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Intoxicated Driver Pleads Guilty After Killing One Driving On The Wrong Side Of Belt Parkway

Aleh Sheipak via Brooklyn DA Office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – In July of last year, a drunk Brooklyn man drove on the wrong side of the Belt Parkway. He killed one person and severely injured two. Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to two charges. On July 12, 2018, 51-year-old Aleh Sheipak was driving

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Second Dead Body Found In Water In Two Days

DYKER HEIGHTS – The fifth dead body in three months and the second this week was retrieved from the Brooklyn waterfront late yesterday afternoon. On Monday, May 20 at around 3:50 p.m., a jogger discovered a body floating in the water and called 911. Cops say a 33-year-old man

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Highway 2 Flag At Half-Staff To Respect Cop That Was Killed On Way To Work

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerBELT PARKWAY – The flag at Highway 2 on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was lowered to half-staff after Highway 2 Police Officer Marc St. Arromand was killed yesterday morning on the Belt Parkway on the way to work. He is a Long Island resident. On April 11th at

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Gun Violence and Road Rage Claim Two Lives in Bath Beach

In Bath Beach, two homicides claimed the lives of two men in on Sunday, including an FDNY firefighter. In the early hours of Sunday, December 9, police said Faizal Coto, 33, was involved in a possible road-rage confrontation that ended in his death. Responding to a 911 call of a

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Drunk Driver Kills Man in Wrong-Way Crash on Belt Parkway

Photo by Tom PrendergastBAY RIDGE – A Brooklyn man driving the wrong way on the Belt Parkway while drunk caused a head-on crash that killed a man on Thursday. The crash took place around 1:50 am on Thursday, said police, when Aleh Sheipak, 50, drove the wrong way down the

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Storm Brings Collapsed Scaffolding, Fallen Tree Branches, And Flooding Across Brooklyn (VIDEO)

2935 W 5 St Scaffolding collapsed (Photo: Credit NYC 911 News LLC)BROOKLYN – There were four flash flood warnings this morning, and we hope you were not personally affected by the havoc the heavy rains unleashed on the city. Scaffolding collapsed on two parked cars in Brighton Beach (2935 W

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Councilmembers Call for Pedestrian Safety Improvements Along Belt Parkway in Southern Brooklyn

Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)BATH BEACH – Continuing his crusade for pedestrian safety in the wake of the October 31st vehicle-based terror attack in Tribeca, Councilmember Mark Treyger is now calling for additional barricades along the Belt Parkway in Bath

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One Dead Following 3 Car Collision On Belt Parkway

BAY RIDGE/DYKER HEIGHTS – Police are investigating a three car collision on the Belt Parkway earlier this month that has left one man dead. Photo via Harvey K / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theharv58/6805188814/in/photolist-bnmnxC-7KqGp4-dhysjP-9XGVEn-9rQvTt-ecVqDK-ab77GB-9bfUCg-5HdCGb-4KPf6B-8392Ri-6cBDwA-9rJYYc-a8BgD9-51638U-b3kp8-5fqYA6-ab9XEj-CWBFEx-4tm4p-64tP7S-dK8RG-d3cwQU-ao23y9-ftTWf-9WAzC2-ab9XBJ-do4uFD-mLPih-4sYLvC-pUNQcw-2jzEnw-7z82jY-9EVarh-3ASWC-iJXA2n-do4C9h-8ojEVe-vbSNk-

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Five Taken Into Custody In Relation to Chelsea Bombing After Belt Parkway Traffic Stop

The FBI has taken five men thought to be involved in Saturday’s Chelsea bombing into custody following a traffic stop near the Verrazano Bridge on the Belt Parkway Sunday night. Sources confirmed a stash of weapons was discovered in the back of the men’s SUV, and that the

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Young Boy Robbed At Knife-Point On His Way To School

Photo via NYPDPolice are looking for a man who robbed a 12 year-old boy on Friday, September 2, while the boy was walking to school. The man approached the boy at around 7:30am, on Ocean Parkway, near the Belt Parkway, and asked to borrow his phone. The boy let

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Biggest Brush Fire In Half-Decade Scorches Plumb Beach & Marine Park

Firefighters dousing the last smokey pockets of Sunday’s brush fire. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The biggest New York City brush fire in more than half a decade ripped through Plumb Beach and the Marine Park Salt Marsh Sunday — forcing authorities to close part of the Belt Parkway for

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Neighbor Luis Munoz, 52, Opens Up About Running His First NYC Marathon & Representing B’hurst

Courtesy of Luis MunozOn November 1, over 50,000 runners from around the globe will participate the TCS New York City Marathon [http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/] , the largest race in the world. Some run the 26.2 mile, five-borough course to break records or race against the world’s best

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BQE And Atlantic Avenue Are Among The City’s Worst Roadways For Potholes

Photo via Office for Comptroller Scott Stringer.The Belt Parkway and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) came in first and third, respectively, as the greatest source of pothole-related claims against the city during a six-year period that ended last month, according to a new Claimstat report released by Comptroller Scott Stringer.

