Thursday, March 3, 2016

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Thief Uses Stolen Credit Card To Buy Cigarettes, Cops Say


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 03, 2016 05:21 pm
(Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops are searching for a pickpocket who swiped a woman’s purse earlier this year and used her stolen credit card to buy cigarettes at a corner store on Sheepshead Bay Road. The thief allegedly grabbed a 31-year-old woman’s purse on January 11 while she was at Masal Cafe on Emmons Avenue. He later used the [...]

Royal Crown Day Care Allowed A Baby To Escape And Wander The Streets, Court Records Show


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 03, 2016 04:40 pm
Royal Crown Day Care was shut down by the Health Department in 2010. (Photo: Google Maps)Royal Crown Day Care — shut by the Health Department in 2010 for a multitude of violations — once let a baby escape from the center and wander the streets alone, the Daily News reports. The harrowing incident, surely the ultimate nightmare for any parent, turned up in court records during a federal lawsuit in which [...]

Gala Fresh Farms To Open On Ocean Avenue This Week


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 03, 2016 12:59 pm
gala-fresh-farmsGala Fresh Farms, the ‘upscale’ grocery that last year bought the floundering Ocean Avenue Waldbaum’s, is expected to open for business on Friday, according to a company spokesperson. Waldbaum’s, the longtime neighborhood grocer at 3100 Ocean Avenue closed its doors in November during the bankruptcy saga of its parent company, A&P. The location was auctioned [...]

Burglars Jack Snowblower From Neighbor’s Driveway


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 03, 2016 10:52 am
664-16 61 PDU Burg 2-2-16 photo3Cops are asking for the pubic’s assistance identifying two brazen crooks who rolled up to a neighbor’s driveway last month and loaded a snowblower in the back of a pickup truck. A surveillance video released by the NYPD shows one of the bandits, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, waving his buddy into the driveway. Police say the [...]

Morning Mug: “My Life Is Full Of Mistakes. They’re Like Pebbles That Make A Good Road.” — Beatrice Wood


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 03, 2016 07:01 am
Photo by Joseph ZayatsMorning 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.

Wahlburgers To Host Series Premiere Viewing Party At Coney Island Location


By Alex Ellefson on Mar 02, 2016 06:39 pm
(Photo: Wahlburgers Coney Island / Facebook)The Coney Island Wahlburgers — which opened last summer to immediate fanfare – is hosting a rooftop viewing party for the season debut of the reality TV show that put their fast food franchise on the map. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Alma Cares, a charity dedicated to feeding families in need, according [...]

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