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.
Arts & Culture
This is our showcase of local fiction writers. It is the first of our weekly publication of locally written short stories that will be published every Sunday. This week we have great work from a talented local writer. Photo via Flickr/Harry Wood.The Fifth Season by Madelyn Krystal Hill
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Photo via Flickr/Glynn LoweIt’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: * Three break-ins on Brighton Beach Avenue
Police & Fire
Sketch of Hinds. Photo via DCPI.Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. This guy tends to not have sleeves, or any clothes for that matter, and certainly doesn’t seem to have a heart, figuratively speaking. Police arrested Zurry Hinds, 32, on Tuesday, October 18 at around 8:
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Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/358251337697133/photos/] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the neighborhood this weekend: Parent’s Happy Hour [/calendar/#event|parents-happy-hour|129186] When: Friday, October 21, 5pm-7pm Where: Werkstatt, 509 Coney Island Ave What: Parents, bring your kids
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Photo screenshot from Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives. [https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52893011/?terms=bertha%2Bschalk]In July of 1948, Bertha Schalk was fed up with the city garbage trucks dumping trash into Mill Creek. The dumping caused a stench so bad that it drove Schalk to take to the
Bensonhurst
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.If you haven’t noticed yet, it is raining. Pretty hard. The U.S. National Weather Service has put out a coastal flood statement [http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10007/weather-warnings/349727] that will be in effect from 12pm until 4pm today.
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Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.If you haven’t noticed yet, it is raining. Pretty hard. The U.S. National Weather Service has put out a coastal flood statement [http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10007/weather-warnings/349727] that will be in effect from 12pm until 4pm today.
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Photo via NYPD.Joshua Spooner, 18, went missing yesterday in the Georgetown neighborhood near Bergen Beach, according to police. Spooner was last seen when he left his residence at 1321 E 69 St, between Avenue M and Avenue N, at around 3:30pm yesterday, October 20. The police said they
Education
Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay [/?s=jamaica+bay] used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before all the dredging, pollution, and erosion caused them to become functionally extinct. Oysters are an essential tool in establishing a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. [http://twistedsifter.com/2014/10/
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Screenshot from Google Maps.A 20-year-old man perished this morning after climbing and falling off of a fence behind William E. Grady High School in Brighton Beach. The incident occurred this morning near Brighton 4th St and Brighton 4th Road at around 7:45am, according to police. A witness told
Bensonhurst
A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney Island Hospital regarding the Build it Back recovery program. The meeting will be held from 7pm-9pm in the auditorium of the Coney Island Hospital at 2601 Ocean Pkwy. Build it
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A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney Island Hospital regarding the Build it Back recovery program. The meeting will be held from 7pm-9pm in the auditorium of the Coney Island Hospital at 2601 Ocean Pkwy. Build it