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Today: Man Charged For Putting A Gravesend Child In The Hospital, On Life Support Group Home For Disabled Young Men Overwhelmingly Shot Down At Community Board Meeting Light Up The Holiday Season At These Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies Coney Island IHOP Opening Pushed Back, “Hopefully To January” Morning Mug: “Flying Is Learning How To Throw Yourself At The Ground And Miss.” — Douglas Adams Man Charged For Putting A Gravesend Child In The Hospital, On Life Support By Sean Egan on Nov 30, 2016 03:30 pm As of last night, the 3-year-old Gravesend boy who was on life support at Coney Island Hospital after being found in his home covered in feces, with a fractured skull, and lacerations to his kidney and liver was transferred to New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia in Manhattan after losing brain activity, as first reported by the ... Group Home For Disabled Young Men Overwhelmingly Shot Down At Community Board Meeting By Sean Egan on Nov 30, 2016 03:00 pm Typically, community board meetings last for about an hour. In that hour a myriad of topics are discussed and decisions made. However, at the meeting last night, an entire hour was spent dissecting and probing the proposed group home for three mentally disabled young men at 1730 East 27 St in Madison. Folks griped about the ... Light Up The Holiday Season At These Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies By Sean Egan on Nov 30, 2016 12:00 pm It’s that time of year again when you get the family out to pick a Christmas tree and enjoy a hot cocoa at the neighborhood lighting ceremony. This year, Senator Marty Golden is hosting a few tree lighting ceremonies that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Yesterday, November 29, Golden hosted the ... Coney Island IHOP Opening Pushed Back, “Hopefully To January” By Sean Egan on Nov 30, 2016 10:17 am The long-delayed opening of the Coney Island IHOP has been further delayed. The store is now tentatively set to open in January, according to broker Joe Vitacco, Jr. “It’s 100 percent finished, they’re just waiting for the certificate of occupancy,” Joe told us on the phone, further elaborating that the owner is, “hiring right now. ... Morning Mug: “Flying Is Learning How To Throw Yourself At The Ground And Miss.” — Douglas Adams By Sean Egan on Nov 30, 2016 09:59 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: Gravesend Boy On Life Support After Being Found Covered In Feces And With Skull Fracture Brooklyn Public Library Gets $3 Million Grant To Bring An Xbox To Every Branch 61st Precinct Blotter: Night Club Slashing, Burglaries, Robberies, And More This Week Save The Swans! Mute Swan’s ‘Death Sentence’ Reversed VIDEO: Coney Island Creek Climate Change Study Proposes Pedestrian Path For Kaiser Park Local Promotions Free Moving Kit 24 Hour Free Personal Injury Advice - Speak to an Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyer in 6 seconds! Registration Fee Waived See All Promotions      Add Your Promotion Facebook Twitter Instagram Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Subscribe