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A collection of 21 issues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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