Nonsponsored
What beasts are truly fantastic [http://www.fantasticbeasts.com/]? A good deal on an apartment. That’s what. Someone actually thought this was a good picture. (Courtesy Zillow/ Bruk Ren [http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Sheepshead-Bay-Brooklyn-New-York-NY/house,condo,apartment_duplex,mobile,townhouse_type/2096298931_zpid/403131_rid/1_
News
Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
Business
A rendering of Neptune/Sixth. Photo via Cammeby’sApple Bank is coming to the epic, in-the-works Coney Island three-phase, mixed-use project Neptune/Sixth, located across from Trump Village at 532 Neptune Avenue . Project developer Cammeby’s made the announcement yesterday, after Apple Bank signed a lease, joining CVS at the
Food & Drink
Outside temperatures haven’t plummeted yet and Fall produce abounds so make a visit to your local market a part of your Thanksgiving prep this year. Choosing between Broccoli Salad, Eat a Rainbow Salad and Sautéed Apples might be too hard though so you should probably just make them all.
Events
Photo via Flickr/Marcela. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelamcgreal/17266191336/in/photolist-5BtSXZ-bHmKci-siKK95-GZ7fAW-5E8vrU-7z9K7M-fY431-saqNhB-9Rm9tQ-949Rcp-ddmee8-mRYU9X-dac1YZ-jm61hy-bzn8re-ztVUY3-oRiDuG-tFxS7Y-dnG94q-fY6Ff-9J97Hi-xbcAWm-FecfiJ-evGAjR-4gVLFZ-74YcAo-fWfi3-rsGxza-s9N3ne-u5Zm8B-tmAwnL-EU2JoH-Ff9kPF-GYuTom-73JpTQ-sqHtcb-uj6bxW-cjiXCL-6v26yB-4qppN8-8quJ5P-9KBRry-eyD1Az-nVRjwq-81dnit-jq65vt-7GPusm-fjwbq-82WGZ-4XFLPA] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the n
Education
Photo via the Hebrew Language Academy’s webisteA new charter school is headed for southern Brooklyn. Hebrew Language Academy 2 will open its doors to early elementary students in the fall of 2017. This is the latest charter school for Hebrew Public Charter Schools, which already has two schools in
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Destinations
Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]No matter which way you slice it, subway fares will increase next year. But there is a little flexibility on the question of how much pay-per-ride MetroCards will cost. The Metropolitan Transit Authority said yesterday that it will increase fares
Arts & Culture
Photo by Kathy Kalayci.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
Police & Fire
Mikhail Chernyaev, 49, who was convicted in September in the killing his ex-lovers boyfriend was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison, according to acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Chernyaev stabbed, suffocated, and strangled Charles Butler, and then went to great lengths to cover his tracks, according
Animals
We reposted a video of a whale [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites/posts/1479879975373721] that was taken near the Statue of Liberty on Facebook earlier today. In doing that, another video that was taken in our water, Plumb Beach specifically, by our reader Rolf Mayleas came to our attention. This
Food & Drink
Photo via Flickr/Ginny. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnerobot/4137648430/in/photolist-7iCwJ3-5EYBux-Bz99gb-B5RfG3-BpbRmD-i2EzH6-dvZV65-6RDpJ-qei823-8W8A2Q-7zsTLy-49QGEM-48icCS-AzWHZM-aJEkJ6-5Err2S-BypxT7-BzYrVH-BubLC5-pW1n9d-i1cbpK-8WeVQW-5txByj-6V8w3-AYGhZx-7iyuoP-7iA7P5-v4Nmb-B61qiy-dierxe-BLjdy2-AZP2wZ-aJWMTF-7qy5sq-6BzDP-AS3osx-B9XgTA-7iuVuP-77KUmC-ALZjHp-B9U8mG-B6s4gh-AZ1s48-phAAAD-aJCq1D-7igb1L-6kEh5h-49GL8M-tWDbu-AXzAjH/] Thanksgiving is a week away, so do not sleep on getting a turke
Police & Fire
Photo of the Asa Robert provided by the NYPD.The trial for Asa Roberts, 19, who allegedly broke into an 82-year-old woman’s Brighton Beach home to rob and rape her in 2015 [/teen-accused-raping-82-year-old-brighton-beach-woman-arrested-friday-morning/] , is underway and the victim’s son-in-law offered insight as to how the incident might have