Arts & Culture
Photo by Patti Pappagallo.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
Destinations
Photo by Jenelle BuccheriWe’re coming closer to a consensus on the issue of fishing on the Ocean Avenue footbridge. We reported a couple of weeks ago [/assemblymember-steven-cymbrowitz-joins-fight-against-footbridge-fishing/] that there was confusion regarding the rules against fishing on the bridge. The City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) specifically prohibits the
News
Registering to vote. (Photo via NYC Board of Elections Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/theNYCBoardofElections/])As discussion of the historic 2016 presidential election continues, one statistic especially worries democracy advocates — declining voter turnout across Brooklyn and the state. Voter turnout in Brooklyn has dropped steadily since 2008, with 53.
Arts & Culture
The 2017 Zagat’s review guide, photo via Amazon. Top right, Sheepshead Bay’s Roll-N-Roaster, bottom right Bay Ridge’s Tanorren, photos via ZagatRenowned foodie guide Zagat has released their 2017 edition, and it lists 26 noteworthy restaurants in southern Brooklyn. This is the number of restaurants listed in the
Events
Mitre Peak in New Zealand. Photo via Flickr/Jocelyn Kinghorn.Here is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neighborhood this week. You can find a complete list in our events calendar. We also encourage everyone to add events to the calendar to help get the word
Arts & Culture
Supermoon photo by Mike G.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
Announcements
Photo via ballsysalzy [https://www.instagram.com/p/_U8yUoSB68/?tagged=southslope]After lengthy negotiations, a tentative deal has been struck on renewing a long-standing tax credit for developers. The Real Estate Board of New York and city construction unions have reached an agreement on the 421-a tax credit program, which
Arts & Culture
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.You’ve seen her breathtaking photographs in our daily Morning Mug, you may have sat next to her on the train, or stood behind her in line at a cafe. Katia Nunes hasn’t been here long, but she captures the local beauty that
Arts & Culture
Photos via Danza (L) and Love Productions [http://www.loveproductions.com/like-boss-tony-danza-celebrates-return-los-angeles-new-york-standards-stories-feinsteins54/] (R)Tony Danza is known for starring on the 1978 – 1983 hit TV show Taxi as well as Who’s the Boss? In his life, he’s been a professional boxer, tap dancer, and teacher. He remembers growing
Police & Fire
Photo by Sheepshead BitesA Sheepshead Bay woman who her neighbors said suffered from depression ended her own life by jumping from the top of her apartment building, landing on top of the parking garage below, according to police. The tragic suicide took place at a seven-story apartment building on Nostrand
Arts & Culture
Photo by Dmitriy Frumkis.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
Arts & Culture
This is our showcase of local writers. It is part of our weekly publication of locally written short stories that will be published every Sunday. This week we have great work from a talented local writer. Photo via Flickr/Johnny Lai. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnylcy/8522901355/in/photolist-dZ96D6-64pY5E-2v5RL-8M91YC-9HVwAr-9mcakh-N23oZ-9mca9Q-dMAWYZ-64sSdo-okRD-arGAJn-9zLxe-7Lukut-38Y23J-5L2kwM-bfgnxP-8M91N5-7LyBV9-9vpW1g-8Ck3qM-7LyiPS-nWGMjc-bo96ni-i4GTNE-qCTDuM-eSyVn8-7DVCSg-HjCjC-88t