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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

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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 Avenue Y is now closed. The gas station and service center shuttered approximately two weeks ago, according to our tipster Vinnie Mazzone. Following the closure of the gas station at

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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 at a higher rate than usual. While most who’ve contacted us have asked for advice (spoiler: file a police report), reader Timur K. snatched a rare clear photo of

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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 Elementary School is one of only 337 schools in the country and two schools in Brooklyn to have received a 2014 Blue Ribbon School [http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/

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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 T. Wright)Friends, family and FDNY colleagues gathered at Saint Brendan’s Church in Midwood on Saturday, marking the 36th anniversary of an historic blaze at the Sheepshead Bay Waldbaum’

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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) yesterday to honor the passing of a longtime school aide by renaming the facility Mary Colgan cafe in her memory. Colgan served 43 years in the New York City school

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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 patrol, into a broad swath of Gravesend. Community Safety & Security (CSS) is an affiliate of the Sephardic Community Federation, and is working on a recruitment drive to bring volunteers to

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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://wp.me/pwfBX-dJI] day on Sheepshead Bites. We’ve received word that Marshalls at 1623 Avenue Y is “closed until further notice.” We received the tip at approximately 10 a.

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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

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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. NY1 reported [http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/186555/firefighters-mark-35th-anniversary-of-deadly-waldbaums-fire-in-brooklyn] that firefighters and families gathered in Midwood to commemorate the fallen. The fire, which we have written about in

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BREAKING: Fire At Avenue Y, East 12th Street Residence

Photo by Karen D.A fire broke out at approximately 11:30 a.m., and at least one person was carried out of the 1203 Avenue Y building by EMS, reports neighbor Karen D. The call came over the police scanners shortly after 11:30. By 11:50 a.m.

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BREAKING: Retired NYPD Officer Suffers Self-Inflicted Gunshot On East 17th, Ave Y

A large police response has turned out for what initial reports indicate is a self-inflicted gunshot wound suffered by a retired NYPD officer at East 17th Street and Avenue Y. Scanner reports indicate that the unidentified officer mistakenly shot himself herself in the leg. EMS has removed the victim from

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Cyclists Rejoice! Rehabilitation Of Ocean Parkway Malls To Resume In 2014

Source: Friends of Ocean ParkwayIf you’re a bicyclist or pedestrian who makes Ocean Parkway a part of your routine, you’ve probably noticed how nice the pavement is above Avenue O. And you’ve probably noticed how cruddy it is south of that spot. That’s because the Parks

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Accident: Truck Vs. Minivan On Ave Y And East 14th St

Broken glass littered the street on Avenue Y and East 14th Street, after a Blue Diamond oil truck struck a Kings Plaza car service van at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. The accident happened on the west-bound side of the road as the minivan entered the intersection. No one

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City Hauls Away Trash From Dog Hoarder’s House

Photo by nolastname.Following complaints from neighbors [http://www.news12.com/archive/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=309162&position=1&news_type=news] that the home used by a dog hoarding couple busted by the city still stinks after several weeks, contractors were dispatched over the weekend to haul away hazardous garbage

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Hit & Run Victim Killed, Police Hunt For Driver

Milton Levine (Source: NYDailyNews.com)The victim of the hit and run on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y that we reported on yesterday [/hit-and-run-on-nostrand-avenue-avenue-y/] died shortly after the accident. Ninety-one-year-old Milton Levine was crossing the street at 3:36 p.m. when a gray Nissan Pathfinder struck him. The driver

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Is Your Car Safe? Not If You Park Curbside Overnight

In addition to break-ins and thefts, Sheepshead Bay residents need to worry about out of control drivers at night. One reader sent in these photos of cars that were struck by traffic. The BMW was hit as recently as Sunday night on Coyle Street and Shore Parkway, while the van