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Save the Date: Bay Fest is this Sunday

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Bayfest, the free, family-friendly South Brooklyn festival, is back this Sunday, May 20! The popular event is organized by the Bay Improvement Group and attracts thousands of Brooklynites every single year. Emmons Avenue will be transformed into a festival with two main stages for music, the main lineup

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Photos: Revelers Brave Wind & Cold For 25th Bayfest

Neighbors braved less than favorable weather for Bayfest 2016. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Despite gusting winds and skies threatening rain, hundreds of revelers turned out Sunday for the 25th Bayfest on Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront. The event, organized by the Bay Improvement Group, was scaled down compared to previous

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DOT Implements Hostile Takeover Of Sheepshead Bay Road, Surprising Community Leaders

Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community leaders say they were blindsided this week when the Department of Transportation (DOT) moved forward on a controversial plan [/commute-proof-nyc-dots-mission-increase-traffic-congestion/] to transform part of Sheepshead Bay Road into a

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ICYMI: Ocean Parkway Makeover, Waterfront Development, Primary Results

Photo by Michael GoldsteinIn 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 the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites]and Facebook

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Thursday Night Fever! Travolta Lights Up BIG Oscars

A John Travolta impersonator visited the BIG Oscars. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A John Travolta impersonator brought down the house at the the Bay Improvement Group’s annual awards ceremony at il Fornetto Thursday night. The leisure suit-wearing performer, who strutted into the dining room to the 70s disco

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Get Tickets For The BIG Oscars Party!

(Photo: Sheepshead Bites)The Bay Improvement Group is throwing their annual awards gala, the BIG Oscars, at Il Fornetto next week. The yearly waterfront party includes a four-course meal, music, dancing, a raffle, and cash bar. Tickets are $60 at the door, but you can shave ten bucks off the

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25th Bayfest In Trouble After Money From City Council & Sponsors Comes Up Short

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Despite looking forward to their 25th year celebrating on Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront, the organizers of Bayfest [http://bigbayfest.wix.com/bayfest-of-sheepshead-bay#!] say they will likely have to scale down the event due to less-than-anticipated funds from local sponsors and the City Council. The biggest

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Bayfest 2016 Organizers Looking For Volunteers & Sponsors

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Do you like party planning? Would you like to celebrate your community? The organizers of Bayfest [http://bigbayfest.wix.com/bayfest-of-sheepshead-bay#!], the neighborhood’s waterfront block party that kicks off the start of summer, are looking for volunteers and sponsors to pledge their support as

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De Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan Could Cause A Parking Nightmare

Mayor Bill De Blasio’s affordable housing initiative is coming to Sheepshead Bay — and some community leaders worry the plan could cause a parking nightmare in the neighborhood. On Tuesday, October 13, officials from the Department of City Planning (DCP) will present a set of zoning proposals [http://www.nyc.

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Photos: Bayfest 2015 Rocks Emmons Avenue

The 24th annual Bayfest took over Emmons Avenue this Sunday, organized by the Bay Improvement Group, and drawing about a dozen performers and thousands of people into the warm weather. With two main stages blasting music, and more bands scattered near the piers past Dooley Street, there was entertainment for

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Developer Gets Board’s Support For Additional Floor At Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza

A rendering of the proposed Loehmann’s expansion. Provided by architect Robert Palermo.The owner of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza (2027 Emmons Avenue) received Community Board 15’s seal of approval for a plan to expand the already out-of-scale building by an additional 10,000 square feet on a new

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Bay Improvement Group Collects More Than 850 Toys For Children Of Domestic Violence Victims, Sick Kids

Bay Improvement Group did it again! The group had its 24th annual holiday bash this past Sunday, bringing together more than 150 people to rock out to tunes and collect toys for some of the area’s neediest kids. The do-gooders, with help from sponsors including Councilman Chaim Deutsch and

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Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza Expansion: Community Investment Or Landlord Bailout?

