Neighbors
The building at 2630 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A busted elevator, garbage piling in the halls, leaking pipes, crumbling ceilings and days without heat and hot water. These are some of the complaints made by tenants living at 2630 Ocean Avenue, a six-story apartment building located at
Events
Photo via Kings Bay Y [https://www.facebook.com/kingsbayy/photos/a.971421586220633.1073742072.123854750977325/971422149553910/?type=3&theater] Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our
Police & Fire
(Photos provided by the NYPD.)Cops are searching for two suspects who allegedly installed debit card reading devices at bank ATMs in the 63rd Precinct, which includes Marine Park, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach and Flatlands, as well as other locations throughout Brooklyn and Queens. Police refused to reveal where the
Announcements
Got an issue related to the neighborhood? Bring your concerns to the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Association meeting tonight. The meeting will take place at 7:45pm in the at Waterford on the Bay, 2900 Bragg Street, near the corner of Emmons Avenue. Members plan to discuss the progress
News
Mute swans mingle with geese and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For the second year in a row, Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have blocked plans to reduce the New York’s population of mute swans, the snow white birds that have
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Business
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Holidays
Members of the Good Shepherd Church choir singing Christmas carols. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Hundreds gathered on the lawn outside Good Shepherd Church [http://goodshepherdrcc.org/] Saturday evening to herald in the holiday season with the parish’s annual tree lighting ceremony. Persistent rain, which had lasted throughout the
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Photo by Erica ShermanBelow you’ll find Sheepshead Bay subway changes for the week on the B, F, and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week. Q Line > Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Neck Rd and Avenue U. > Days, 9:45am
News
Coney Island Cathedral’s Bishop Waylyn Hobbs prepares to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated church. City Councilman Mark Treyger and Assemblywoman Pamela Harris, who played a role in helping to rebuild, wait amongst the parishioners. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Well, the new ceiling holds. That’s for
Events
(Photo: vivi_gon_falc [https://www.instagram.com/p/8mVgAjyLw7_WopwAF4lLFzxDgKaPNuzeRz3S40/] / Instagram)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is giving away free smoke alarms, there is a poetry jam session in Coney Island, a mask making workshop and a free movie at the library.
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/kJXTB28dlZE Look out for this Grinch! Cops say a slippery thief squeezed through a roof vent at a Gravesend restaurant Saturday morning to pilfer a trove of valuables, including a legally-owned handgun, before dashing off to his hideout. The bandit, seemingly styled on Dr. Seuss’ furry, green