Bed Stuy
BUSHWICK – At 2:21 am on Sunday, April 29, off-duty NYPD officer Miguel Martinez, 38, was arrested and charged with DWI, driving the wrong way and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. CROWN HEIGHTS – At 3:45 am on Saturday, April 28, NYC Corrections officer James Laraque, 35, was charged
mill basin
MILL BASIN – Three big party boats are coming to the waters of Mill Basin, perhaps as soon as next week, and yet no one is quite sure where the booze cruise yachts will be moored. Though the Sheepshead Bay community has been fighting for years to rid themselves of the
Business
From Assemblymember Jaime Williams (D59): Unbeknownst to the residents of Marine Park, Mill Basin and the Rockaways, the “Party Boats”, with their intoxicated and rambunctious revelers, were moved to the Mill Basin area. The quiet inlet off of Jamaica Bay will no longer be so quiet. In a surprise phone
Announcements
A party boat docked at the Sheepshead Bay Piers of Emmons Avenue (Carly Miller/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After years complaints from residents of Sheepshead Bay about the noise, trash, parking and fights that spilled over from party boats docked along Emmons Avenue, it appears a sea change is coming. Yesterday
Announcements
Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project.Spring may not have exactly sprung in Brooklyn yet, but Brooklynites should get ready for the good weather anyway—and register to pick up a free tree [https://nyrp.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4f936aba6c808439b0f447dac&id=eb4af5ed97&e=ae45b66374] ! Through
Police & Fire
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Last week, The Independent published a story about what it’s like inside the floating sex party in New York [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/new-york-sex-party-chemistry-orgy-sheepshead-bay-a8285271.html] , and now Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) is calling for an investigation into the “floating orgy” held on a party
Bay Ridge
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BAY RIDGE – Police are looking for two suspects that broke into Pyramid Jewelry International in Bay Ridge over the weekend, hoping to rob the place. Around 2:30 in the morning on Friday, March 30, a white sedan pulled up to the jewelry store, located at 7112
News
The original stretch of Plumb Beach Bike path that got repaired in 2015 (Via Sheepshead Bites)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A few years ago, repairs were finally made to the Plumb Beach Bike Path, which had been damaged in Hurricane Ida as far back as 2009. Now, it seems the city has
canarsie
The grocery store on Avenue H where the 16-year old was shot (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – Police are looking for the man who shot a 16-year old boy in the leg after they two bumped into each other in a grocery store last week. Robert Gilmore, 26, was in
Education
Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinWhen it comes to the conversation over public education in this country, there’s probably no more contentious issue than charter schools. But Nissi Jonathan believes we’re not even having the conversation we should be having. “I don’t think we as a community, just across
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two teenage bicycle thieves who robbed a 13-year old of his wheels in Sheepshead Bay over the weekend. Around 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 10,
Announcements
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Two millennial cousins have created a gender-neutral clothing brand, Beau Novo [https://beaunovo.com/], aimed at representing everyone. Beau Novo stands for “new man.” One day, Bobby Vincent Bruno (a marketing student at Brooklyn College) and Brian ‘Sene’ Marc (an actor, model, and musician) met a young lady