Rendering of the proposed expansion. Provided by architect Robert Palermo. Community and civic leaders met with representatives for the owners of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza to discuss a plan to add a new floor to the development. The heated discussion boiled down to whether or not the plan was an

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Deutsch, Bay Improvement Group Launch Concert Series At Tucker Park

Well, this is certainly something new. Councilman Chaim Deutsch and the Bay Improvement Group are teaming up to bring live music to Emmons Avenue’s Driscoll Tucker Park, beginning this Sunday. As you can see from the flier above, there will be three dates, with three hours of live music

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Organizers Gearing Up For This Sunday’s BayFest

Preparations are almost complete for Bay Improvement Group’s Bayfest 2014 [http://www.bigbayfest.org/], the annual Emmons Avenue waterfront celebration now in its 23rd year. The event this year will be anchored by two main stages, with Broadway Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields headlining one, and indie vocalist Darnaa

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Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza Developer Seeks Additional Floor, Shocking Community Leaders

ONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: The owners of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza (2027 Emmons Avenue) have submitted plans to the Department of Building to construct a new extension to the controversial building, leaving those who fought its initial construction nearly 20 years ago in a state of shock. The proposed extension

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Bay Improvement Group Collects Hundreds Of Toys For Kids At Local Shelter

Students from St. Mark School served as Santa’s little helpers at the event, piling the donated toys and greeting guests.The Bay Improvement Group’s 23rd annual concert and toy drive on Sunday saw hundreds of toys piled on stage as Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge jammed for the

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Light Up The Shore Hopes To Unite Victims And Responders For First Sandy Anniversary

The one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is nearly upon us and various Brooklyn-based groups and organizations are looking to remember the event with a candlelight vigil across the borough. Laura McKenna, the vice chair of the Brooklyn Long-Term Recovery Group and the acting executive director of the Bay Improvement

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Despite Sandy, Sheepshead Bay Enjoying Growth In Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate transactions are increasing in Sheepshead Bay although values are still slightly depressed nine months after Superstorm Sandy wrecked the neighborhood, reports [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323477604579001222675133460.html] the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal report details the destruction visited upon Sheepshead Bay after Sandy and highlights

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Construction Kicks Off For Emmons Avenue Beautification Project

The Parks Department planted approximately two dozen new trees along Emmons Avenue west of Ocean Avenue this week, as the city moves to complete the final phase of a decade-long rehabilitation [/cymbrowitz-announces-final-phase-of-460k-emmons-ave-beautification-project/] of the waterfront. The $460,000 project, funded by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, will continue throughout the spring. On

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With Spring Break Volunteers On The Way, Sanitation Extends Special Sandy Debris Pickups

With spring break for many schools just weeks away, community organizers throughout Sandy-affected neighborhoods are preparing for a flood of student volunteers to bolster recovery efforts across the region – and they’re warning the Sanitation Department to be ready. “It’s pretty much a consensus that the boom time for

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Need A Ride To Tonight’s Sandy Recovery Town Hall? BIG’s Got A Bus!

If you’re still digging out from Superstorm Sandy – and we know many residents and businesses are – there’s a town hall meeting tonight [/marty-golden-hosts-follow-up-town-hall-meeting-on-sandy-recovery-efforts/] in Gerritsen Beach following up on Sandy recovery efforts. Folks, realize that these opportunities are quickly petering out, so if you have forms you need

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Cymbrowitz Announces Final Phase Of $460K Emmons Ave Beautification Project

Steven Cymbrowitz, Steve Barrison, Kevin Jeffrey at this afternoon’s announcement.The city will kick off the final phase of an Emmons Avenue beautification project in the spring, capping off a 10-year rehabilitation of Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced at a press conference today. Cymbrowitz was joined

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Photos: BayFest 2012 Draws 134,000 Visitors!

Photo by Vladimir Korostyshevskiy.BayFest 2012 turned into the biggest BayFest ever, drawing as many as 134,000 people to Emmons Avenue for a day to celebrate the waterfront, organizers said. Here’s the exuberant press release from Bay Improvement Group: > It was packed the first three to three and

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Markowitz To Push Ferry Service To Southern BK In State Of The Borough Address

Source: Markowitz's officeUsing tonight’s State of the Borough address, Borough President Marty Markowitz is expected to revive plans to establish ferry commuter service between Manhattan and Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods including Sheepshead Bay. Markowitz’s push comes less than a year after a city study determined Southern Brooklyn unworthy of