By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 05:00 pm
 Elected officials railed against NYCHA Monday for allowing registered sex offenders to to live illegally in public housing. Following a report released last week that found the number of convicted sex offenders living in NYCHA properties had increased by almost 50 percent during the last five years, assemblymembers Pamela Harris and Bill Colton joined with [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 03:31 pm
 Police arrested the MTA bus driver who struck and killed a 62-year-old woman last week while she was crossing the street at Avenue Z and East 17th Street. The NYPD announced Monday that the driver, 52-year-old Wayne Alman, has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian. Alman was driving a B36 bus on Avenue [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 02:07 pm
 Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Get in the holiday spirit by checking out the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights or go to Fort Hamilton High School to see The Nutcracker. There is also a free movie screening, a poetry jam, chess club and much more. Send us your own event listing by [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 01:35 pm
 Police have released a video showing the man they believe shot three people outside a Mill Basin bowling alley earlier this month. Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance identifying him. As we reported last week, after a dispute on December 12 outside the Strike 10 Lanes bowling alley at 6161 Strickland Avenue, near Mill [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 11:53 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. B Line Brighton Beach-bound B trains make local stops at Avenue U and Neck Road. Days, 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday and Thursday, December 23 – 24. Please [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 2015 09:54 am
 Community groups and city agencies came to the rescue after a thieves ransacked the offices of a Coney Island charity and made off with donations for the group’s holiday toy and clothing drive. With days to spare before the event, donations poured into the offices of Coney Island Generation Gap, the community service organization once headed by Assemblywoman [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 21, 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.
By Alex Ellefson on Dec 20, 2015 10:00 am
 In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily newsletter. If you have any news tips, story ideas, questions or anything else, email [...]
By Mary Bakija on Dec 19, 2015 10:57 am
 After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. New art tributes for Biggie Smalls go up in Clinton Hill. [Fort Greene Focus] Convictions overturned for three men framed for [...]
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