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Police & Fire

69-Year-Old Man Missing From Coney Island [Updated]

Source: NYPDPolice are looking for a 69-year-old man who went missing from Coney Island over the weekend. Karl Lee, of West 33 Street, was last seen on Sunday, November 29, at 7am, say cops. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs 145 pounds.

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Morning Mug: “All Architecture Is Great Architecture After Sunset; Perhaps Architecture Is Really A Nocturnal Art, Like The Art Of Fireworks.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Photo by Neil FriedmanMorning 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:

Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving, Folks!

Photo: joiseyshowaa [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joiseyshowaa/4748081550/] / Flickr)Happy Thanksgiving from Sheepshead Bites, Bensonhurst Bean [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/], and Corner Media Group [http://cornermediagroup.com/]. We’re taking a long weekend during the holiday. We’ll back, probably a little heavier, in a few days. We’re

Food & Drink

A Conversation With Anthony DeLisi, Owner Of Rocco’s Pizzeria, About What Makes A Great Pie

Anthony at Rocco’s Pizzeria. (Photo: The New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com/the-makers/#/roccos-pizzeria-brighton-beach-maker-anthony/] )Rocco’s Pizzeria, the family-owned pizza joint that has been slinging pies out of its store on Brighton Beach Avenue for more than 50 years, was recently featured in The New York Pizza

Holidays

Here’s What’s Open, Closed & Running On A Different Schedule Thanksgiving Weekend

Photo via a2jc4life [ http://mrg.bz/H9SDBi].It’s T minus 10 hours to Thanksgiving Day 2015! If your’e sticking around the city to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, make sure to arrive early and bundled up for the cold — although thankfully, no umbrella will be needed

Education

Jumpstart #GivingTuesday By Donating To Brooklyn Schools

We’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of a better way to give back than helping our neighborhood schools. Donors Choose [http://www.donorschoose.org/

Police & Fire

Red-Masked Bandit Arrested For String Of Deli Stickups In Brooklyn & Queens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0ocU9PqjQ It was the red bandana that did him in. Feds say they have nabbed the man responsible for a series of recent bodega stickups [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/10/suspects-in-bath-beach-deli-heist-wanted-for-two-more-stickups-in-queens/#.VlSCeGSrSqQ] in Brooklyn and Queens, reports the Staten Island Advance [http://www.

Neighbors

Paving A Bridge Between Brooklyn’s Muslims And The Police

Kenan Taskent. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)At first, Kenan Taskent doesn’t distinguish himself as a particularly pious man. His thick Brooklyn accent, proclivity for Marlboro cigarettes, and charmingly abrasive personality doesn’t square with the stereotype of a typical Muslim standard bearer. “When I talk to people, they

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Morning Mug: “Discipline Is The Bridge Between Goals And Accomplishment.” — Jim Rohn

Photo by George BurshteynMorning 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:

Events

Things For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Elf On A Shelf, Saturday Camp, Crafts & More

Photo Courtesy of Brooklyn Public LibraryLooking 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 favorites. See the full details below! If you’re looking for something to do with

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Zephyr Teachout, Lefty Standard Bearer, Plays A Drinking Game At Wheeler’s With Brooklyn Republicans

Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham University Law Professor who challenged Andrew Cuomo for the governor’s seat in last year’s election, isn’t adverse to challenging southern Brooklyn’s republicans to a little drinking competition. Teachout’s new show On the Grid [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bric-tv/on-the-grid], produced by

Police & Fire

Pair Wanted For Stealing Medical Equipment From Doctor’s Office [Video]

https://youtu.be/7k_H0aYnJoo Police are trying to track down a pair of suspects they say swiped expensive medical equipment from a doctor’s office in Brighton Beach last month. Video footage released by the NYPD shows a man with a backwards-turned cap and his pink-haired female accomplice entering