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Puzzle: “Follow Your Inner Moonlight; Don’t Hide The Madness.” — Allen Ginsberg By Erica Sherman on Oct 30, 2015 05:00 pm   Photo by Bella Karas Cymbrowitz, Golden Push Insurance Reforms Through Albany To Protect Sandy-Affected Homeowners By Alex Ellefson on Oct 30, 2015 03:56 pm Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday, the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, designed to regulate insurance claims related to sewer backups that occur during storms. The law requires the Department of Financial Services to examine and make recommendations for reforming “anti-concurrent causation” clauses in insurance claims, which had been used to deny coverage to homeowners whose [...] This Weekend’s Open House Picks By Mary Bakija on Oct 30, 2015 02:51 pm We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open house listings coming up in the area this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 308 Avenue P (Sponsored) List Price: $1,199,000 Size: Four bedrooms, three bathrooms Details: This 2,670-square-foot, fully detached home in Gravesend features a private driveway and garage, three terraces, and two entrances. The [...] Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association’s Thanksgiving Food Drive Is Underway By Alex Ellefson on Oct 30, 2015 02:11 pm The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is underway. The food drive will go until the group’s next meeting at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park on November 19. Donations will be given to the food pantry run by Our Lady of Refuge Church, located on Foster Avenue between Ocean Avenue and East 21st [...] Flood Insurance Affordability Study Will Focus On Sheepshead Bay & Gerritsen By Alex Ellefson on Oct 30, 2015 01:15 pm Three years ago, many residents of Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods awoke to find themselves living as refugees after Sandy’s floodwaters engulfed their homes. Those who made it through the gauntlet of bureaucratic red tape and rebuilt, now face a new challenge: Rising flood insurance rates. To understand how new flood maps and rising insurance [...] 61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 10/19/2015 – 10/25/2015 By Erica Sherman on Oct 30, 2015 12:00 pm CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach. 92-Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed By Car In Manhattan Beach By Alex Ellefson on Oct 30, 2015 11:06 am A 92-year-old woman died Saturday after being struck by a car in Manhattan Beach, according to police. Cops say the collision occurred the previous afternoon, on Friday, October 23. The woman was crossing Oriental Boulevard when she was hit by a grey 2013 Buick making a left turn from West End Avenue. She suffered head trauma [...] Alleged Killer Of Coney Island Mom Was Stopped By Cops For Manspreading By Rachel Silberstein on Oct 30, 2015 10:00 am The East New York man charged in the grisly death of a Coney Island mom eluded police for nine months, until yesterday, when he was stopped by officers for hogging an extra seat on the subway, new reports have revealed. Gregory White, 43, was charged with second degree murder, assault, and criminal possession of a [...] Morning Mug: “Brooklyn Is Not The Easiest Place To Grow Up In, Although I Wouldn’t Change That Experience For Anything.” — Neil Diamond By Erica Sherman on Oct 30, 2015 07:00 am 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, Twitter, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. Recent Articles: Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Weekend: Italian Heritage Month, Greenmarket, Trick-Or-Treating Facebook Twitter Have tips? Emaileditor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Share Tweet Forward Subscribe Copyright © 2015 Corner Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive Sheepsheadbites.com daily newsletter. Our mailing address is: Corner Media 535 E17th Street Brooklyn, Ny 11226 Add us to your address book