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Jun
07
Ramadan Mubarak! 6 Things To Know About The Muslim Holiday

Ramadan Mubarak! 6 Things To Know About The Muslim Holiday

(Photo by Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)If you live in southern Brooklyn, you will most likely encounter someone observing Ramadan
2 min read
Feb
07
ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are
2 min read
Feb
01
Stuck In A Makeshift Burger King Mosque, A Congregation Perseveres

Stuck In A Makeshift Burger King Mosque, A Congregation Perseveres

The former Burger King on Knapp Street is now being used as a temporary mosque. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)
5 min read
Nov
25
Paving A Bridge Between Brooklyn’s Muslims And The Police

Paving A Bridge Between Brooklyn’s Muslims And The Police

Kenan Taskent. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)At first, Kenan Taskent doesn’t distinguish himself as a particularly pious man.
4 min read
Oct
23
BP Adams Slams Daily News Over Portrayal Of Brighton Mosque

BP Adams Slams Daily News Over Portrayal Of Brighton Mosque

Borough President Eric Adams speaking outside the Turkish American Eyüp Sultan Cultural Center. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Borough President
2 min read
Dec
05

In 30 Years, Russians Will No Longer Be Brighton Beach’s Majority

Mosque construction in February. Photo by nolastname.A Voices of NY [https://voicesofny.org/2012/11/in-brighton-beach-jews-and-muslims-united-against-sandy/] article reveals a
1 min read
Sep
14

NY Times: Voorhies Mosque Still Faces Opposition, Though Numbers Have Dwindled

Mosque construction in February. (Photo by nolastname.)The ongoing issue of the proposed mosque and Islamic community center slated to
2 min read
May
19

More Fliers Fly In Sheepshead Bay Mosque Controversy

Click to enlargeThese two fliers landed in my inbox this week, in the wake of a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling
1 min read
Jan
28

Is Sheepshead Bites Pro-Mosque? Well, It’s Complicated

Below is an e-mail exchange I had with a reader today regarding the controversial plans to build a mosque at
3 min read