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May
22
Man, 81, Stabbed While Fighting Off Mugger On East 19th Street

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
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Apr
07
Knapp Street’s Shell Gas Station Now Closed

Knapp Street’s Shell Gas Station Now Closed

The shuttered Shell gas station at Knapp Street. Photo by Vinnie Mazzone.The Shell gas station at Knapp Street and
1 min read
Dec
26

Help Identify This Package Thief Captured On Camera

Judging by the number of e-mails we’ve received this year, package thieves are ruining the Sheepshead Bay holiday season
1 min read
Oct
09

PS 254 One Of Two Brooklyn Schools To Receive 2014 National Blue Ribbon Award

A classroom at PS 254 (Source: Schools.nyc.gov)Congratulations are in order! Sheepshead Bay’s PS 254 Dag Hammarskjold
1 min read
Aug
04

Families Gather To Remember Six Firefighters Killed In 1978 Waldaum’s Fire In Sheepshead Bay

Commisioner Nigro with NYPD Detective William O’Connor, Jr., the son of one of the fallen firefighters. (Photo by Mike
2 min read
Jun
18

P.S. 254 Cafeteria Renamed Mary Colgan Cafe After Passing Of Longtime School Aide

Colgan (Source: P.S. 254)Teachers, students and faculty gathered in the cafeteria of P.S. 254 (1801 Avenue Y)
4 min read
Mar
12

New Group Seeks To Bring Shomrim Patrols To Gravesend

Source: FSSP via TwitterA new group has launched with the goal of expanding the services of shomrim, or Jewish civilian
2 min read
Jan
09

Marshalls Closed Due To Broken Water Pipe

This is the opposite of what Marshalls looks like today. (Photo by Paypaul)It looks like it’s discount-designer-apparel-retailer-closed [http:
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Oct
17

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
1 min read
Aug
05

Firefighters Gather To Mark 35th Anniversary Of Deadly Sheepshead Bay Waldbaum’s Fire

This Friday, August 2, marked the 35th anniversary of the tragic fire at Waldbaum’s former site on Ocean Avenue.
1 min read