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Bicycle-Riding Thieves Snatch Cell Phones Across Sheepshead, Brighton Beach

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Preying on women and children, a duo of cell phone-snatching bicyclists blazed a trail of robberies through Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach late last month. Police said they identified a pattern of five robberies over the course of a week where two men on bicycles stole phones out

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Increased Patrols for Emmons Ave Party Boats This Weekend

The brawl at Emmons Ave and 21st St (Screenshot via Aram Dzhamgarian)After a brawl erupted on Emmons Ave in Sheepshead Bay last weekend [/late-night-brawl-prompts-call-for-enforcement-changes-on-emmons-ave/], many called for something to be done about the party boats and their often unruly customers. Council member Chaim Deutsch held a meeting to address

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Late Night Brawl Prompts Call for Enforcement Changes on Emmons Ave [VIDEOS]

> To all: 09/14/2017.Today we had meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio. I can proudly announce that , with huge help and support of Chaim Deutsch , Sheepshead cruise ? boats will be shut down starting next summer…. A+ to Chaim DeutschPLEASE SHARE!!!!!!It happen on August 6, 2017 at 4am.

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Emmons Avenue Luxury Condominium Units Hit The Market

Site of The Vue on Emmons Avenue. Photoby Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.The real estate group, Corcoran [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc], announced that units [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/3721125] for the seven-story condominium building on Emmons Avenue, called The Vue, will hit the market today. The

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A Visual Guide To Emmons Avenue’s Yacht And Boating Clubs

The bar at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club (Photo by Elise Feinstein)While many bemoan the loss of fishing boats and bait-and-tackle shops along Emmons Avenue, three boating clubs on the strip have maintained the area’s waterfront traditions for as long as 140 years. Behind their tall fences are

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12th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Health Fair Spotlights Community’s Health Services

Local health service providers were in the spotlight on Sunday at the 12th annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, helping to raise funds for an area drug rehabilitation service. The event, organized by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz in honor of his late wife, former Assemblywoman Lena Cymbrowitz, offered neighbors free health

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Mix It Up With Mixed Meat Kebabs At Rocca Café-Lounge – The Bite

The mixed grill platter, to go, from Rocca Cafe-Lounge.by Lisa Willner THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: While I haven’t traveled to Turkey just yet, the food at Rocca Café-Lounge [http://www.roccacafelounge.com/] whets my appetite for a visit. I first ventured to Rocca (2712 Emmons Avenue) this past

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Tomorrow: Community Board 15 To Hold Hearings On Cherry Hill Market, Loehmann’s Development

Following a postponement due to weather, Community Board 15 will hold their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, and two major items are on the agenda for a public hearing. The Board will meet at 7:00pm at Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard) in the faculty dining room. The Board is

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Wolf Cave Restaurant Now Open On Emmons Avenue

Photo by Bob De ThomasEmmons Avenue has a new restaurant in Wolf Cave, a decked out eatery and lounge on the corner of Batchelder Street. Located at 3099 Emmons Avenue, the business opened its doors to diners about two weeks ago. They’ve yet to launch a website, but a

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Assemblyman Cymbrowitz Hosts Free Document Shredding Day

Source: Cymbrowitz’ OfficeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is hosting a free document shredding day for the entire community, this Wednesday, August 27 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Look for the Shred-Up truck in El Greco’s parking lot, 1821 Emmons Avenue, right off of Sheepshead Bay Road.

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With Cymbrowitz Health Fair, Sunday Was A Healthy Day In Sheepshead Bay

Photo by Ned BerkeResidents took to Emmons Avenue this past Sunday for the 11th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, offering free health screening, giveaways and health-related information from local organizations and businesses. Held on the waterfront between East 16th Street and Ocean Avenue, the fair was sponsored by Assemblyman

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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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Loehmann’s On Emmons Avenue Set To Close, Putting Nearly 100 Out Of Work

It looks like the controversial and eponymous tenant of the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza [/tag/loehmanns-seaport-plaza/] building on Emmons Avenue will soon vacate, following approval from a bankruptcy judge to sell off inventory and holdings. The discount designer apparel retailer is shutting its doors after filing for bankruptcy in December.

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Photos: Coastal Communities Gather For Candlelight Vigil On Sandy Anniversary

Members of Sandy-affected communities along the East Coast paid respect to what was lost during the storm, lighting candles and wielding flashlights to “light up the shore” on the first anniversary of the flooding. Light Up the Shore events were held in Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach, joining

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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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Sunday: 10th Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair

From the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz:

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El Greco’s Property Hits Market For $17.5 Million

Photo by Erica ShermanIt has been a rumor for as long as I’ve been alive that El Greco, the Sheepshead Bay staple, is for sale, sold, closing, moving, evaporating, burning, building, growing, shrinking and whatever else. Well, for once, one of those is actually true. El Greco, recently named

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Ocean Avenue Footbridge Slated For Year-End Reopening

Photo by Brian HooThe Department of Transportation has been repairing the 131-year-old Ocean Avenue footbridge [/in-aftermath-of-sandy-footbridge-gets-much-needed-repairs/] spanning Sheepshead Bay into Manhattan Beach since the first days after Superstorm Sandy nearly destroyed it [/damage-report-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-huge-flooding-landmarks-wiped-out/] . Now the agency tells Sheepshead Bites that the project is slated for completion by the end of

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Snoop Dogg Sippin’ On Cranberry Juice (Sans Gin) On Emmons Avenue

Source: dodge challenger1 via Wikimedia CommonsReal estate is booming in Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay. How is that measured? By way of celeb sightings, of course. Well, that and the fact that the sales of condos in the area continue to grow. In a recent post by Crain’s New

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Photos: 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering

Approximately 200 people gathered together at the Holocaust Memorial Park on Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard in honor of the 27th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering this past Sunday, honoring and preserving the memories of those who perished in the Holocaust. The audience was filled with people of all ages. There

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After 3 Years Missing, Brighton Beach Man’s Bones Found In Upstate NY

Ildar Gazizulin and a map showing the distance between his last known location and where his body was found. (Source: amw.com / Google Maps)The skeletal remains of a Brighton Beach Russian immigrant who vanished in 2009 have been found, providing authorities with a new lead in a cold case.

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Photos: Sheepshead Bites Birthday Bash 2011!

More than 300 people came to party on the pier at the Baron DeKalb Knights of Columbus Saturday night, celebrating the third year of Sheepshead Bites and the launch of Bensonhurst Bean, our new Bensonhurst news [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com] venture. Bouncing back and forth throughout the night, there was

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Free Sandwich Coupon Sends Ray Rifling Thru Recycling

Val-Pak coupons retrieved from the paper recycling bin. (Photo by Ray Johnson) Knowing how this starving writer is always searching for sustenance, Ned Berke, the editor of this news blog, alerted me to the coupon for a free roast beef sandwich in the latest Val-Pak envelope. I told him that