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Morning Mug: “A Day Without Sunshine Is Like, You Know, Night.” — Steve Martin

Photo by Michael GoldsteinMorning 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:

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DOT Revives Plans For Pedestrian Plaza In Sheepshead Bay

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has revived a plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf] to drop a Times Square-style plaza near Sheepshead Bay Road and reconfigure traffic and bus routes to make the area safer for pedestrians. The DOT appeared to have given up on

Announcements

Kings Bay Library Is Up For $10K Or $20K Neighborhood Library Award!

(Photo: Kings Bay Library [https://www.facebook.com/178074205875863/photos/pb.178074205875863.-2207520000.1460487768./233000433716573/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Great news: the Kings Bay Library is one of the 10 finalists for the third annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards [http://www.nyclibraryawards.org/]! Huzzah! The annual awards are often

Announcements

Rejoice, Gravesend! Lady Moody’s House Receives Landmark Status

After more than a half century of waiting, Gravesend’s historic Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House has finally achieved landmark status. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) granted the designation to the 18th-Century Dutch-American farmhouse, which once belonged to Gravesend founder Lady Deborah Moody, during a public meeting on Tuesday.

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Watch Entire Footage Of Bernie Sanders’ Coney Island Rally Here [VIDEO]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDESJ5HSbU Senator Bernie Sanders did not disappoint while stumping in Coney Island Sunday. Following a series of appearances at Brooklyn College [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner/posts/1233178426724198] and in front of his childhood home [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner/videos/vb.335119629863420/1233214206720620/

Neighbors

Sheepshead Bay Native Bryan Bautista Among Finalists On ‘The Voice’

https://youtu.be/5MeEAI3uV9g It looks like we have another hometown hero. Sheepshead Bay native Bryan Bautista, who less than a year ago was working as an usher at the Barclays Center, is now among the finalists [http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/season-10] on this season of “The Voice.

Announcements

We Have A New Comment Section. What Do You Think?

(Photo: PROSergey Galyonkin [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sergesegal/6925099745/] / Flickr)Dear readers, You may have noticed a new comment system has debuted on Sheepshead Bites. We have swapped out Disqus for a new setup that allows you to login with your Facebook account. To use the new system, you

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Morning Mug: “All Journeys Have Secret Destinations Of Which The Traveler Is Unaware.” — Martin Buber

Photo by Robin MichalsMorning 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:

Police & Fire

BREAKING: 4 Hospitalized In ‘Bloody’ Car Wreck On Nostrand Avenue

Scene of a crash on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y. (Photo: Stacey Kraus)Four people were hospitalized this afternoon when an Access-A-Ride slammed into another vehicle near the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y, according to a witness. Neighbor Stacey Kraus, who sent photos of the crash, said the

News

Your Flood Insurance Rate Could Spike This Year. Here’s What You Should Know

The bungalows along Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For the second year in a row, Sandy-battered homeowners are getting squeezed by the FEMA flood insurance program. Homeowners in high-risk flood zones could see their insurance rates spike by as much as 25 percent, under new FEMA guidelines that

Events

Law Enforcement Warns Seniors To Beware Of Scams

From left to right: Officer Andrey Vishnevsky, private investigator Roman Khaykin, and officer Raghunandan Ramroop at the Kings Bay Y. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Be Proud Foundation [https://www.facebook.com/BeProudNY] invited law enforcement to the Kings Bay Y Friday to warn seniors about scams and other

Events

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pet Adoption, Park Stewardship, Community Meetings

Marine Park. (Photo: Tanya Pavl [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=529561133874755&set=br.AbpCuqXtemnrIsl0VX5eWrhAuoybx863uM_Y20Fr7YQ0sCWpmyNxypxiVsIOuyHHGJohLfi_8st8D0svwpjF4Wyr1yyfxDlVSnOr8O4o5qjBYUVasSqRt9x5x4hO8O07pPCJVNsLGTgy9e9qWJ3EC4AS&type=1&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. There are few opportunities to have your voicer heard. Check out the community board meeting, the police