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City Begins Plan To Bulldoze Hundreds Of Storm-Wrecked Homes

A home in Sea Gate damaged (in the rear) by Sandy. Photo by Erica ShermanOn a scale never before attempted in New York City, hundreds of Hurricane Sandy-damaged homes in Brooklyn and Queens are set for bulldozing, including homes in Gerritsen Beach, according to a report by The New York

Public Advocate To Sue Mayor For Data On Small Businesses-Related Fines

Source: pubadvocate.nyc.govSeveral local businesses routinely express frustration to Sheepshead Bites about the number of fines the city has doled out, whether it be for trash, health inspections or obscure signage regulations. And, according to the complaints we get, it seems inspectors of businesses are unfamiliar with many of