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Cars parked on Voorhies Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It’s no secret that residents in Sheepshead Bay are fierce guardians of their neighborhood parking spaces. Numerous development plans have died in front of the community board [/community-board-rejects-development-plans-avenue-v/] when the proposals failed to include enough spots. And the community
News
Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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https://youtu.be/RTxa4ng_bo0 Cops say that two bandits who robbed a livery cab driver [/cops-after-two-men-who-robbed-a-cab-driver-in-coney-island/] at gunpoint in Coney Island last month are also responsible for sticking up another driver. According to police, two suspects who fit the description of those involved in the first robbery, got into
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Sergeant Cara Mulham standing between City Councilman Chaim Deutsch, left, and Captain Winston Faison. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A local cop received heaps of gratitude Wednesday night at the 61st Precinct’s community council meeting for helping deliver a baby boy [/local-cop-helps-deliver-newborn-on-the-way-to-the-hospital/] while riding in an ambulance on the
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A few holdouts on Surf Avenue. (Photo by Robin Michals)Coney Island is becoming more like its landlocked cousin, Times Square. We’ve barely entered the new year and already another franchisee is moving to add another fast food chain on Coney Island’s Surf Avenue. Amusing the Zillion [http:
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https://youtu.be/RTxa4ng_bo0 Police are searching for two men who robbed a livery cab driver in Coney Island last month. Police say the driver picked up the suspects in the middle of the night on December 6 — at the corner of Foster Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. They
Announcements
What better way to fight the recent cold snap that with one of Spielberg’s heartwarming classics? City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is sponsoring a free screening of “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” this Sunday at James Madison High School. The doors open an hour before the movie begins at 3pm in
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Isabella’s Wedding Center at 2299 Coney Island Avenue. (Source: Google Maps) Customers at Isabella’s Wedding Center, the bridal store on Coney Island Avenue, described shady business practices years before the owners abruptly closed shop and vanished along with cash and dresses from several wedding parties. As we reported
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Rendering of the tower at 1501 Voorhies Avenue. (Source: CityRealty [https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/sheepshead-bay/1501-voorhies-avenue/74373?query=1501] )The first tenants could be moving into the 28-story residential tower being constructed beside the Sheepshead Bay subway station as early as the spring of 2017 — and all of the