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Puzzle: “As Soon As I Get On My Boat, Something Inside Me Changes. Then I Really Feel What Living Is.” — Laura Dekker By Erica Sherman on Aug 07, 2015 05:00 pm   Photo by Bobbie Sackman This Weekend’s Sheepshead Bay Open House Picks By Erica Sherman on Aug 07, 2015 03:57 pm We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting Sheepshead Bay (and surrounding areas) open house listings for this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 3203 Nostrand Avenue #6B List Price: $309,750; common charges, $788 Size: Two bedrooms, two bathrooms Details: All the luxury of Park Slope, and double the space, for a quarter of the price. This [...] Prisoner Brazenly Escapes Coney Island Hospital By Alex Ellefson on Aug 07, 2015 02:37 pm Police arrested a man for the second time on Thursday after he briefly escaped custody at Coney Island Hospital and fled down the street, the New York Post reports. Police first arrested 29-year-old William Casado around 4am for violating an order of protection. He was taken to the 60th precinct and charged with criminal contempt, [...] Residents Don’t Like The Smell Of Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study By Alex Ellefson on Aug 07, 2015 12:24 pm Residents scorned some of the initial assessments presented on Thursday for a flood barrier in Coney Island Creek, arguing the city was pushing a proposal that did more to boost tourism than address the waterway’s longstanding pollution problem. “I really think this is a boondoggle of monumental importance,” said Ida Sanoff, a Brighton Beach resident and executive [...] 61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 7/27/2015 – 8/2/2015 By Erica Sherman on Aug 07, 2015 11:24 am 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. Morning Mug: “Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, Old Time Is Still A-Flying: And This Same Flower That Smiles To-Day To-Morrow Will Be Dying.” — Robert Herrick By Erica Sherman on Aug 07, 2015 07:06 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: Consumer Affairs Commissioner Explains City’s New Approach To Small Businesses Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Weekend: Meteor Shower, Coney Island History Day, Anti-Nuclear Weapon March & Vigil 14-Year-Old Girl Missing From Sheepshead Bay Houses F And Q Trains Both Run Express Late At Night This Weekend Facebook Twitter Have tips? Emaileditor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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