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Colton Calls Out DOT For Dangerous Street Lamp Placement On Belt Parkway

Photo via emily_staubert [https://www.flickr.com/photos/emily_staubert/8700873155/] via FlickrAssemblyman William Colton sent a letter to the Department of Transportation [DOT] last week calling on the agency to implement safety protections for drivers along the Belt Parkway due to light poles that were recently installed near

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Five Structurally Unsound Belt Parkway Bridges Are Also The Most Heavily Traveled

Source: DOTBrooklyn’s bridges are collapsing — and some of the ricketiest ones are also the most heavily utilized. Belt Parkway-connected overpasses at Gerritsen Inlet, Mill Basin, Bedford Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Road, and Nostrand Avenue are among the most heavily trafficked of New York State’s many structurally flawed crossings, according

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Thursday Night Lane Closures On Belt Parkway Near Bay Ridge, Expect Delays

Source: Google MapsHeads up: Starting at 10pm on Thursday, January 15, the left lane on the westbound and the left lane on the eastbound Belt Parkway at Bay Ridge Avenue (Exit 1) will be closed. Then, starting at 12am on Friday, January 16, the full westbound roadway will be closed

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Belt Parkway Lane Closures Near Bay Ridge And Gerritsen Begin Tonight, Expect Delays

Source: DOTStarting tonight, there will be several nighttime closures on eastbound and westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway to accommodate construction. The work is part of the Seven Bridges Project, a renovation of the highway’s seven bridges and overpasses [/belt-parkway-boondoggle-lane-closures-begin-today/] that began in 2009, and will continue through March

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Belt Parkway Lane Closures At Gerritsen Inlet Have Been Postponed

The Department of Transportation announced this morning that the Belt Parkway lane closures set to begin last night [/belt-parkway-lane-closures-gerritsen-inlet-beginning-tonight/] have been postponed indefinitely. Two lanes of the eastbound Belt Parkway at Gerritsen Inlet Bridge were set to be closed for road repairs beginning last night and continuing through the weekend.

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Plumb Beach Bike Path To Be Repaired… But Not In Time For Summer Cycling

The bike path in 2009, just days after it was hit by a nor’easter. This unsalvageable section was ultimately ripped apart and covered in sand and gravel, and has stayed that way since.It looks like we’ll be going our fourth consecutive summer without the Plumb Beach bike

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City To Begin Restoring Lights On Belt Parkway In April

Source: retrofresh!/FlickrSixteen months have passed since Superstorm Sandy, and the damaged lights on the Belt Parkway from Knapp Street to Mill Basin remain in the dark. But not for much longer if the Department of Transportation keeps its word. According to a Daily News item [http://www.nydailynews.com/

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Proposed Local Speed Limit Law Is A Hysterical Reaction

Source: MovieClipsTHE COMMUTE [/author/arosen/]: Last week, Sheepshead Bites reported [/city-council-mulling-25-mph-speed-limit-citywide/] on legislation being considered by the City Council [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=862343&GUID=6E062EC0-0168-4378-A432-8CF34EFC837C&Options=&Search=] to lower the speed limit on city residential streets narrower than 60 feet wide from 30 mph to

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Plumb Beach Stolen By Rockaway Beach?

The stupid sign. (Source: DNAinfo)Plumb Beach, the Brooklyn beach of…plumbs, has been labeled as part of Rockaway Beach, annoying anyone that knows the difference between Queens and Brooklyn. DNAInfo is reporting [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131003/rockaway-beach/brooklyn-coast-gets-touch-of-queens-with-rockaway-beach-sign] that a sign placed along the Belt Parkway has

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The City Is Removing Trees Damaged By Sandy

Photo by Allan Shweky via screwedontheboardwalk.comThe city has begun the process of removing tress damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Sheepshead Bites reader Allan Shweky, who runs the Friends of Ocean Parkway [http://www.friendsofoceanparkway.org/], posted a series of photographs [http://www.screwedontheboardwalk.com/2013/07/sandys-revenge.html] on a

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Those Seeking Sampson’s Help Were Charged Retainer Fees

Source: nysenate.govThe dirt keeps piling up on the doorstep of embattled State Senator John Sampson. The latest accusation, revealed in a New York Daily News report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fbi-investigating-sampson-fees-charged-businessmen-article-1.1354741] , details how Sampson charged a $10,000 retainer fee to businessmen who were trying to secure

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Fresh Creek Basin Bridge Opens On Westbound Side

Source: satyadasa via flickrProgress continues on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) seven-year renovation plan [/dot-finishes-1st-phase-of-belt-parkway-bridges-project/] of the Belt Parkway’s seven bridges and overpasses, as the Fresh Creek Basin Bridge opened to westbound traffic, according to a press release [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2013/pr13_13.