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More Public Garbage Pickups Coming To Sheepshead Bay

Photo: Tova ChatzinoffSHEEPSHEAD BAY – All commercial corridors in District 48 will receive increased trash collections seven days a week, up from the three to five days a week pick-ups, starting later this month. “No New York City community should be scattered with litter and garbage all over the streets,” Council

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Food Challenges, Family Fun, and Health Awareness Come Together in Sheepshead Bay

Steven Cymbrowitz, Assemblyman for the 45th District, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the Sheepshead Bay Merchants Association will host the fourth annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll and Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, a free event taking place along Sheepshead Bay Road with activities, food and entertainment for the whole

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More Party Boats = More Trouble On Sheepshead Bay’s Piers, Locals Say

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Trouble is rising again on the Sheepshead Piers, with a spike in party boat numbers spurring the return of gridlock, trash heaps, and drunken rows every weekend, say neighbors. The boats and their clientele have been a long-time nuisance for many who live south of

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Additional Sanitation Pickups For Passover

Just a quick reminder to everyone cleaning and getting their homes ready for Passover: NYC Sanitation department has added the following special pickups in Brooklyn: CB12: Kensington, Midwood, and Boro Park The Sanitation Department is asking everyone who has bulk items to start placing them out for collection as early

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Group Home For Disabled Young Men Overwhelmingly Shot Down At Community Board Meeting

The proposed location of the group home. Photo screenshot from Google Maps.Typically, community board meetings last for about an hour. In that hour a myriad of topics are discussed and decisions made. However, at the meeting last night, an entire hour was spent dissecting and probing the proposed group

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Group Home For Disabled Young Men Overwhelmingly Shot Down At Community Board Meeting

The proposed location of the group home. Photo screenshot from Google Maps.Typically, community board meetings last for about an hour. In that hour a myriad of topics are discussed and decisions made. However, at the meeting last night, an entire hour was spent dissecting and probing the proposed group

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Zero Waste Fall Leaf Collection Begins This Weekend

(Photo via annanovv / Instagram)This weekend, the NYC Department of Sanitation is collecting your fallen leaves for composting, which they will use to support street trees and parks. Composting is part of the city’s Zero Waste initiative, with the goal of eliminating landfill waste by 2030. Community Boards 15,

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Stryker Court Residents Demand That Their Parking Returns To Normal

Stryker Court before the parking was removed. Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The Department of Transportation (DOT) struck a chord with Stryker Court residents when they removed parking from one side of the Gravesend street. It happened three weeks ago in the dead of the night. Both sides of Stryker

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Mega-Developer Rybak Approved To Extend His Manhattan Beach Home With Special Zoning Permit

Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The big-name developer Sergey Rybak’s Manhattan Beach home, at 239 Beaumont St, was the center of debate at the Community Board 15 meeting last night. Rybak filed for a special permit to go beyond the zoning variance of the floor ratio of the property.

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Mega-Developer Rybak Approved To Extend His Manhattan Beach Home With Special Zoning Permit

Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The big-name developer Sergey Rybak’s Manhattan Beach home, at 239 Beaumont St, was the center of debate at the Community Board 15 meeting last night. Rybak filed for a special permit to go beyond the zoning variance of the floor ratio of the property.

Announcements

Come Out To The Community Board 15 Meeting Tonight

Community Board 15. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The monthly Community Board 15 meeting is tonight, and some exciting things are going to be discussed. You don’t want to miss it. The meeting will take place at 7pm, at Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd. The Women’s League

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Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Photo via Flickr/Oatsy40The garbage cans on the sidewalk on some of the busiest streets in the neighborhood, such as Emmons Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road, have been rendered useless because they are usually overflowing with trash. It’s an issue that residents of the community have complained about often,

Food & Drink

Cherry Hill Gourmet Market Gets Its Three Millionth Customer

From left to right: Theresa Scavo, Lenny Markh, Helene Weinstein, Namik Yevdaev. Jim Markson, and Lucille Guiterrez. Photo via Raisa Chernina.Cherry Hill Gourmet Market, located at 1901 Emmons Ave, celebrated its three millionth customer today. Jim Markson was the lucky customer who got his groceries for free, as well

Education

City Budget Includes Funds For Local Park Renovations, School Resources & More

Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth

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Poll: What Do You Think Of The New Sheepshead Bay Road Traffic Plan?

Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The outcry over the Department of Transportation’s new traffic plan on Sheepshead Bay Road has been well documented on this site. Community leaders and civic groups have been nearly

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Controversial Storage Facility Opens On Knapp Street

The Metro Storage facility at 2727 Knapp Street. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Metro Storage completed a four-story, 100,000 square-foot facility — which drew objections in 2013 when it was brought before the community board — along the waterfront on Knapp Street. The company announced the opening last week. The storage

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Lighting, Parking Spaces, Taxi Stand Added To Sheepshead Bay Road After Community Outcry

The Department of Transportation (DOT) completed several changes last week on Sheepshead Bay Road to make the area more orderly and address some of the safety concerns raised by neighbors about the controversial new traffic plan. Residents will notice LED lights added under the train trestle on East 15th Street.

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DOT Will Not Drop Traffic Plan, Despite Continued Pressure From Community Leaders

New street signs were installed on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Here’s another one for the wastebin! Despite receiving letters from community leaders protesting the new traffic plan on Sheepshead Bay Road, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Department of Transportation (DOT) says they will not abandon

Education

Local Yeshiva Planning Move To Gravesend Building

YDE School is planning to move one of their location into a new building at 325 Avenue Y. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In order to accommodate a growing number of students, a local yeshiva is planning to relocate to a sprawling facility in Gravesend. The Yeshivat Darche Eres (YDE)

Business

Following Backlash, DOT Promises Changes To Sheepshead Bay Traffic Plan

DOT is planning to repave part of Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Following a meeting with Councilman Chaim Deutsch, the DOT has agreed make some changes to the much-maligned Sheepshead Bay Road traffic plan. Starting Monday, May 23, the city will begin repaving Sheepshead Bay Road, between

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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 to transform part of Sheepshead Bay Road into a Times

Events

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pet Adoption, Park Stewardship, Community Meetings

Marine Park. (Photo: Tanya Pavl / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. There are few opportunities to have your voicer heard. Check out the community board meeting, the police council meeting, or the Manhattan Beach Community Group. Plenty of important issues will be discussed! There’s also a

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Developers Accused Of ‘Subterfuge’ For Trying To Dodge Parking Regulations

Eric Palatnik, representing the developers, received strong words from community board members. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community Board 15 members had strong words Tuesday night for two developers seeking to maneuver around minimum parking requirements. Presentations for two office buildings — one at 2619 East 16th Street and another at

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Luna Park Opening (Rescheduled), Blessing Of The Rides, Pet Adoption Center

(Photo: Luna Park NYC / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Don’t miss opening day at Luna Park (rescheduled because of an expected snowstorm), as well as the blessing of the rides at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, a community board meeting for important issues, a free

Food & Drink

Upstart Cafe Becomes Enemy No. 1 In Manhattan Beach Over Beer & Wine Application

(Photo: Chillax Manhattan Beach Cafe / Facebook)An upstart cafe has drawn the ire of community leaders over its application to serve alcoholic drinks on a residential street in Manhattan Beach. The Community Board has submitted an objection to a beer and wine license filed last month by Chillax, a coffee