Kingsborough Community College

Student Sexually Assaulted Inside Kingsborough Community College Bathroom

Kingsborough Community College Library. Photo courtesy of Jessica Sheridan via Flickr.MANHATTAN BEACH — A student was sexually assaulted inside the Kingsborough Community College [https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/] library bathroom yesterday. The suspect is on the loose. On Monday, November 25, a student entered the library bathroom at Kingsborough Community

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Faigy Roth’s Journey To Independence

Faigy Roth at Bklyner (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)MIDWOOD — Faigy Roth never felt at home growing up in a conservative ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. She liked wearing her mid-calf-length skirts a bit higher and she was into showing off her neckline and collarbone too. She had a cell phone in a

Events

Upcoming Events Commemorating 5th Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy

On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy [/86074-superstorm-sandy-anniversary-southern-brooklyn-sheepshead-bay/] caused the deaths of 43 New York City residents and caused $19 billion in economic damage. The storm had a devastating impact on the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront and Southern Brooklyn, along with the East and South Shores of Staten Island, Southern Queens and lower

Arts & Culture

Morning Mug: “No One Is Free, Even The Birds Are Chained To The Sky.” — Bob Dylan

Photo by Leon.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:

Arts & Culture

Southern Brooklyn’s Holdout Bookstores: Where To Get A Paperback Below Prospect Park

The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy spots

Arts & Culture

Concert Review: Rockapella Rocked Kingsborough

Photo via Facebook/Mark Bickham. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1206423949371457&set=o.20059033864&type=3&theater] The a capella sensation, Rockapella, graced the stage at Kingsborough Community College on Saturday night to kick off the On The Stage at Kingsborough 2016-2017 season. 90’s kids might remember

News

On Stage At Kingsborough Releases This Season’s Schedule

Photo via Facebook/On Stage at Kingsborough. [https://www.facebook.com/OnStageAtKingsborough/photos/a.418807574833035.81980.204863736227421/1033311030049350/?type=3&theater] On Stage at Kingsborough is a performing arts center that brings world-class shows of all types, such as dance, theater, and music, to Kingsborough Community College. They just recently

Arts & Culture

Brighton Ballet Theater Celebrates Their 30th Year

Brighton Ballet Theater. Photo via Facebook/Brighton Ballet Theater. [https://www.facebook.com/RussianBalletUSA/photos/a.151136661599713.27385.120910514622328/1056735824373121/?type=3&theater] Opa! Brighton Ballet Theater is celebrating 30 years in business! The school, now headquartered at Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach, was created to preserve the tradition

Health

Wife Is ‘Livid’ At Kingsborough Prof. Who Sired 22 Children With 18 Women

Kingsborough Community College professor Ari Nagel. (Photo: Ari Nagel [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153090960146851&set=a.442915206850.234718.625136850&type=3&theater] / Facebook)The number one dad has a number one critic — his wife. The New York Post published a Father’s Day follow-up [http://nypost.com/

News

Kingsborough Professor Who Donates Sperm Has 22 Children

Kingsborough Community College math professor Ari Nagel. (Photo: Ari Nagel [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152221531151851&set=a.442915206850.234718.625136850&type=3&theater] / Facebook)This professor’s got a lot of spunk! The New York Post ran a front-page, pun-filled Sunday feature (“Great Balls of Sire [http:

Education

Kingsborough President Defends College Against Accusations Of Anti-Semitism

Kingsborough President Farley Herzek.(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek waded into the discussion about anti-Semitic behavior on CUNY campuses [/hundreds-gather-at-holocaust-memorial-to-rally-against-anti-semitic-hate-crimes/] while speaking Sunday at an event memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Herzek, the son of a Holocaust survivor, pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism

Police & Fire

NYPD & FDNY Conduct Counterterrorism Drill At Manhattan Beach High School

Special Operations Officers at the counterterrorism drill at Leon M. Goldstein High School. (Photo provided by the NYPD)The police and fire departments launched a massive counterterrorism drill Sunday at Leon M. Goldstein High School to test officers’ response to tactics used in recent terror attacks around the world. More

Police & Fire

Cops Find New Lead In Murder Case Of Body Found In Manhattan Beach

Photo by Rachel McKenziePolice have unearthed a lead that could help solve the murder of he reputed gang member whose body was discovered last week [/body-found-plastic-bag-near-kingsborough-community-college/] on the shore outside Kingsborough Community College. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/cops-find-source-bucket-murder-brooklyn-gang-member-article-1.2632788] investigators have located the hardware

