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Video Shows Why Belt Parkway Bridges Need Repair

The Seven Bridges Project on the Belt Parkway sure is plodding along [/dot-finishes-1st-phase-of-belt-parkway-bridges-project/], but we’re sure there are still plenty among you wondering why the heck such a large-scale project needed to be done. Well, worry not. Crazeenydriver is here to explain it to you… and with a spectacular

We Knew We Had Seals, Now We Have Seal Watchers

It’ll soon be a year since we first reported a seal sighting at the dock of the Miramar Yacht Club [/photos-seals-at-play-in-sheepshead-bay/]. The adorable animal was seen just lounging around, getting his tan on. At the time a yacht club member said he has never seen a seal in the

Fire Ravaged Building Reopened, But Not All Residents Allowed To Return

The scene of the fire at 2775 East 12th Street on Saturday evening. (Photo by Ian Sellick)Residents of the Bel-Air building at 2775 East 12th Street are being allowed to return to their homes after a fire forced them to evacuate on Saturday [/breaking-fire-on-guider-avenue-and-east-12-street/]. Sheepshead Bites visited the building

Remembering Sheepshead Bay’s Old Comic Shops

Source: welcometotripcity.comSeth Kushner, a Sheepshead Bay native and now famous photographer [http://www.sethkushner.com/], recently wrote a piece on Welcome to Trip City [http://welcometotripcity.com/2012/02/my-youth-in-comics/] about his love for comic books – and his early adventures going to several stores in the area where he

Midwood Veteran Returns Home After 2 Years In Limbo

Sam Angert (right) and friend Lt. Joseph Forton, who was killed in the explosion. (Source:NYDailyNews.com)A Midwood veteran who was severely injured while honorably serving his country in Iraq is finally going home after waiting 28 months to be medically discharged by the U.S. Army. “It’s

Marine Park Native, Daily News Photographer, Featured By WNYC

Todd Maisel (Photo by Erica Sherman)It’s hard to be a reporter in Southern Brooklyn and not run into Todd Maisel now and again. If you find yourself at a halfway decent crime, accident or disaster scene, chances are you’ll see Maisel darting to-and-fro, whipping his cameras around

Bloomberg Releases Plans For Jamaica Bay, Wetlands – Public Comment Period Begins

The Bloomberg administration is pushing a plan to help restore the existing wetlands throughout the city, and the city has released a draft of its strategy to restore the natural environments along New York City’s waterfront. The initiative originates from a directive signed by Bloomberg in 2009, ordering relevant

Cancer-Stricken St. Edmund Basketball Coach Needs Your Help!

Droesch during her Boston College days. (Source: oocities.org)A former New York City hoop star/current St. Edmund Preparatory High School (2474 Ocean Avenue) basketball coach is doing her best to fight her stage four breast cancer… and the medical bills its bringing in. Rockaway Beach native Clare Droesch

Previously Imprisoned Pol Offers Advice For Kruger

Instead of shelling out thousands of dollars on a prison consultant before pleading guilty [/kruger-spent-thousands-on-prison-consultant-before-pleading-guilty/], former State Senator Carl Kruger could have just talked to someone who was in his shoes a couple of years ago. Formerly incarcerated Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith appeared on The Brooklyn Politics Show [http:

Dems Hold Out Hope For Bob Turner’s Seat

Bob TurnerWith New York State set to lose two of its 29 congressional seats in the House of Representatives, the Democrats hope a Republican’s seat isn’t one of them. Democrats are hoping that Bob Turner’s seat isn’t on the chopping block because they strongly feel that