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The Lexus involved in the fatal crash on Emmons and Nostrand avenues. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In 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
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(Photo: nohaata [https://instagram.com/p/71AuZiyd1L/] / Instagram)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 stories from our sister sites. Sidewalk dog kennels arrive in Fort
Events
Members of the Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play the Be Proud Foundation’s police appreciation luncheon. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)With the country still reeling from a horrific shooting in California this week, local politicians and community leaders paid tribute to police heroism at the Be
Announcements
Kings Bay Y wishes the community a healthy and happy holiday season! We are offering a special sale on our memberships. From now until 12/14/15, enjoy 10% off your annual membership and the registration fee waived! Enjoy our stat of the art fitness room and weights room, gym,
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Photo by Alex Ellefson
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Photo courtesy of Ferris Properties Corp.184 Norfolk Street [http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/184-Norfolk-St-Brooklyn-NY-11235/30791323_zpid/] (Sponsored) List Price: $899,000 Size: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms Details: This gorgeous, fully-detached, single-family home has a large backyard, basement, and a driveway, which the realtor describes as all brand new. The
Neighbors
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz swears in Manhattan Beach Community Group President Judy Baron. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Manhattan Beach Community Group celebrated 75 years of service to the neighborhood Wednesday night with a ceremony full of awards, recognitions, rousing speeches, and food. The event, held at PS 195, was
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.
Police & Fire
Photo by Erica ShermanPolice are investigating a possible hate crime at Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’ district office where some anti-Russian graffiti was found after Thanksgiving weekend, the news site JP Updates reports [http://jpupdates.com/2015/12/01/assemblyman-cymbrowitz-office-vandalized-with-anti-russian-graffiti/] . The vandalism was reported Monday afternoon when staffers discovered that a hammer
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Photo by Bob De ThomasMorning 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
Events
Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead BitesThere’s lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Tree Lighting With Santa
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9th Street Vision Center at 332 9th Street. (Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/9+street+vision+center/@40.6688591,-73.9856568,3a,30y,210.31h,87.39t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sssnKWyn6O4S8HpxGRdSkKg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DssnKWyn6O4S8HpxGRdSkKg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%