Police & Fire
(Photo sent by reader Ed)Emergency responders are swarming around a four-story residential building on Ocean Avenue, between Avenue Y and Avenue Z, after a fire broke out there this afternoon. More than 50 firefighters responded to the building, located at 2950 Ocean Avenue, at 2:18pm, according to the
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A collection of stores near the intersection of East 16th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay residents are fiercely protective of their parking spaces: Try proposing a development that doesn’t include parking, and we guarantee community members will have some choice words [/developers-accused-subterfuge-trying-dodge-parking-regulations/
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Image by Wikipedia and Nick Solari.So that much-debated [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/politics/clinton-sanders-embroiled-debate-debate/] Democratic Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? They’ve finally selected a time and location! The big event will take place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, April 14 from 9-11pm inside the
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Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)Police are asking for the public’s assistance locating a missing Sheepshead Bay man who was last seen at a building in Manhattan. Authorities say 21-year-old man, who lives on Ocean Avenue, near Avenue W, was last seen Monday
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(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a Gravesend teenager who went missing Friday morning. Authorities say 17-year-old Dahlia Alkhodary was last seen just before 8am on Friday at her apartment located on East 4th Street near Avenue V. She is described as five feet, three inches tall
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(Source: Brighton Beach: Strengthening Community Resiliency / Brighton Neighborhood Association)Brighton Beach is experiencing a transformation — due to Superstorm Sandy recovery [/circling-drain-patience-waning-ny-rising-plan-fix-sandy-sewage-backups/], changing demographics, or a surge in development [/plans-filed-five-story-building-ocean-view-avenue/] that is rubbing out the low-slung bungalows. To better understand these changes, and find out how to meet the needs of
Events
Looking for birds in Marine Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Volunteer to help cleanup Marine Park. Then you can enjoy your hard work during a free exercise class at the park. There are also movie screenings, a circus show, a jazz
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A five-story residential building is going up at 524 Ocean View Avenue. A block away, a similar project is already underway. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A developer has filed plans with the city to build a five-story residential building on a lot at the corner of Ocean View Avenue
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News
Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyIn 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: Coney Island [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/a.439779054513.232785.18664769513/10153527658584514/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)After 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