooklyn-gop-strongholds-2/] in the New York Observer. The outlet reports that de Blasio has held press conferences
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Photo by John H.Tipsters let us know that Pizza D’Amore is preparing to open up shop at 3003 Avenue U, the former storefront of Pizzeria Del Corso and Sammie’s Pizza. It’s the latest outpost for the pizzeria, which also has locations in Mill Basin and Bensonhurst’