Samantha LoSapio

CSI: Sheepshead Bay – 5 Crimes That Went Down In Your Backyard

Source: Null Value/FlickrSure, crime rates have been dropping in Sheepshead Bay for several decades, but the nature of crime has changed as well. These days, we mostly deal with bank robberies, burglaries and… well, wheel and rim theft [/61st-precinct-police-report-april-spbp/]. But can you imagine trying to pull the rims off

pop culture

5 Sheepshead Bay Mentions In Music

Source: Ferrari + caballos + fuerza = cerebro Humano/FlickrThere are tons of songs about New York, and plenty about Brooklyn. While we’re part of the 718 crew for life, if you hadn’t noticed, Sheepshead Bay fails to get much play on the airwaves. That’s not to say we’ve

beefsteak charlies

Top 5 Businesses We Wish Were Still Open

From the "I Still Have Fun Time USA Game Tokens" Facebook group - one of many Facebook groups established in memory of the institutionNothing lasts forever except roaches and Twinkies. Sheepshead Bay, all cursed corners aside [/brick-oven-pizza-comes-to-cursed-corner/], has seen more than its fair share of businesses come and go. Some

boating accidents

Sea Wolf Sinks Off NJ Coast, Killing New Captain

We’re a bit backlogged with news since the blizzard hit, obviously, but with plows hitting the street we can get back to non-snow related information. One of the boats that graced Sheepshead Bay’s piers for decades has sunk off the coast of New Jersey [http://www.nj.com/

frida tsirinsky

Coney Island Man Arrested For Mom’s Mercy Killing

An elderly Brooklyn woman is dead and her son behind bars after a disturbing ordeal some are calling a mercy killing. Coney Island resident Frida Tsirinsksy, 86, was strangled by her son on Friday. Yefim Tsirinsky, who is unemployed and lived with his mother, called authorities after placing a pillow

aquariums

NY Aquarium To Rock New Facility, More Teeth

Fortunately, the NY Aquarium will NOT have flying sharks. (Source: wowfailblog.com)A new housing complex is coming to Coney Island, with what will be the neighborhood’s most dangerous residents: sharks! The NYC Public Design Commission approved a new structure at the New York Aquarium (Surf Avenue and West

alcohol

Dionysus? Denied! Golden and Cymbrowitz Unite

With the influx of Sheepshead’s latest liquor establishments, Sheepshead Bay’s thirst for a frosty brew need not be quenched. Senators Marty Golden [/tag/marty-golden/] (R) of Bay Ridge (aka the bar capital of Brooklyn) and Sheepshead’s Steven Cymbrowitz [/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/] (D) fearing the decline of the mom-and-pop

American Heart Month

What's Killing Sheepshead Bay?

A frequent refrain we hear from those who hop the train to Williamsburg and the Lower East Side is that Sheepshead Bay is a “dead” neighborhood. Wrong as they be when it comes to the growing nightlife and local economy, they may have an unfortunate and unintentional point. According to

anthony kapfer

Anthony Kapfer Pulls Us Close In ‘A Series Of Events’

Brooklyn-based musician and Sheepshead Bay resident Anthony Kapfer wants to sit down and get personal with you on his first solo album, A Series of Events. Kapfer aspired to make this album “sound as sincere as possible,” wanting it to tell a story and have the listener go through the

Councilman Nelson Finds New Digs on Voorhies Ave

Nelson's Nostrand Avenue office, all packed up (Courtesy of Nelson Aide Steve Zeltser)Nelson's new Voorhies Avenue locationCommunity members served by 48th District City Councilmember Michael C. Nelson [/tag/michael-nelson/] will be pleased to hear that the new year also brings a new headquarters. Previously located at 3810-A Nostrand Avenue,

alex cavallari

The Curious Case Of Alex Cavallari, UFO Hunter

“The truth is out there” may have been Fox Mulder’s motto, but it’s one the Sheepshead Bites staff will have to adopt as well. On February 1, 1998, Sheepshead Bay resident and UFO enthusiast Alex Cavallari witnessed something he had no doubt been waiting for: Mr. Cavallari had

Christian

Despite Tough Times, A Merry Christmas To All

St. Mark's Nativity Scene From 2008 (Courtesy of Puzzler4879 via Flickr)Growing up, the holidays held a little more weight than they do as an adult. By the time you’re in your 20s, it’s something you’ve been trying to get out of for a while. By your

coat drive

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz Launches Coat Drive

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz with Madelaine Cleaners’ owner, Eric Lederman.New York may have had a slow start entering its winter wonderland, but as the holidays approach, Sheepshead Bay’s priorities have shifted to keeping warm. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/], in league with Met Council and Madelaine Cleaner’s, are spearheading

after school programs

Guitar School Pioneers Sheepshead Bay Music Scene

From left to right: Elysa Hochman, Chris Howard, and Jason HochmanThanks to Jason Hochman and his performing partner-slash-wife, Elysa, Sheepshead Bay now has its very own incarnation of Rodrigo y Gabriela [http://www.rodgab.com/] mere feet from Emmons Avenue’s piers, harking to a blossoming music and art scene

bivas chaudhari

Meditative Beauty: Bivas Chaudhuri On Art

Born in Calcutta, India, Bivas Chaudhuri is an award-winning international artist whose journey to Southern Brooklyn’s waters resonates in his art. Chaudhuri received his MFA in Painting and Print Making from Brooklyn College, studied at SVA, The Scottish Church College, The Government College of Art and Craft and the

community college

KBCC Raises $15k For Scholarships in Walkathon

In a short address to the crowd gathering in Kingsborough Community College’s gymnasium yesterday, President Regina Peruggi spoke about the placement of the word “community” within the school’s official title. It may have fallen upon deaf ears in the buzzing crowd, but the brief speech before KBCC’s

KBCC Holds Walkathon To Raise Scholarship Funds

William Butler Yeats once said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” While Kingsborough Community College may be located on a beautiful beach, this Tuesday, November 10, will ignite fireworks as opposed to pack pails of sand. KBCC is hosting their first annual

papa johns

Papa John’s Moves To The Bay, But Can It Succeed?

Papa John’s, a Kentucky based pizza chain in business since 1984, boasts that it has “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza.” We’re not sure if founder John Schnatter is aware, but the center of the pizza industry is New York City– and as New Yorkers, we are notoriously skeptical about

christopher williams

Sheepshead Bay Gets Its Close-Up, Avant Garde Style

(Location artwork for the Glass Bees project "Venice, Brooklyn")If you thought traffic was bad at the Sheepshead Bay Road bus stop, teeming with Kingsborough students late for their 9 a.m. class and exasperated espresso fiends tweeting about their frustration, wait until you have to push your way off