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Car Overturns During Crash On Coney Island Avenue, 1 Hospitalized By Alex Ellefson on Mar 17, 2016 05:01 pm sounded worse – oturn car CI Ave near Kings Hwy. 1 minor hurt. @FDNY @nypd61pct street closure mess @NYDailyNews pic.twitter.com/eTnh6Me2JK — Todd Maisel (@ToddMaisel) March 17, 2016 A woman was hospitalized after her car overturned during a collision on Coney Island Avenue Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY. The crash occurred at 12:21pm near the intersection [...] Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts By Sarah Crean on Mar 17, 2016 03:18 pm There are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list — 1,410 of which are small, family homes, according to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN). The City’s Department of Finance sells tax liens [the legal right to a property until a debt on that property has been [...] Rep. Clarke Urges Prisons Bureau To Block Bragg Street Halfway House By Alex Ellefson on Mar 17, 2016 01:18 pm Congresswoman Yvette Clarke sent a strongly worded letter to the Bureau of Prisons Wednesday urging the federal agency to reject a proposal to building a halfway house for convicted felons in Sheepshead Bay. Clarke’s letter comes on the heels of a groundswell of opposition to the proposal — first brought to the attention of state [...] Burglars Smash Deli Front Door During Mid-Day Robbery In Coney Island By Alex Ellefson on Mar 17, 2016 11:06 am Cops are searching for two men — one dressed as a construction worker — who smashed through a glass door at a Coney Island deli Monday during a brazen mid-day robbery. Police say the criminals entered the store, located on Mermaid Avenue near West 22nd Street, just before 5pm. They lifted the front gate and [...] Morning Mug: “People Seldom See The Halting And Painful Steps By Which The Most Insignificant Success Is Achieved.” — Anne Sullivan By Alex Ellefson on Mar 17, 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. Treyger To Introduce Legislation To Guard Against Faux-Utility Workers By Alex Ellefson on Mar 16, 2016 06:13 pm Less than two weeks after an 81-year-old Coney Island woman was roughed up and robbed by someone posing as a Con Ed emplyee, City Councilman Mark Treyger announced he will introduce legislation to keep New Yorkers safe from people posing as utility employees, the New York Post reports. The bill would require National Grid and [...] Recent Articles: Have A Craic! Where To Score Irish Eats & Celebrate On St. Patrick’s Day Potholes Begone! Deutsch Announces Spring Schedule For Street Repavings Third Teenager Reported Missing In Sheepshead Bay Morning Mug: “Hope Is Like The Sun, Which, As We Journey Toward It, Casts The Shadow Of Our Burden Behind Us.” — Samuel Smiles Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Share Tweet Forward Subscribe