Police & Fire Man Wanted For Stealing Bike In Sheepshead Bay [Video] https://youtu.be/WxHw7rbRV-Q Cops are looking for a man who stole a bike from a backyard shed in Sheepshead Bay last month. It was reported to the police that on Friday, July, 22, at 5am, the suspected hopped the fence into the backyard of a residential home located near
ave x Thieves Hold Up Gravesend Liquor Store In Brazen Midday Robbery, Cops Say Source: NYPDCops are searching for three men wanted for a brazen midday robbery at a Gravesend liquor store last week. The men entered the Warehouse Wine and Spirit Store on Avenue X, near West 3rd Street, just after 1pm on Tuesday, October 13, according to the NYPD. One of suspects
animal abuse Group Rescues 9 Neglected Puppies From Gravesend Home The puppies with Rescue City volunteers and Oceanside veterinarians. Source: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Rescuecitypac/posts/1604322633173572]A local animal advocacy group rescued nine puppies on Tuesday that they say were neglected from an Avenue X home in Gravesend. Volunteers from Rescue City, a group that facilitates pet adoptions,
adam smith Man, 81, Stabbed While Fighting Off Mugger On East 19th Street A tough guy’s plan to knock over and rob an 81-year-old man was foiled on Wednesday when his victim fought back, but the victim was slashed with a knife during the fight. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/elderly-man-stabbed-fighting-brooklyn-robber-cops-article-1.2230418] : > The man was walking at
2811 ave u La Trattoria On Avenue U Now Closed After More Than 25 Years La Trattoria, a staple of Italian dining on Avenue U, has served its last meal after more than a quarter of a century in business. A “For Rent” sign appeared in the restaurant’s 2811 Avenue U window earlier this month, as seen in the above photo by tipster Bruce
3000 ave x Local Teacher Booted From Classroom Due To Scandalous Photo The photo of Ramirez and the former student, which has made rounds in the school. (via Daily News)A teacher at Origins High School, one of the new schools located at the former Sheepshead Bay High School (3000 Avenue X), was removed from the classroom and sent to the infamous
2209 ave x Challenge Fitness On Avenue X Closes After Losing Lease Challenge Fitness (Photo by Bryan E. via Yelp)Fitness enthusiasts sweated through their final classes at Challenge Fitness last week, after owners announced that the gym would be shutting down. A gym member said her class instructor announced during her Wednesday class that the owners had lost the lease to
273 ave x Dunkin’ Donuts Coming Soon To Avenue X Dunkin’ Donuts will soon open at 273 Avenue X, replacing an independent coffee house with a franchise. The storefront, at the corner of Stryker Street and a block shy of McDonald Avenue, is the former home of Amori Baci,, a nice Italian cafe that served gelato and crepes in addition
ave x NYPD Safely Retrieves Man Who Threatened Jump From Avenue X Building Source: NYScanner/TwitterPolice successfully and safely talked down a man who threatened to jump from an Avenue X apartment building yesterday, and took him into custody for psychiatric evaluation. First responders converged on the scene at East 3rd Street and Avenue X after receiving the call at approximately 3:00
3000 ave x Students Clean The Streets Around Sheepshead High School Campus Kudos to the kids from the New Visions Charter School for Advanced Math & Science III, one of the publicly-funded charter schools that moved into the Sheepshead Bay High School campus (3000 Avenue X) last fall. These kids took to the streets around the school last week, cleaning sidewalks and removing
2231 east 24th st Sheepshead Bay Rental Roundup Three bedroom condo on East 18th Street (Source: Wilk Real Estate)Looking for a new place to call home? Sheepshead Bites has got you covered. Our rental roundup is a new feature showcasing some of the deals on the market now. If you know of a great place available for
ave x Remember When: The Entire NYPD Camped Out In Sheepshead Bay Source: Dave Machin via Patrolmen’s Benevolent AssociationThere was once a time when the entirety of the NYPD gathered in Sheepshead Bay for the purposes of good ol’ fashioned fun, and also putting down a mass riot if one should so happen to break out. Sheepshead Bites reader Dave Machin
ave x BREAKING: Car Accident KOs Utility Pole, Leading To Closure Of Coney Island Ave A white SUV barreled over the sidewalk and through – literally, through – a utility pole, knocking out approximately 10 feet from the bottom of the pole. The remainder of the pole is currently suspended in the air, being held up by the very wires it was installed to support. (Updates at
2365 east 13th st Award-Winning Sheepshead Bay Tree Bed Destroyed By Apartment Building Management, Neighbors Say The tree bed one year ago after planting sunflowers, and the same tree bed on Monday.An award-winning tree bed on East 14th Street that was built by neighborhood children and celebrated by local pols [/photos-children-honored-for-east-14th-street-cleanup/] has been ripped out and destroyed, and neighbors are pointing a finger at the
2475 west 16th st Civic Group Complains About Rowdy Dewey Students Source: schools.nyc.govNeighbors are looking to monitor the rowdy behavior of after-school students from Dewey High School, with at least one community leader saying it’s a longtime issue that needs to be addressed. Carmine Santa Maria from the Bensonhurst West End Community Council (BWECC) said that the situation
1 bouck ct When Maple Lanes Closes, Shell Lanes May Get Angled Parking To Accommodate Bowlers Source: Helena F. via YelpMaple Lanes, the beloved Bensonhurst bowling alley that has stood at 1570 60th Street for over four decades is due to close [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/09/say-it-aint-so-maple-lanes-to-close/]. At the public hearing [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/09/zoning-hearing-for-maple-lanes-to-be-held-tomorrow/] to discuss the status of the
9/11 On Eleventh Anniversary, Heroes Honored At Bedford Park 9/11 Memorial With the backdrop of Rockin’ Ray Fiore’s heartfelt mural on the handball courts of Bill Brown Park (Avenue X and Bedford Avenue), more than one hundred mourners, neighbors, firefighters from Ladder Co. 169, 61st Precinct officers and local EMS responders gathered last night to remember the lives lost on
3000 ave x Sheepshead Bay HS Teacher Says She Was Pressured To Pass Failing Students Source: Wikimedia CommonsA Sheepshead Bay High School [/tag/sheepshead-bay-high-school/] teacher is speaking out about feeling pressured to “teach to the test,” saying that administrators from the soon-to-be Academy of Career Exploration of Sheepshead Bay [/goodbye-sheepshead-bay-high-school-hello-academy-of-career-exploration-of-sheepshead-bay/] threatened she raise the test scores of two failing students so they could graduate. Erica
ave x Sheepshead Bay H.S. Slated For Closure And “Turnaround,” Hearing To Be Held March 28 A rally to save Sheepshead Bay High School when it faced closure in 2010.You may have heard rumors [http://www.gerritsenbeach.net/2012/02/21/sheepshead-bay-high-shcool-closing-july-1-2012/] that Sheepshead Bay High School is closing down to be replaced by four smaller academies operating under one principal. That is not the
ave x Draft Barn To Open Location In Heart Of Sheepshead It has been almost a year since we announced that an unnamed “beer garden” would be opening [/beer-garden-yoga-spa-slated-for-dooley-development/] up in the basement of the commercial building at 30 Dooley Street, but we’ve just discovered that it will be the latest outpost of the locally-owned Draft Barn. 30 Dooley Street
arrests Sheepshead Home Raided, Guns & Drugs Seized Courtesy of Daily NewsPolice raided a Gravesend home on Friday night, arresting four people and seizing 30 guns, nine knives, and a stash of drugs. Husband and wife Thomas Siano and Kathleen Siano, along with their 29-year-old son Vincent Siano and family friend Michael Poole, were charged with criminal possession
