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Deer Leads Police On 11-Hour Odyssey Through Coney Island By Alex Ellefson on Oct 19, 2015 04:13 pm A wily deer led police on an 11-hour odyssey through Coney Island Saturday. Cops tracked the animal through the urban jungle’s parking lots, housing projects, beaches and construction sites before it was finally cornered and captured by an officer on horseback. At least three different police units, as well as animal care, pursued the deer. Cops [...] Prospect Park Alliance Haunted Halloween Walk & Fair (Sponsored) By Sheepshead Bites on Oct 19, 2015 02:58 pm The Prospect Park Alliance presents its 36th Annual Halloween Haunted Walk and Fair on Saturday, October 24, from 12-3pm. This cherished annual event brings thousands of families to Prospect Park’s Lookout Hill and Nethermead for an afternoon of ghoulish fun that is free and open to the public. Encounter zombies, werewolves, good (and not-so-good) witches, [...] Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Poetry Jams, Yoga At The Park, Sandy Recovery Job Fair By Alex Ellefson on Oct 19, 2015 01:59 pm Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Pick up some cheap books and support your local library, hang out at the Halloween Harvest, or relax at the yoga session at Marine Park. There are also free flu shots being administered by local politicians, a job fair for sandy recovery efforts, and much more. Send [...] Teen Arrested For Vandalizing 9/11 Memorial At MCU Park By Alex Ellefson on Oct 19, 2015 01:25 pm Cops handcuffed a teenager Sunday for defacing part of the 9/11 memorial at MCU Park, the Daily News reports. A witnessed spotted the 15-year-old vandal spray painting “JD SMU” on part of the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance, located at at MCU Park on Surf Avenue, according to the News. The granite wall displays 400 laser-engraved [...] B/Q Lines Unaffected This Week; Manhattan-Bound F Platform At Avenue X Remains Shuttered By Erica Sherman on Oct 19, 2015 11:56 am Below you’ll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, F and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info. F Line Avenue X and Ditmas Avenue F Train Station Closures and Information. The Manhattan-bound platform at Avenue X is closed for renovation until winter [...] Midwood Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Sexually Abusing Teen By Alex Ellefson on Oct 19, 2015 10:21 am A judge sentenced a Midwood man to 10 years in prison Friday for repeatedly sexually abusing a teenager over three years, according to a press release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Kelly Curry. Authorities say Andrew Goodman, of Midwood, began molesting the youth in 2006, when the victim was 12 years old. For the [...] Morning Mug: “Yes, I Was Born In Coney Island. The Holy Land.” — Arlo Guthrie By Erica Sherman on Oct 19, 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: ICYMI: 23-Story Tower On Lockdown, Beverly Rotter Passes Away, Mayor’s Zoning Plan Rejected Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Puzzle: “Take A Course In Good Water And Air; And In The Eternal Youth Of Nature You May Renew Your Own. Go Quietly, Alone; No Harm Will Befall You.” — John Muir Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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