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Knapp Street’s Shell Gas Station Now Closed

The shuttered Shell gas station at Knapp Street. Photo by Vinnie Mazzone.The Shell gas station at Knapp Street and Avenue Y is now closed. The gas station and service center shuttered approximately two weeks ago, according to our tipster Vinnie Mazzone. Following the closure of the gas station at

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Masked Man Robs Knapp Street 7-Eleven At Gunpoint

A masked man robbed the 2702 Knapp Street 7-Eleven Wednesday morning, threatening to shoot the convenience store’s clerk if he failed to cooperate. The suspect, wearing a ski mask, strolled into the store at 3:11am, pulled a gun and kept it trained on the clerk as he demanded

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Knapp Street Burger King Converted To Temporary Mosque For Ramadan

Photo by Rob ErichsenShuttered for more than two years, the former Burger King location at 2481 Knapp Street has been converted into a temporary prayer space for local Muslims to observe Ramadan. The Muslim American Society has taken over the space with a one-month lease, allowing them to celebrate one

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Ten Sandy-Wrecked Boats Finally Removed From Knapp Street Lot

More than 18 months after the storm, 10 twisted, tattered vessels were finally removed from a city-owned Knapp Street lot after being dumped ashore by Superstorm Sandy and abandoned by their owners. Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein’s office tipped us off to the removal operations, which took place on Tuesday. Here’

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The 7 Line Extension And A Push For BRT

The brand new B44 Select Bus Service, which runs between Williamsburg and Sheepshead Bay. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE: On Friday, Mayor Bloomberg and the press took a ride on the 7 extension to 34th Street, although the line is still six months away from completion. He was hoping

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B44 Select Bus Service Payment Machines Debut Ahead Of November 17 Service Rollout

Photo by Steve MeickeSelect Bus Service payment machines have started popping up on Nostrand Avenue, Emmons Avenue and Knapp Street ahead of the kickoff for new express service that will replace the B44 Limited. The machines are a key feature to the new service, allowing for off-board fare collection that

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Authorities Failing To Notify Public Of Sewage Plant Spills, Despite New Law

Photo by PayPaulWhen it comes to sewage spilling into our waterways, people might not really want to know – but they should. The New York Daily News is reporting that while sewage plant operators are required to report spills to health authorities right away, many wait for long spells and often

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Knapp Street 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint (Video)

The NYPD is seeking your help in their effort to track down a man who robbed the 7-Eleven located at 2702 Knapp Street. According to a Brooklyn News report, the convenience store was robbed around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night. As you can see in the video above,

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Remember When Emmons Avenue And Knapp Street Was Called Hog Point Creek?

Source: Daniel Hotaling via FacebookSheepshead Bites reader Andy Baum tipped us off to this beautiful and fascinating photograph of what is now Emmons Avenue and Knapp Street, an area once known as Hog Point Creek. Taken in 1904, the photograph reveals the level of total commercial industrialization and development

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Roll ‘n Roaster Was Down — But Not For Long

Photo by Erica ShermanHere’s some happy news. Roll ‘n Roaster proved to be one of the luckier establishments that faced Hurricane Sandy’s fury along Emmons Avenue, as the venerable cheez whiz paradise has rebounded quickly with minimal damage. “We got lucky,” Roll ‘n Roaster General Manager Ayet Karce

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Tonight: Sheepshead Nursing & Rehab Center Welcomes Neighbors For Music, Dancing And Raffles

Sheepshead Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (2840 Knapp Street) is putting together a nice little event tonight, opening its doors to neighbors for a fun evening of live entertainment, dancing, raffles and refreshments. Above is the flier, and below is what the center sent us: Sheepshead Nursing and Rehabilitation Center cherishes

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Knapp Street Gas Station For Sale, Asking $2.9 Million

Source: Google MapsThe gas station at 2472 Knapp Street and Avenue Y is on the market for $2,900,000. The 1,512 square foot property, which currently houses a Shell gas station, is located across the street from the recently closed Burger King. The station is still open, but

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Garbage Gazette: That Grassy Patch Ain’t For Garbage

A reader sent in the above photo over the weekend, showing a former sidewalk tree well that has taken on a new life as some sort of insatiable garbage filtering organism. It looks pretty gross to us, but the reader provided a rather succinct description that hammers home just how

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Caution: Massive Sinkhole On Knapp Street

Drivers beware! A massive sinkhole has formed on Knapp Street, near Avenue Z. We first heard about this yesterday from a reader, but we were waiting to get out there and snag a photo ourselves. But then that scallywag over at GerritsenBeach.net beat us to it. So we just

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Toy Gun Terror Son Of Gerritsen Beach Lawman

Police revealed the identity of the 22-year-old man killed in yesterday’s shootout near P.S. 194 in Gerritsen Beach: George D’Amato Jr., the son of a retired court officer. His father, George D’Amato Sr., told the New York Post: His devastated dad, George D’Amato Sr., said