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Sen. Golden Asks Residents To Sign Petition Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 05:03 pm State Senator Marty Golden has created an online petition for neighbors to voice their opposition to a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street — located across the street from the Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses. Golden has joined with other elected officials, including Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein, Senator Roxanne Persaud, and Councilman Alan Maisel, as well as the [...] Treyger Secures Sandy Recovery Funds For Renovations At Coney Island Playgrounds By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 03:29 pm Two Coney Island playgrounds are getting a facelift thanks, in part, to Superstorm Sandy recovery funds secured by City Councilman Mark Treyger. According to a press release sent Friday, the councilman worked with the City administration and the Parks Department to acquire $570,000 from FEMA, combined with an additional $1.13 million from the city budget, for [...] Greenfield Demands City Reveal Revenue From Ocean Parkway ‘Speed Trap’ By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 01:56 pm Arguing that the city’s Vision Zero campaign has created a “speed trap” on Ocean Parkway, City Councilman David Greenfield is demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) turn over information about the amount of revenue collected from speed cameras placed along the roadway. Vision Zero reduced speed limits on New York City roads to 25 miles per [...] Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pet Adoption, Jewelry Making, Video Production & More By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 12:04 pm Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out the Animal Care Centers of NYC’s mobile pet adoption center in Sheepshead Bay. There are also video production classes, exercise session, poetry jams and more. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar, or using our classifieds [...] One Dead After Shooting Outside Coney Island Housing Project By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 10:20 am A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday night outside the Surfside Gardens Housing complex in Coney Island, police say. Cops say they received a call about a shooting at 9:17pm. When police arrived, they found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head behind the building on West 33rd Street, between Neptune [...] Morning Mug: “I See Nothing In Space As Promising As The View From A Ferris Wheel.” — E. B. White By Alex Ellefson on Jan 18, 2016 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. ICYMI: Tenants Moving Into Voorhies Tower, Q Train Out Of Commission, More Fast Food In Coney Island By Alex Ellefson on Jan 17, 2016 12:44 pm 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 [...] Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed By Chris Butera on Jan 16, 2016 11:25 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. Kidnapped Carjacking Victim Opens Up About Ordeal [Bensonhurst Bean] No Suspended License For Marlon Sewell, The Driver In A Fatal Fulton Street [...] Recent Articles: Puzzle: “The Secret Source Of Humor Is Not Joy But Sorrow; There Is No Humor In Heaven.” — Mark Twain Q Train Out Of Commission Four Weekends In A Row Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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