Business
The pools in Sandoony USA. (Photo: SANDOONY USA [https://www.facebook.com/230627283534/photos/pb.230627283534.-2207520000.1454521162./10153573835653535/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)With the passing of Blue Monday the darker side of winter has truly begun. The days are short and the wind doesn’t so much pull
Animals
Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s swans have long been a target for extermination [/and-now-they-want-to-murder-sheepshead-bays-swans/] by the state. But a growing body of prominent environmentalists and conservationists say the evidence against these snow-white waterfowl – an indelible part of the neighborhood’s
Police & Fire
(Photo provided by the NYPD)Three punks ambushed a man last week in an attempted robbery at an apartment building in Coney Island, cops say. The suspects stalked their victim, a 24-year-old man, onto an elevator in a building on West 23rd Street on January 24, according to authorities. When
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Kids & Family
There are typically three situations that parents find themselves in during the first week of February. 1) They’ve had a midwinter break camp booked for weeks now, and are sitting pretty. 2) They’re taking the week off of work for some quality family time. 3) They received the
Announcements
After that big dump of snow have you been dreaming of ocean waves crashing on a sandy shore? We’ve got a perfect show to help you keep that dream alive. One of the greatest bands in rock and roll history, The Beach Boys, visit Brooklyn for an intimate performance
Police & Fire
Photo provided by the NYPD.Cops are searching for a tattooed thief who last month used a stolen credit card to withdraw hundreds of dollars from a woman’s bank account. During the middle of the afternoon on January 5, the suspect, who authorities say has tattoos on his forearms,
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Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/j63IosVxsMw Two famished cops who parked their patrol car outside a bagel shop this morning blocked a bus full of rush-hour commuters while the officers bagged breakfast. Neighbor Edward Ioffe sent us the above video, showing two officers strolling out of the Bagel Boy on Avenue Z,
Business
(Photo: Andy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/athrasher/2823255013/] / Flickr)A bookkeeper was indicted Monday for syphoning more than $750,000 from a Brooklyn property management company and using the stolen funds to pay down mortgages and maintain her own properties in Syracuse, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney. Jennifer
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The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected officials are moving quickly to mobilize community opposition to the proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Three southern Brooklyn politicians — Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Helene-E-Weinstein/story/67295/], Councilman Alan Maisel [http://council.nyc.gov/
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News
Sergeant Gaspar Teri speaking at PS 195 in Manhattan Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)“My job is not to scare anybody. I’m just here to give you a kick of reality,” Army Sergeant Gaspar Teri shouted at a crowd of about 150 people gathered in the auditorium of