Police & Fire

Cops Identify Body Found At Kingsborough As Ex-Con With Money Woes

Photo by Rachel McKenziePolice identified the man found on the shore near Kingsborough Community College as a 28-year-old convicted felon with money troubles, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/brooklyn-ex-con-found-dead-plastic-bag-feet-concrete-article-1.2624584] . Peter Martinez, who reportedly had been arrested 31 times and given a two-year prison sentence

Announcements

Kingsborough Announces Lineup For Free Summer Concert Series

Tammy McCann & The Sharp Radway Big Band. (Photo by David Goldman)What better way to enjoy a summer evening than curled up by the sea listening to some tunes? On Stage at Kingsborough [http://www.onstageatkingsborough.org/?campaignID=176219&patronID=443791875&linkNum=3&memberID=20f4cb90e0100b053deb5da0ea4089cc] has announced the lineup for

Police & Fire

Body Found In Plastic Bag Near Kingsborough Community College

(Photo: mikey k / flickr)The body of an unidentified man, wrapped in a plastic bag, was discovered in the sand Monday outside Kingsborough Community College, police say. A caller reported the decomposing corpse at 10:20am. Authorities say the head and feet were tied to buckets filled with cement. The

News

ICYMI: P.S. 193 Teacher Removed, IHOP Opening In Coney Island, Bayfest In Trouble

Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyIn 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

Education

Professor Sues Kingsborough, Alleging ‘Systemic Anti-Semitism’ By College Administrators

Photo courtesy of Paypaul via FlickrA Kingsborough Community College professor has filed a lawsuit accusing top administrators of creating an culture of “systemic anti-Semitism” in which Jewish faculty were openly harassed and discriminated against. The lawsuit [http://thelawfareproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lax_Complain_EDNY.pdf], first reported by

Announcements

Attention Singers! The Kingsborough Musical Society Is Seeking New Members

(Photo: Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus [https://www.facebook.com/158393914177409/photos/pb.158393914177409.-2207520000.1454998453./630510973632365/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Are you a crooner, choralist or even a traveling minstrel? Well, it’s time to stop singing into your hairbrush and put those pipes to use. The Kingsborough Musical Society

Business

The Gauntlet: Food Cart Coming To Manhattan Beach After Year-Long Battle With Bureaucracy

It’s been a year-long process, but Sheepshead Bay resident and Kingsborough Community College grad Lance Sellers is finally on the cusp of opening his food cart in Manhattan Beach. Cakes & Coffee NYC will offer Kosher treats, made in local bakeries, as well as freshly ground coffee to Manhattan Beach

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Free Movie Screening, Yoga, Halloween Harvest

(Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/pb.375624901061.-2207520000.1445881843./10153797560511062/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)There’s plenty to do this week in southern Brooklyn. Don’t miss out on the last week of Halloween fun at Luna Park. There is also a free movie screening

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ICYMI: Salvation Army Closing In Sheepshead Bay, 61st Loses Another Commanding Officer, Meet The Lords Of NY Harbor

Students from Kingsborough Community College’s Maritime Technology program participating in a rescue training exercise with the Coast Guard. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In 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

Celebrities

Kingsborough Community College Culinary Student In The Spotlight On Fox’s “MasterChef”

Shelly Flash (Source: ShellyFlash.com [http://shellyflash.com/])A student of Kingsborough Community College’s budding culinary program, Shelly Flash, is competing on the hit Fox television show “MasterChef,” making it past the third round as a finalist last week. Flash – already a perfect celebrity chef name – is on break

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Kingsborough President Farley Herzek To Be Guest Speaker At Wednesday’s MBCG Meeting

Herzek (Source: CUNY Newswire)Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek [/farley-herzek-appointed-president-kingsborough-community-college/] will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Community Group, Wednesday, March 18, 8:00pm at Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street. Herzek, a Brooklyn native who most recently served as interim president of

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On Stage At Kingsborough’s “Insider’s Look” Series Presents Open Rehearsal For “Cool Hand Luke”

Lawrence Jansen in “Cool Hand Luke.”As part of On Stage At Kingsborough’s “Insider’s Look” series, the Drama Desk Award-winning Godlight Theatre Company will conduct an open rehearsal for the world premiere of Emma Reeve’s stage adaptation of Donn Pearce’s searing novel, “Cool Hand Luke,” this