Health
Photo via Coney Island History ProjectMuch ink has been spilled about Dr. Martin Couney, the famed — or infamous — incubator doctor, the medical pioneer who saved thousands of premature babies through his Coney Island side show exhibit, at a time when mainstream hospitals were slow to adopt the “newfangled “incubator technology.
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Shore Boulevard, site of a proposed bike lane. Photo by George BurshteynBike lanes are a hot-button issue in southern Brooklyn these days, and we just don’t seem to be getting them right. We wrote about how the city reversed its decision on exactly where the bike lane should be
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
Police & Fire
Surveillance photo of the suspect. (Image via NYPD)Police are searching for a suspect who was spotted fondling a woman’s chest while she was asleep on the Q train. On Friday, August 12 at approximately 9:45pm, the 29-year-old victim boarded a southbound Q train at the 34th Street
News
Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoAt a press conference today, Kate Cucco [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/07/five-qs-kate-cucco-democratic-candidate-state-assembly-46th-district/#.V7y575MrI9c] , who is challenging Assemblywoman Pamela Harris for the 46th Assembly District seat, along with state committee candidates Chris McCreight and Brigitte Purvis [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/02/32029/#.V7y605MrI9c], called
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Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookAssemblywoman Pamela Harris has deep Brooklyn roots. A lifelong resident of Coney Island — where she currently lives with her husband Leon — Harris made history last year, when she won a special election [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/11/pamela-harris-wins-46th-district-assembly-seat/#.V73GAsCAOko] to fill the 46th Assembly
Food & Drink
Sheepshead Bay is a thriving community full of hustle and bustle, but where can you go to get a quiet, romantic dinner? Sheepshead Bites has the best bite, of course. 10.Mitoushi [http://www.mitoushisushi.com] – 1714 Sheepshead Bay Road – Nothing says romance like pretty food, and Mitoushi really does
Arts & Culture
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News
Hampton Avenue milled and ready for paving. Photo courtesy of Facebook/City Councilmember Chaim Deutsch.It is hard not to notice that the extremely bumpy Hampton Avenue was recently milled in anticipation of being repaved. The road will be smoothed out and paved in the next few days, according to
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of Facebook/Coney Island Circus Sideshow [https://www.facebook.com/mrlemniscate8productions/photos/bc.Abp55pzznmxcRmWhs4E9rfxtrWecpKidorMHH47Iv-T8gVQyDIZyx0fjg8wjDKYuEh0NUCcThyQEkEeyO4RvY4u4l-HghIxA-qbVPPB84CgyEpQFYIBUW_QzV7EYUjbg2a0/525031994193252/?type=1&opaqueCursor=Abob6FSN2qR1jCSSZWB6csluMVMxQAVkdr2mYsNUl5DZstIn9Yrj4mQWYLWKjfKVafNyAjJibzJ7tVOpxN7YQf9ZI5fh24AmqyvU8CHU1_of3mZ5nRxUhXUZ4aSYl11dht9nJBDiJGkcmG1rv32iPlKiCsm7nt39BJkhl3r0Ea5L1ljjA9W-PQIsW2PjAUN_3_gTxhZcqBj1lC-YDS4YEN
Events
Gelato at Coney’s Cones. (Photo: Coney’s Cones [http://coneyscones.com/coneysconesmission.html])The winner of the second annual “Find Your Flavor” [/submit-your-ideas-for-the-coneys-cones-flavor-creation-contest/] Coney Cones contest is 14 year-old Craig Haas Jr., and he won it with the classic summertime flavor — s’mores. The Long Island native will make
Neighbors
Angel and Samantha Sagardia were victims of a dollar van hit-and-run last week. Photo courtesy of Facebook.Last Thursday, Marine Park residents gathered outside the home of Angel Sagardia to honor him after he and his wife, Samantha, were the victims of a hit-and-run at the hands of a “dollar