3194 Bay View Avenue (Source: Google Maps)A 7-year-old girl survived a six-story drop from a Coney Island housing project building. News 12 is reporting [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/7-year-old-survives-6-story-window-fall-at-gravesend-housing-project-in-coney-island-1.5667236] that despite heavy injuries, the girl is expected to survive. The FDNY was alerted around 7:45 p.
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East 14th and Ave. ZIn New York City, the streets are dangerous. If you are young and have all your faculties, sometimes you forget how important it is to be able to sprint or hop at the last second to dodge a speeding car or step out of the way
alzheimer's awareness month
Source: JohnnyBarker / FlickrSheepshead Bites would like to congratulate Jeanine Grimaldi for getting her essay, “In Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s, Another Lesson in Family,” published in the New York Times’ From Our Children special feature. Jeanine is an occasional contributor to Sheepshead Bites, penning several essays on Alzheimer’s disease including
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Council Candidate Ari KaganFierce campaigning and bitterness is quickly becoming the hallmark in the battle to win the departing Michael Nelson’s City Council seat. Politicker is reporting [http://politicker.com/2013/07/russian-american-council-candidates-battle-in-brighton-beach/] that Democratic candidate Ari Kagan and Republican David Storobin are running tough campaigns to win over
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Chaim Deustsch (Source: Twitter)As we’ve learned over the past year, storms are very destructive – be they big, small or humongous like Sandy. City Council Candidate Chaim Deutsch (D) is concerned with an annoyance that many residents face after heavy storms, that being sewage back ups. In a press
The 12 Busted SpotsThe promises of Councilman Vincent Gentile are coming to pass as the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office have cracked down on a dozen massage parlors suspected of participating in illegal sex trade activities. According to a press release, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and
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Photo via Israelnationalnews.comA swastika was found in Midwood, scrawled on top of a Courier Life news box. Israel Nation News is reporting [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/169823#.Ud7LqkF96H1] that they discovered the hate graffiti posted on Facebook by a concerned citizen but little action has been
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Source: api via flickrA group of mothers and Assemblyman Dov Hikind have joined forces to demand that the Brooklyn Public Library in Borough Park not make it easy for children to obtain erotic books. News 12 is reporting [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/eyebrows-raised-over-access-to-erotic-books-at-brooklyn-public-library-1.5662870] that concerned mothers and Hikind
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Worst Photoshop Job Ever? (Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s dream of putting a multi-purpose amphitheater in Coney Island cleared a major hurdle this week when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve the plan. The New York Daily News is
Worst Photoshop Job Ever? (Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s dream of putting a multi-purpose amphitheater in Coney Island cleared a major hurdle this week when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve the plan. The New York Daily News is
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Source: Diego3336 via flickrThe boardwalk running along Brighton Beach has been a bit dark since Superstorm Sandy, and City Council Candidate Ari Kagan wants to bring back the light. Ever since the storm knocked out the lights lining the Brighton Beach section of the boardwalk, the city has yet to
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Assemblyman Peter Abbate (from assembly.state.ny.us)It is sort of incredible that with all the bills and spending passed by the New York State Legislature this year that taxes were not raised. This is an accomplishment that Assemblyman Peter Abbate is especially proud of in what he describes