Business
Kings Meat at 2872 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Kings Meat [http://www.yelp.com/biz/kings-meat-distribution-brooklyn], the wholesale food store located along Coney Island Avenue just north of the Belt Parkway, has closed temporarily because of “family problems,” according to the property owner who rents to
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Mercedes Narcisse announcing her candidacy for the 19th Senate District. (Photo: Mercedes Narcisse [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154012806839073&set=pb.524464072.-2207520000.1456179135.&type=3&theater] / Facebook)A turf war is underway for control of East Brooklyn’s State Senate seat. Mercedes Narcisse, a
Events
Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Visit Community Board 15 to speak out about issues important to your neighborhood. You can also explore centuries of black history at a poetry reading led by middle schoolers. And there’s Motown karaoke, a photography class, movie screening,
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An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while seated in a car outside the Nostrand Houses Saturday night, according to authorities. Cops say the victim was parked on Batchelder Street, near Avenue V, around 7pm
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Photo by Konstantin Shatnyy [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153861294537332&set=o.125215944173471&type=3&theater] / FacebookIn 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
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Photo by Brighton Beach ResidentAfter 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. Tower Watch Update: Brooklyn’s tallest office tower may come
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Health
The intersection at East 11th Street and Banner Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A 29-year-old man found dead outside a building near the Belt Parkway this morning may have died of a drug overdose, according to authorities. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. However, cops say the man
Neighbors
Lauren Profeta. (Photo: Answer the Call)Sheepshead Bay native Lauren Profeta understands the daily perils faced by New York City’s first responders. Two of her three brothers are firefighters. The other is a police captain. Profeta was promoted this week to Director of Development for Answer the Call – The
Police & Fire
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
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2157 Ocean Avenue (courtesy of Trulia).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 and happy hunting! 2157 Ocean Avenue [http://www.