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2125 east 21st st

Photos: Fire Rips Through Two Backyards, Garages Near Avenue U

A fast-moving fire ripped through the backyards and garages of two residences near Avenue U before being squashed by local firefighters. The fire began behind a daycare center at 2125 East 21st Street shortly before 4:30 p.m.. Within minutes, according to our tipster and photographer Randy Contello, who

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Morning Mug: No Pants Subway Ride 2011

While this isn’t technically Sheepshead Bay, it was taken by a Sheepshead resident and they were, at some point, on a Q train. Sheepshead Bites photographer Randy Contello hit up the No Pants Subway Ride 2011 [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/01/thousands-of-new-yorkers-grin-and-bare-it-for-no-pants-subway-ride/1] on Sunday.