(Brooklyn Review announcement at BRIC Online [http://www.briconline.org/bcat/default.asp]) For those of you who are missing Ned (a.k.a., The Blogger Known as Sheepshead Bites) and are getting tired of seeing him only on the computer screen, [/blog1.php/site/sheepshead-bites-featured-in-bcat-s-a-wa] you can catch him
(Photos by Ray Johnson) It’s been a very busy day in Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island as Gothamist Maps [http://gothamist.com/labs/map] listed the Breaking News. Before heading out to check out the stories, I remember also, seeing a listing that said someone fell onto the subway
Dime Savings Bank
(NYPD Crimestoppers [http://a056-crimestoppers.nyc.gov/crimestoppers/public/publicmwViewfelon.cfm?mwID=526] Bank Robbery Page) Police have captured the man who robbed the Marine Park branch of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh [http://www.dimewill.com/] (yes, that’s Williamsburg with an H) at 2172 Coyle St (between Ave
sex offender
(Queens DA Office [http://www.queensda.org/newpressreleases/2009/january/kravitz_01_08_2009_cmp.pdf] Criminal Complaint [http://www.queensda.org/newpressreleases/2009/january/kravitz_01_08_2009_cmp.pdf] excerpt) If you haven’t already heard the 1010 WINS [http://www.1010wins.com/OMG--B-klyn-Teacher-Accused-of-IMing-Teen-4-Sex/3625530] report that Alexander
(Silly collage by Ray Johnson. Images courtesy of A Perfect World [http://www.aperfectworld.org/clipart/sports/fishing_pole.png] and Daybreak Fishing.) [http://www.daybreakfishing.com/images/Sheepshead2.jpg] Every year, I struggle with coming up with New Year’s resolutions. It’s not because I don’t have
deptartment of health
(Kudos to McDonald’s at Sheepshead Bay Rd & E 15 St, early morning – Photo by Ray Johnson) Honestly, this is not the first real post of 2009 I had planned — but, it’s the real world and the real news and at least it has a good side. So,
(New Year’s Baby courtesy of Palaba’s Posts [http://palaba.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.html] and Alliance Workforce Development, Inc [http://www.aworkforce.org/ccreports/NewYearsBaby.jpg].) Good Morning to a New Year, Sheepshead Bay and all Sheepshead Bites readers, everywhere. Let’s hope this New Year’s
astroland
(Why not both for Lundy’s — except with a less tacky sign) …or a combination of the two. It’s that time of the year when we say, “Out with the old and in with the new.” It gets hard to say, “out with the old” when it means saying
memorial
(Coney Island Shrine – Courtesy of Tricia Vita) Everyone is invited to meet at the Astroland Park gates on New Year’s Day for an opportunity to share the loss of Coney Island [http://curbed.com/archives/2008/12/24/yuletide_fear_in_coney_island_entire_boardwalk_for_lease.php] , as
New Year's Eve
(Flyer and information [http://www.villagevoice.com/clubzone/nye/121150] for Bang on the Bay New Year’s Eve Party) A Bang on the Bay Party cruise is leaving from Sheepshead Bay and headed to New York City for some fireworks to bring in 2009. The event is organized and
private schools
It sounds like a good time will be had by all. Let us know if you’ve ever attended this event in the past. Here is the information from the flyer: Come bring in the New Year with us at Saint Mark’s Church Wednesday, December 31, 2008 from 9
(Partial Screenshot from the Gothamist Maps [http://gothamist.com/labs/map]) This morning, Gothamist Maps listed the following Breaking News as an unmapped incident: > Attempted Bank Robbery | 2500 Coney Island Ave – Washington Mutual Bank Brooklyn, NY | 12/27/2008 9:58 a.m. No other information is available about