Sean Egan recently graduated from Brooklyn College, where he studied journalism. You can find him around the neighborhood, snapping photos and taking notes, probably with a coffee in hand.
Food & Drink
Photo by Marcela/Flickr.It was my first time in this classic Sheepshead Bay sandwich shop. I was confused because I didn’t see the typical menu sheet hanging above the cold cuts counter. I looked around, clearly needing a hand, and the owner, whose name I would later learn
Arts & Culture
Photo by Emilia Amos.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram
Animals
Photo by Jenelle BuccheriTo fish or not to fish. That is the question. There’s no question about it in Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz’s eyes when it comes to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge, according to Kings County Politics. [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/cymbrowitz-looks-ban-fishing-off-ocean-avenue-foot-bridge/] Cymbrowitz called for an outright ban on
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The greeting card and cash Young used to try and bribe the DOI investigator. Photo via DOI.An FDNY [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/index.page] fire prevention inspector was arrested yesterday for bribing who he thought was a Department of Buildings (DOB) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/
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Photo by Leon.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:
Bensonhurst
Stryker Court before the parking was removed. Photo screenshot from Google Maps. The Department of Transportation (DOT) [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] struck a chord with Stryker Court residents when they removed parking from one side of the Gravesend street. It happened three weeks ago
Neighbors
Photo via Raisa Chernina.You might know her from food drives around the holidays or from celebrating grandmothers and police officers with grandiose pageants and parties. Raisa Chernina came to the United States from Belarus in 1979 with no English skills and zero expectations, and quickly adopted this country as
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Stryker Court before the parking was removed. Photo screenshot from Google Maps. The Department of Transportation (DOT) [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] struck a chord with Stryker Court residents when they removed parking from one side of the Gravesend street. It happened three weeks ago
Events
Photo via Flickr/Maurits Verbiest. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauritsverbiest/21819609355/in/photolist-zf8cFi-pAvVFm-oW22Z7-gYs8Z2-grd7Kp-e73aYa-dquygQ-aAun6k-8PnvAJ-8LcxKu-7d6BAa-5xaR2E-3KKFFL-egw3J9-dpuW1x-7bXxvJ-878gFN-Bra8DE-AyRyaL-zxFR6G-A7X8ub-Ah8aqr-zXD9VC-A72V8t-zUZdZH-zFngmN-xXcdst-yxGynS-pTHFMp-pTwPqU-pSUu3B-oVbttN-pRavoe-pxmVfX-pATwpo-oGGKQC-ny4911-hmzNw8-h9cCt6-h7H3r3-gWt4A5-bcmTJa-awKc1c-8Q3N4V-8PgrTT-8P1SHr-7bWjuW-78HMjR-5z7qim-5xpVds] Here is our weekly roundup of events and g
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Photo via Flickr/Adobe StockIt’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: First official notice sent out to
Arts & Culture
This is our Local Poets Showcase, which will be featured here every Saturday morning. This week we have two amazing local poets: Zhanna Averbukh, and Leona Garber. Photo via Flick/Mario Mancuso.Don’t look back. by Zhanna Averbukh Breathe in the scent of mown grass. Make body do an
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Photo via Flickr/Bruno Cordioli. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/br1dotcom/4375594847/in/photolist-7EE4Ut-7CYM91-2G9t1-5kBtbS-4sCi6T-8GfpGj-79CRVV-dauKJS-a9BHKZ-694d3h-a9Ew5L-eaugkd-9HyGT4-a9BK8a-9MhigZ-9MjiQd-9HByL7-a9Exho-a9Ew9h-9HyGMc-9HyGvZ-9HByE1-9dxYec-a9BJBx-7G15Hh-8yAiKk-61sAeq-a9EwFE-rABmqX-rSHdYw-pQUFW7-8NibKF-8asrsu-mA5JTP-9qixLg-qQg2AG-6Pj9FN-9LMVf8-davGUR-x2smD-8wmVes-8HGD3F-5kxhnT-9GSk2N-ejGVKb-oRFAMk-4CWHHu-a9BHTc-a9BKfc-9HBz29] We don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news thr