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A lovely view of Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park. Photo by Den SchwartzIf locals get their way, the notoriously polluted Coney Island Creek just might become Brooklyn’s third Superfund Site. (Currently, the Gowanus Canal [/?s=%22gowanus+canal%22] and Newtown Creek are the only Superfund Sites in
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Photo via Flickr.On the morning of Friday, December 9, at around 8:30am, a nine-year-old boy was hit by a car [/marine-park-child-hit-car-morning/] after two vehicles collided and one jumped the curb on the corner of Avenue P and Ryder Street. The boy was in stable condition but neighbors are
Arts & Culture
Ariana holding her two books, Mommy B and Me and AJ’s Birthday Surprise. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.She’s eloquent, personable, creative, and far more mature than some adults I know. She’s only five-years-old and, according to her website [http://www.mysunshinemagic.com/], America’s youngest
Events
Photo via Flickr/Goodhugh [https://www.flickr.com/photos/goodhugh/2187399521/in/photolist-4khZER-8yLddx-c6uSpN-6CgDNB-6CkLX9-6CgDeK-2r1wb-4khZZi-8rAhUb-4khZUx-31mfEr-561mCt-6Q7pzF-6QbsDQ-6Q7kDv-6QbAtb-6QbzA5-c6uAaw-6QbrNW-6Q7tya-6Qbu2f-6QbwKm-6QbxTC-6CgF5D-6CgGWn-6CkNef-31mfLk-8ougAa-5tTsbn-c6uNrC-57akTd-c6uqxj-31qNrW-57akC3-c6uyTS-mU1gh-31qNG3-c6uwSQ-31qNLJ-4khZBH-c6uVcC-NopjL-hak9P-31qNm3-Nopqh-6mM975-c6usK3-NophN-31qN8U-mU2Fy] Here is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neig
Announcements
Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Arts & Culture
Photo by Katia Nunes.Morning 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
News
Photo via Flickr/Martijn Van ExelIt’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: No more ‘no turns!’ Brooklynites
News
Photo via Flickr/Alan Light [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/2166908574/in/photolist-4itYqE-4L4dNA-8mqdza-8gkMTR-758hrX-3kvCW-2SV8Kc-8RzDS2-9o38wm-95ZaYa-7MczmK-DpFUS-6MzNm6-bzZrbJ-s7HW1A-758hgH-AQfs9-71xHn8-bNUb3r-8RzAJ8-4aGJwh-4ipVTV-a7JFfP-4ipU1R-4TxR2-amwrMM-bNTQNc-4zMM85-d1YwV3-8RzFWt-2SUWPV-9367FP-afJJkQ-4ZJkxs-4a98AV-86rqLW-bzZq6A-6R83x-bfVCbT-3kvD1-2fRNgw-bzYTCU-3Lxaz-93ppy6-MdBVW-nydyWQ-8bcUT6-5nzMi9-7SDpbj-6VSfC5] We don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Br
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Y’AAAAR ME MATEY, I’ve come from beyond the sea with tales of the best deals in real estate anywhere in the world. Of course, by “sea”, I mean three rivers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium]and by “anywhere in the world”, I mean Sheepshead Bay.
Events
(Photo via the Everfest event page for this year’s Santa Con NYC [https://www.everfest.com/e/santa-con-nyc-new-york-ny])Marketed as an “alternative” to Santa Con — the notorious drunken bar crawl where an army of trashed frat bros descend upon a neighborhood of their choosing (this year, it’s the
Police & Fire
Salvatore Lucchesse leaving the 61st Precinct in police custody. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell/Sheepshead Bites.Salvatore Lucchesse, 24, was indicted today for beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son [/jaden-jordan-toddler-life-support-pronounced-dead/], Jaden Jordan, effectively to death, according to acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Lucchesse was charged with one count of first-degree
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Health
A community member tells a panel of her proposed shelter plan concerns Thursday night at P.S. 329 on Coney Island. (Photo by Jerry Del Priore / Bensonhurst Bean)A possible homeless shelter at 2201-2227 Neptune Area and West 23rd Street for mothers and their children could be coming to Coney