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Another Sheepshead Bay Electronics Store Robbed By Gun-Wielding Thief By Alex Ellefson on Oct 05, 2015 04:44 pm Another Sheepshead Bay cellphone store was robbed Friday night when an armed thief forced an employee to fill two bags with cash and electronics, the New York Post reports. The robbery occurred at 7:30pm in the Verizon wireless store at Avenue U and East 28th Street, according to the post. The newspaper reports the suspect pulled a [...] [Video] Gerritsen Firefighters Battle For Hours To Put Out Suspicious Car Fire By Alex Ellefson on Oct 05, 2015 03:32 pm Volunteer firefighters in Gerritsen Beach worked for more than two hours to extinguish a blazing SUV that was discovered early Sunday morning in Marine Park. Doreen Garson, chief of the Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department said the vehicle was likely set on fire intentionally and reminded her of the days when the area was a dumping ground [...] Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Save Brooklyn Historical Sites, Share Family History & Get Fit At The Park By Alex Ellefson on Oct 05, 2015 01:04 pm Lots to do this weekend. Don’t miss the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Brooklyn hearing, where the agency will consider granting landmark status to the Lady Moody House and the Coney Island Pumping Station. There is also family fun at the Halloween Harvest, yoga classes at Marine Park, civic group meetings and free flu shots. Send us [...] B & Q Trains Run Alternately Local And Express, But The F Is The Real Troublemaker This Week By Erica Sherman on Oct 05, 2015 11:54 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. B Line 145th Street-bound B trains run local from Kings Highway to Prospect Park Days, Monday to Friday, September 28-October 2, and Wednesday to Friday, October [...] Portion Of Hubbard Street Renamed In Honor Of Celebrated Photographer & Comic Writer Seth Kushner By Alex Ellefson on Oct 05, 2015 10:01 am More than 100 people gathered at the corner of Shore Parkway and Hubbard Street Sunday for the street co-naming ceremony honoring Seth Kushner, the celebrated pop culture photographer and comic writer who died earlier this year of leukemia. The dedication ceremony for “Seth Kushner Way” took place a few houses down from the artist’s childhood home. City [...] Morning Mug: “And I Will Show You Something Different From Either Your Shadow At Morning Striding Behind You Or Your Shadow At Evening Rising To Meet You; I Will Show You Fear In A Handful Of Dust” ― T.S. Eliot By Erica Sherman on Oct 05, 2015 08:10 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: Alicia Keys Surprises Murrow High, Fake Lawyer Unmasked, Joaquin Stirs Sandy Anxieties Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Puzzle: “I Cannot Endure To Waste Anything So Precious As Autumnal Sunshine By Staying In The House.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne Here’s A Roundup Of Local Pols Administering Free Flu Shots This Month Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Share Tweet Forward Subscribe