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Grenade Found In Gerritsen Beach Apartment Building, Cops Say By Alex Ellefson on Mar 08, 2016 04:54 pm The NYPD’s Bomb Squad was called to a Gerritsen Beach apartment building Tuesday morning after a worker discovered a grenade inside a storage box containing other WWII relics, according to police. Officer were called to the residence, a co-op building on Burnett Street near Avenue U, at 11:20am, authorities say. They quickly determined the explosive [...] Schumer Says Extradition Of Brighton Murder Suspect Must Be ‘Top Priority’ By Alex Ellefson on Mar 08, 2016 03:43 pm Senator Chuck Schumer says the Department of Justice must make it a “top priority” to extradite a man from Australia wanted for the brutal 2009 murder of a Brighton Beach shopkeeper. The senator wrote a letter to US Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking her agency to ramp up efforts to return Abakar Gadiyev, who fled [...] 61st Precinct Community Council Meets Tomorrow By Alex Ellefson on Mar 08, 2016 12:46 pm Got a gripe about public safety issues in your neighborhood? Tomorrow is your chance to meet with top brass at the 61st Precinct, Sheepshead Bay’s station house, and make your voice heard. The precinct’s community council will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at 7:30pm in the YDE School located at 2533 Coney Island [...] Sandy Recovery Is Driving Up Property Taxes In Coastal Communities By Alex Ellefson on Mar 08, 2016 11:14 am Homeowners in Superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods, who are seeing the first measurable signs of progress in the city’s Build it Back program, may experience a spike this year in their property taxes due to storm recovery efforts. “This past year, you may have gotten a notice that shows your [property]values went up. And that is just [...] Morning Mug: “The Way To Love Anything Is To Realize That It May Be Lost.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton By Alex Ellefson on Mar 08, 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. Recent Articles: Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Inter-SING, Butoh Festival, CPR Training Shakeup At Coney Island Hospital Amid Accusations That Botched Treatment Caused Patient’s Death Half-Naked Man Arrested For Slashing And Robbing Jilted Lover Cops After Man Who Exposed Himself On The B Train Morning Mug: “I Learned Long Ago, Never To Wrestle With A Pig. You Get Dirty, And Besides, The Pig Likes It.” — George Bernard Shaw Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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