Announcements
Friday, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a dedicated office annex for Bangla speakers in Kensington, staffed by community liaison Rubina “Ruby” Abdul — the first Bangla-speaking staff member at Lander’s office. Starting on Tuesday, October 25, the office will be open to community members every Tuesday and Wednesday from
Events
Trumpet Grrrl plays The Way Station on Wednesday night. (Photo via Trumpet Grrrl / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/trumpetgrrrl/photos/a.1482754308406308.1073741836.130951653586587/1482754398406299/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events, you ask? Check out Trumpet Grrrl, secret science, cool philosophy, and more, we answer. Our new expanded coverage features
Announcements
Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published in the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.
Arts & Culture
Photo by Bella Karas.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
Bensonhurst
According to Google Maps, the neighborhood becomes Dyker Heights north of 14th Avenue, Bath Beach south of 86th Street, and Borough Park and Midwood to the northeast of 60th Street. To the southeast, Bay Parkway, Avenue P, and McDonald Avenue create the oddly-shaped border between Bensonhurst and Gravesend. Bensonhurst’s
Nonsponsored
Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five-cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published on the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/
Arts & Culture
This is our showcase of local fiction writers. It is the first of our weekly publication of locally written short stories that will be published every Sunday. This week we have great work from a talented local writer. Photo via Flickr/Harry Wood.The Fifth Season by Madelyn Krystal Hill
News
Photo via Flickr/Glynn LoweIt’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: * Three break-ins on Brighton Beach Avenue
Bensonhurst
Photo by valeriia_klimenko [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL1fSoChWPO/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): 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 and
Central Brooklyn
Pizza art spotted on Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, neighbors got ready for the Cortelyou Library book sale [/blog/events/donate-used-books-cortelyou-library-book-sale/], the CEC voted ‘yes’ on rezoning District 22 elementary schools [/blog/events/cec-plans-vote-tonight-rezone-district-22-elementary-schools/], a local playwright performed her neighborhood-centered show [/blog/art-music/
Arts & Culture
This is the first of our Local Poets Showcase, which will be featured here every Saturday morning. We are starting off strong with three amazing local poets: Carol Ragab, Irene Romanovsky, and Leona Garber. Photo via Flickr/Mike BabcockPrimal Disconnect by Carol Ragab The baby cried itself to sleep And
News
Photo via Flickr/Crazy YatraWe don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Brooklyn during the busy week. That’s why we round it all up from our sister sites every Saturday morning for you! Enjoy: Goodbye cast iron pipes: Water main replacement tears up