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Announcements

Everything You Need To Know About The New Storm Resiliency Proposal

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.Last night, residents of the Brooklyn community gathered together at the behest of Council member Chaim Deutsch and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to go over a tentative plan to mitigate damages from another possible super storm – an event that has a yearly 1 percent probability,

Police & Fire

[DEVELOPING] FBI Activity In Sheepshead Bay On Avenue Z

FBI vehicles outside 2101 Avenue Z. Photo by Diana Saez Rivera.The FBI appeared to raid the building at 2101 Avenue Z on the corner of East 21 Street this morning, according to a reader of ours, Diana Saez Rivera. Rivera saw the FBI peering into the apartment windows of

Arts & Culture

Morning Mug: “Oh, Bird Of My Soul, Fly Away Now, For I Possess A Hundred Fortified Towers.” — Rumi

Photo by George Burshteyn.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

Education

Sweeping Changes Proposed For Common Core, Could Mean Shifting Of Gears For State Tests

Source: Old Shoe Woman/FlickrThe State Education Department released new drafts of the English Language Arts [http://www.nysed.gov/draft-standards-english-language-arts] and Mathematics Learning Standards [http://www.nysed.gov/draft-standards-mathematics] — together composing the Common Core academic standards [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/01/common-core-cuomo-proposal/#.V_VCWpMrKT8] — last Wednesday. If approved,

Animals

Local Residents And Pols Call For Enforcement Of No-Fishing Rules On Ocean Ave Footbridge

Photo via Facebook/Chaim Deutsch [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=672774732891357&set=p.672774732891357&type=3&theater] Councilmember Chaim Deutsch mentioned the issue of people fishing on the Ocean Avenue Footbridge at a Community Board Meeting last week, and local residents agreed with his call

Police & Fire

Police Release Photos Of Men Who Broke Into A Car And Stole A Wallet In Manhattan Beach

Photos via NYPDPolice are looking for two men who broke into a man’s car to steal his wallet in the parking lot at 1000 Oriental Blvd on Sunday, August 28. The 53-year-old victim discovered that his car had been broken into at about 5:30pm. His wallet contained his

Arts & Culture

Morning Mug: “Perhaps Home Is Not A Place But Simply An Irrevocable Condition.” ― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

Photo by Angela FriedmanMorning 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 [https:

News

The Low-Down: Tiny Redwood Forest, Fishy Mayoral Staffers, Lady Gaga In Red Hook, And More

Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1954223038136780&set=gm.453291988193067&type=3&theater] The Low-Down is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over the city. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson to take

Announcements

Exciting 2016-17 Season At Brooklyn Center For The Performing Arts (Sponsored)

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College recently announced its 2016-17 season of world-class performances, combining the borough’s unique multicultural flavors with nationally and internationally known performers. Opening on October 29 with highlights including Buenos Aires Tango [http://www.brooklyncenter.org/watch-and-listen/2016/05/Buenos-Aires-Tango-Stories-of-Longing-and-Desire/] company Estampas

Announcements

Mayor’s Office Announces Changes To City’s Affordable Housing Lottery

Twenty-eight (one-fifth) of the apartments in the building under construction at 504 Myrtle Avenue [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/09/15/new-eight-story-development-include-market-rate-apartments/] (between Ryerson Street and Grand Avenue) will reportedly be offered at “below market rate” and available through an affordable housing lottery. (Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership &

Announcements

Important Meeting About Storm Resiliency With The Army Corps Of Engineers Tomorrow Night

Photo via Flickr/Rachel [https://www.flickr.com/photos/metamatic/8143793093/in/photolist-dpD4XK-dpDRvC-dpDG5v-dpCVFR-dpD2n4-dpDGen-dpCTrH-dpD6rM-dpDiDA-dpDaMX-dpDhzL-dpDUiG-dpCYg6-dpCVar-dpDhSY-dpDc6i-dpDeK5-dpDhfG-eEM2U9-jURjMv-fnTG4t-eEEfQt-jUTQsC-jURmbT-dpD97A-dpCRZc-dpD6LA-dpD7sR-dpCX44-dpDdN3-dpD589-dpD1kZ-dpD4h1-dpDm1A-dpDjqs-dpD32b-dpD3zN-dpDamB-dpDmLy-dpeSBk-dpDj8Y-dpf2Yo-dpDih9-jUTRW9-dqgxB6-eEEVo2-eEM1cJ-kwy5Lv-dpxWLb-dqWeyS] We’re coming up to four years since Superstorm Sandy tore th

Nonsponsored

Two-Story House To Be Demolished And Replaced With A Seven-Story Building

Photo via Google MapsApplications have been filed by an anonymous Brooklyn-based company to build a seven-story mixed-used commercial building at 2916 Shell Rd in the Coney Island/West Brighton area, according to New York Yimby. [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/seven-story-13800-square-foot-mixed-use-commercial-project-coming-to-2916-shell-road-coney-island.html] The first five floors will be used