Ladder 156 is currently responding to a house fire on East 21st Street and Avenue V. It’s unclear if anyone was harmed.
We’re not sure if it is related to power restorations, but we’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you are still without power, you should manually shut off your circuit breakers until power is restored, and only bring it back online one section of your home at a time.
The buffs at NYScanner just tweeted out the above photo of a car collision on Avenue V and East 14th Street, which caused one of the vehicles to flip onto its roof.
The accident appears to have happened just minutes ago, and EMS units are on scene reporting that there are two people pinned at the location.
UPDATE (2:52 p.m.): The two people pinned have been successfully extricated. The extent of their injuries is not known. Emergency Service Units have arrived to right the car so it can be towed.
This is a breaking news story and may contain inaccuracies. We will update it as more information becomes available. If anyone has more information or additional photos, please send them to tips (at) sheepsheadbites (dot) com.
Tonight at 10:00 p.m., tune in to SyFy and check out how a ghost terrorized a Gravesend family.
In the season premiere of Paranormal Witness, Gravesend resident Elaine Mercado explains how she and her family have been haunted by a “ghost bride” in their Queen Anne-style home near Avenue V.
“It started when my daughters found a really tiny dress in the attic,” explained the retired Coney Island Hospital nurse. “It was maybe a size 2, but short. It creeped me out completely. They brought it down wrapped in newspaper from the 1950′s, and I said get rid of it.”
After that, Mercado says things got even creepier. The family would hear their names whispered in a menacing voice and would have their blankets thrown from their beds. They also saw shadows and started having nightmares.
A neighbor confirmed that a young bride died in the attic of the home many years ago, but under mysterious circumstances.
The family ended up calling in SyFy’s medium who… well, I guess you’ll have to watch to find out.
We found the above photo in our inbox this morning, sent by tipster Eli L.
According to Eli, the two-car accident occurred at approximately 1:40 a.m. on the corner of Avenue V and Bedford Avenue.
It’s unclear if there were any major injuries.
Put this one down as one of the dumbest tickets ever.
According to this video, an SUV parked on the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue V was pushed into the crosswalk after a motorist slammed into the car behind it. The owner of the SUV was promptly issued a ticket for “blocking the crosswalk,” and after pleading his case, was told it was “too late” because the ticket was already written.
“If you saw an accident like this, wouldn’t you think something had to happen to this car, for it to be up on the sidewalk and almost smashed into a pole,” the vehicle’s owner says in the video. “COME ON! A little common sense!”
The owner of the car tried to explain the situation to the officer, only to be told it was “too late” because the ticket had already been written.
If you are one of the owners in the video, or know them, please put them in touch with Sheepsehad Bites. We’d just love to follow how this drama plays out in court.
Nostrand Houses (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
If you saw heavy police activity turn up near 2986 Avenue V at around 2:30 p.m. today, the answer is no, it wasn’t another violent incident in the Sheepshead-Nostrand Housing Projects.
It was just an elevator repairman.
NYPD converged on the scene, aided by hostage negotiators and Emergency Service Unites, after a neighbor called 911 to report what appeared to be a man poised to jump from the roof of the building.
Once the authorities showed up, however, it became clear that it was an elevator repairman, working on the building’s constantly problematic elevator system.
A New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Missing Adult Alert has been issued for the disappearance of Khalik Phillip, male, age 19, from Brooklyn.
He was last seen near Coyle Street and Avenue V in Brooklyn wearing an orange sleeveless sweatshirt and blue jeans. Khalik suffers from Autism.
If this person is seen, call 800-577-TIPS. You can also submit tips at www.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.
The Department of Transportation will investigate the potentially improper placement of a No Standing sign on Avenue V, off East 8th Street, after Sheepshead Bites requested information about its installation at the behest of a reader.
Our reader, who lives nearby, wrote in to Sheepshead Bites last week to complain about the newly-installed No Standing sign, saying that it replaced a street cleaning sign that was previously on the pole. The reader fumed that it blocked off several parking spaces without any apparent justification.
“I understand the DOT installs No Standing [signs] to prevent blind spots at Stop signs. However this is usually just at the corner, [the] new sign is making three spots invalid,” the reader wrote to us. “They just took down a street cleaning sign and changed it to no standing. DOT being plain lazy!”
The practice of eliminating parking spots near certain corners is called daylighting, and is intended to increase visibility for cars approaching the intersection, and reduce the risk of accidents. However, as the reader noted, daylighting usually only eliminates one car’s worth of parking.
In response to an inquiry from Sheepshead Bites, DOT confirmed that the No Standing sign was installed at the request of Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz, who had requested daylighting at the intersection on behalf of constituents.
However, in a follow-up e-mail to DOT, Sheepshead Bites attached the above photo of the sign, placed mid-block, and eliminating more spaces than is usual.
The DOT, in turn, agreed to re-inspect the location and make any necessary adjustments.
Experiencing something similar on your block? E-mail details and (if possible) a photo to tips [at] sheepsheadbites [dot] com.
Marine J & L Pizzeria opened recently at 3033 Avenue V, replacing what was the second location of Sofia Pizza, which opened in late 2010.
We’re not quite sure how long this has been open, having just been spotted by reader nolastname. However, the Health Department inspected the place in March, so the new owners have been operating the location since then at the very least.
Photo by LostInService
Updates at the bottom of post:
There was a large police presence around East 15th Street and East 16tStreets, from Avenue U down to Gravesend Neck Road, as police apparently pursued a suspect on and around the train tracks.
The commotion broke out at around 11:30 p.m., with helicopters buzzing overhead, assisting officers on the ground with spotlights.
Gravesend Neck Road was closed off by police vehicles, and on Avenue V and East 15th Street, NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit vehicles are on the scene. Units were also canvassing the area.
Reader LostInService called in to tell Sheepshead Bites that officers are searching backyards along East 15th Street.
Gothamist Maps notes that the pursuit caused the power to the tracks to be cut.
It is unclear who police or searching for, or why.
Update (12:22 a.m.): A reader, Lisa, just sent us the following e-mail:
there is a scary police search going on 15th and Neck Rd. Many plain clothes as well. I hope they find who they are looking for. They’ve gone through my garage and yard and behind the houses on the tracks. They have the police chopper searching with a light as well. No news online except that 1010wins radio announced Brooklyn bound Q trains are skipping from Kings Hwy to Brighton Beach. I’m glad I have big dogs on nights like this.
Update (12:34 a.m.): Q train service has resumed with residual delays, according to NotifyNYC. It had previously been running express from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach as a result of the investigation.
Update (12:48 a.m.): As per Randy’s comment below, police have moved up East 15th Street as far as Avenue R.
Update (12:50 a.m.): Facebook reader Maria D. was on the Q train that was stopped. Here’s her description:
I was trapped on this train at neck road. Police helicopters, detectives, cops everywhere. The trapped us inside the train and would not open the doors. They even turned the power off. Must have been in there for over half an hour. Awful
Update (3:55 p.m.): NYPD’s 61st Precinct confirmed that it was a search for a suspect involved in a theft. It was a non-violent incident, and the perp is a repeat offender. He was not apprehended, and the precinct declined to provide additional details saying that it is an ongoing investigation.
This is a breaking news story and may contain inaccuracies. We will update it as more information becomes available. If anyone has more information or additional photos, please send them to tips (at) sheepsheadbites (dot) com.
