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A rendering for the proposed multi-use building at Avenue z and East 16th Street in Sheepshead Bay (Via Citiscape Architectural Consulting)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A bold new design for the corner of Avenue Z and East 16th Street has been revealed, showing a towering, geometric new mixed-use structure that incorporates green
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(Photo submitted by Sheepshead Bites reader)Several cars parked in Sheepshead Bay got their windows smashed early Saturday morning, all within a couple blocks of each other, according to residents and police sources. The consecutive break-ins, or “criminal mischief” incidents, were reported to police between 1am and 6am on Saturday,
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Photo by Bob De ThomasYou may have noticed the light brown gravel that was laid down on East 15 Street between Avenue Z and Sheepshead Bay Road as well as the Jerome Avenue slip from East 17 Street to Sheepshead Bay Road. This is the latest change to that area
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Lezginka dancers from the Tovushi Kavkazi Jewish Youth Center performs at the 61st Precinct’s Night Out Against Crime. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Many Sheepshead Bay residents have run into children from the Tovushi Kavkazi Jewish Youth Center [/tag/tovushi-kavkazi-jewish-youth-center/]. Their dance troop, festooned in dazzling, colorful garmets, makes
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Visitors posed for photographs with Sinterklaas at the Lott House’s tree lighting ceremony. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in
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Borough President Eric Adams standing beside Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein and senior organizer for Transportation Alternatives Luke Ohlson. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined with elected officials, traffic safety advocates, and school children Friday to announce planned changes to a dangerous intersection where last month a
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Emergency crews responding to an electrical fire at 1213 Avenue Z. (Photo provided by Roman Kruglov)Two people were hospitalized and residents had to evacuate because of an electrical fire on Saturday evening in the basement of a seven-story building at 1213 Avenue Z that knocked out power on the
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The following is a press release from the office of Congressman Bob Turner. The paragraphs in the release containing dates, times, and locations, as well as contact information, have been bolded: > Congressman Turner To Hold Satellite Congressional Field Office Events > New York – Congressman Turner (NY-09) isn’t waiting
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…and a little glass, too. I was headed toward the subway the other day and thinking, “I hope the MTA hasn’t gotten rid of the seats, yet [/blog1.php/politics/mta-mess-with-our-heads-but-not-with-our]” and at the same moment, my eye briefly went past the sign posted at the construction site at