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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Men Are Dogs, Movie Screenings, Pet Adoption Center By Alex Ellefson on Feb 15, 2016 05:13 pm Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out the play Men Are Dogs by Brooklyn native Joseph Simonelli. There’s also a pet adoption center, a few free movie screenings, poetry jams and more. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar, or using our classifieds [...] Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say By Alex Ellefson on Feb 15, 2016 02:51 pm The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach earlier this year was caused by a mechanical failure at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant on Knapp Street, officials said. “Everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong,” said Community Board 15 Chairwoman Theresa Scavo, who met Thursday with officials from the Department of [...] Medical Examiner Investigating Death Of Grandmother At Coney Island Hospital By Alex Ellefson on Feb 15, 2016 12:40 pm A grieving family is demanding answers from the medical examiner about whether Coney Island Hospital caused the death of a 47-year-old grandmother by botching her diagnosis, the Daily News reports. The woman, Grisel Soto, arrived at the hospital on January 31. She was holding her head, screaming and couldn’t speak, the woman’s husband told the [...] 30-Year-Old Woman Dies In Basement Fire On Homecrest Avenue By Alex Ellefson on Feb 15, 2016 11:04 am A 30-year-old woman died Sunday after being caught up in a basement fire at a two-story residential building on Homecrest Avenue, near Avenue V, the Daily News reports. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, an FDNY spokesperson said. At least 60 firefighters were called to the apartment building, located at 2227 Homecrest Avenue, [...] Morning Mug: “To Succeed, Jump As Quickly At Opportunities As You Do At Conclusions.” — Benjamin Franklin By Alex Ellefson on Feb 15, 2016 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. ICYMI: Bernie Visits Midwood, Nursery Gets Booted, Severe Flooding By Alex Ellefson on Feb 14, 2016 12:17 pm In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily newsletter. If you have any news tips, story ideas, questions or anything else, email [...] Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed By Chris Butera on Feb 13, 2016 11:46 am After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. An attack on a 44-year-old white man by a black man at a Ditmas Park subway station last weekend has been [...] Recent Articles: Puzzle: “A Lot Of People Like Snow. I Find It To Be An Unnecessary Freezing Of Water.” — Carl Reiner Q Line Track Work Cancelled Due To Cold Weather. No Shuttle Buses This Weekend Co-Op Board Wanted To Jack Nursery’s Rent 400 Percent Before Terminating Lease Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Share Tweet Forward Subscribe