Arts & Culture
Still from The French ConnectionSeasoned reporter, blogger [http://thickblog.blogspot.com/], and author of the recently published crime novel Born Speaking Lies [http://www.robertlenihan.com/about-the-book], Bay Ridge native Rob Lenihan wrote up this quiz in conjunction with the release of his book. The quiz proves Lenihan to be
Health
The proposed location of the group home. Photo screenshot from Google Maps. Theresa Scavo, the Chairperson of Community Board 15, received a letter on October 3 from the Women’s League Community Residences (WLCR) [http://www.womensleague.org/] regarding a group home that they intend to install at 1730 East
News
Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The big-name developer Sergey Rybak’s [/?s=rybak] Manhattan Beach home, at 239 Beaumont St, was the center of debate at the Community Board 15 meeting last night. Rybak filed for a special permit to go beyond the zoning variance of the floor ratio of
Arts & Culture
Photo by Katia Nunes.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
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Police & Fire
Photo screenshot from Google Maps.There was a scene of major disarray [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/26/worker-trapped-at-water-treatment-plant/] at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant [/?s=coney+island+wastewater+treatment+plant] on Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay this afternoon. A worker at the plant fell into a 35-foot-deep
Announcements
Community Board 15. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The monthly Community Board 15 meeting [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb15/downloads/pdf/agendas/2016/agenda_10_26_16_board_meeting.pdf] is tonight, and some exciting things are going to be discussed. You don’t want to miss it. The
Food & Drink
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bite.Why can’t everything be buttery bread stuffed with creamy cheese? At Toné Café Georgian Bread [https://www.yelp.com/biz/ton%C3%A9-caf%C3%A9-georgian-bread-brooklyn] in Brighton Beach, that dream comes close to reality. Toné is located at 265 Neptune Ave, between Brighton
Arts & Culture
The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy
Arts & Culture
Photo by Michelle Inciarrano.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
Events
(Photo: Andy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/athrasher/2823255013/] / Flickr) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is partnering up with New York City Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to help folks claim money they may be owed. Cymbrowitz is holding an event at his office in Sheepshead Bay at 1800 Sheepshead Bay Rd on Thursday,
Police & Fire
Photo via District Attorney’s office.A Brighton Beach man was convicted yesterday of a 2014 murder that took place on Brighton Beach Avenue and Brighton 5th Street, according to the acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Jonathan Mansilla, 26, tried to start a fight with the victim, Alberto Munive-Torres,
Food & Drink
https://youtu.be/RntmWdBSH68 On this cold morning, I stopped into the Coffee Spot Cafe [/the-bite-unthaw-with-hot-brew-soup-at-coffee-spot-cafe/] at 1617 Jerome Ave for a hot chocolate, which was delicious. The very first thing I noticed about the quaint cafe was the Halloween decorations. Hanging from the ceiling are unsettling ghosts — some freely