News
Photo by Sheepshead BitesThe Parks Department will begin this week removing ugly pilings left over from a failed effort to build an elevated comfort station in Brighton Beach, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office announced. The pilings are the vestiges of a fruitless attempt by the city to replace a set
Events
Bicycle lessons. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/leon-s-kaiser-park/events/2016/05/01/learn-to-ride-helmet-giveaway] )The weather is heating up. And that means lots of fun activities in southern Brooklyn! Check out “The Wizard of Oz” at the drive-in movie night in Manhattan Beach Park. Luna Park’s kick-off
Business
il Fornetto, located at 2902 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It appears the Sheepshead Bay rumor mill has birthed another tall tale about a neighborhood institution closing to make room for condos. The manager at il Fornetto [http://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com/], the seaside Italian restaurant located at 2902
Police & Fire
(Photo: livemoore [https://instagram.com/p/71H1TEBlS8/] / Instagram)Cops dove into the water in Coney Island Saturday to rescue an autistic teenager who ran out of a Gravesend high school, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nypd-cops-rescue-autistic-boy-water-coney-island-article-1.2612544] . The 14-year-old had ducked out a back door
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Photo by Michael GoldsteinIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] 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 [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites]and Facebook
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Photo by Michael GoldsteinAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Straphangers mystified by massive bottle collections blocking N train doors. [http:
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1660 East 10th Street. (Source: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3223664546-1660-E-10th-St-Brooklyn-NY-11223#photo-5] )Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Sheepshead Bay apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in
Events
A John Travolta impersonator visited the BIG Oscars. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A John Travolta impersonator brought down the house at the the Bay Improvement Group’s annual awards ceremony at il Fornetto Thursday night. The leisure suit-wearing performer, who strutted into the dining room to the 70s disco
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(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and
Police & Fire
> #ESU [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESU?src=hash] assisted @NYPD67Pct [https://twitter.com/NYPD67Pct] in the execution of a search warrant yesterday. 3 under, multiple guns, fake C/Cs Great job pic.twitter.com/jXYtuwXOfs [https://t.co/jXYtuwXOfs] — NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) April 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/