east 22nd st
Photo by Willie SimpsonIrwin Meyer, 96, of East 21st Street, died May 19, three days after being struck by a car around the corner from his home. Meyer was crossing East 22nd Street at Voorhies Avenue when a 2012 Dodge SUV made a left turn onto the block, hitting him.
1524 sheepshead bay rd
Highlighted portion is the part to be demolished.Demolitions permits have been issued to the developers of the planned 30-story Voorhies Avenue tower for the connected property, 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road, which will be torn down to create a gated walkway for prospective residents [/voorhies-tower-gated-entrance-sheepshead-bay-rd-one-bedrooms-start-700k-absolutely-affordable-housing/] . The application for demolition was
bill murray
Oh, what’s that? You’re dieting on a Sunday? Too bad, buddy. Taken at Donut Shoppe (a.k.a. Sheikh’s) (Source: roboppy/Flickr)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] What’s this? A Sunday post on Sheepshead Bites? Yep, we’re doing that now. You’ve
2623 east 16th st
Sheepshead Bay Road-staple Anatolian Gyro has moved off the main thoroughfare to a brand new storefront around the corner, and is now serving its yummy Turkish treats at the new location. We announced the move was forthcoming [/anatolian-gyro-to-move-off-sheepshead-bay-road-as-landlord-embarks-on-third-renovation/] back in October, with a planned opening date in January. As usual,
2623 east 16th st
Anatolian Gyro will move off of Sheepshead Bay Road, around the corner to 2623 East 16th Street, as their landlord ramps up for their third major storefront renovation project in the Sheepshead Bay Road area. The restaurant has occupied 1605 Sheepshead Bay Road since 1994, becoming one of the earliest
ave z
The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and Bomb Squad were called to a residential property on Bedford Avenue and Voorhies Avenue more than an hour ago, shutting down nearby streets to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic as they search for explosives in a home. An officer at the scene told
edward steinberg
Source: mikey k via flickrA Sheepshead Bay family is still mourning months after 27-year-old family member Yuliya Hermanska was tragically killed in a car accident, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sssssssssss-article-1.1342302] by the New York Daily News. Hermanska was killed on March 23 when she
Police & Fire
Photo: TheRealSappy/TwitterPolice are investigating the cause of a Saturday evening accident [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9039066], in which a car veered onto an Ocean Avenue sidewalk and struck three people. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 between 5:00
daniel branovan
We got the following e-mail about a Voorhies Avenue-based physician working with FEMA to obtain expensive replacement equipment for local doctors hit by Sandy: > Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has required our community to begin a long and difficult recovery. One of the hardest hit sectors was the medical community
1613 voorhies ave
Those who take the Voorhies Avenue route to the Sheepshead Bay train station may have been dismayed about the loss of a morning coffee place when Cupcake Kings closed back in June. [/cupcake-kings-on-voorhies-avenue-closed-for-good/] But, don’t despair, Espresso & Grill Room will replace the coffee and cupcake locale at 1613
haring st
I didn’t have much to say for today’s open thread, so my plan was to turn to YouTube and drop in a random video of a cat nursing a puppy or something. But, when I logged in, this video came up as featured. It’s a video that
7-11
A reader sent in the above photo over the weekend, showing a former sidewalk tree well that has taken on a new life as some sort of insatiable garbage filtering organism. It looks pretty gross to us, but the reader provided a rather succinct description that hammers home just how