Sure, we’ve all known Sheepshead Bay is one of the city’s best neighborhoods, but now we’re getting some much deserved attention from the city press. New York Magazine’s much touted “The Most Livable Neighborhoods in New York” list ranked Sheepshead Bay 27th, just above SoHo and below Chelsea.
The list aggregates data from a plethora of sources and then ranks it across 12 categories from cost of living, to diversity and nightlife. Sheepshead Bay ranked high in affordability, schools, health and wellness, and crime.
The only other Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods to even rank in the top 50 were Bay Ridge (12th) and Brighton Beach (30th), while the big-headed yuppies in Park Slope nabbed the top slot.
It’s easy to take issue with New York Mag’s methodology and say we should have been higher up, or their assessment of things like “creative” and “housing quality” were way too subjective. One could even point out that some numbers just seemed downright wrong, like the fact that we ranked 22nd for crime even though our precinct has the lowest crime stats in the city (not including Central Park).
But instead of whining, we choose to be happy. Why? Because we’re in the top 50. And Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen Beach, and Marine Park are not. Remember that, punks.
What do you think? Should we have ranked better? What did these scoundrels forget?
Courtesy of Village Voice
Mmm… doesn’t that roast beef look delicious? Well, it ain’t from Sheepshead Bay – home of the two best roast beef joints in the nation. It’s from a new Bay Ridge eatery called Ziggy’s. In terms of style, they seem to be more along the lines of Roll-N-Roaster‘s (2901 Emmons Avenue) not-so-fast fast food, as opposed to Brennan & Carr‘s (3432 Nostrand Avenue) more cultivated sit down joint. But they’re a bit jacked up on price compared to Roll-N-Roaster ($5.25/sandwich + $0.50 for cheese). They’ve got more variety in cheeses, and their specialty is cheez whiz. How does it compare, though? Well, Village Voice’s food critic Robert Sietsema says they beat Roll-N-Roaster in terms of quantity and moistness, but gives the nod to the Sheepshead Bay establishment’s larger menu. Have you tried Ziggy’s? How does it compare? Should Sheepshead fret?
(Photos courtesy of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection)
An accident on January 9, 2008 at the Owl’s Head Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bay Ridge resulted in the death of city worker Gennaro Montello and the injury of Joseph DiGiovanni, a co-worker who tried to save him.
According to the NY Times, the worker was crushed by a collapsed conveyor belt that was used to carry silt, such as sand and coffee grit, that had been drained from wastewater.
While such accidents are rare, they do happen. In another incident that happened just last week, the Dallas Morning News reported that in Galveston, Texas a sewage treatment plant worker also died while in the performance of his duties.
Read more about the impact of this tragedy after the jump.
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This comes to us from Senator Marty Golden:
Dear Friends,
I have had a great week hosting two successful Christmas Tree Lightings in the community! Hopefully you and your family made it out to celebrate the season with us. Unfortunately because of bad weather last night, we were forced to postpone the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony I had scheduled. The ceremony will instead take place next Wednesday, December 17th at 6:30 p.m.
I hope you can join us at McKinley Park (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Bay Ridge Parkway) to celebrate the magic that the Holiday Season has to offer. There will be caroling, hot chocolate and a special visit from Santa Claus so gather your family and join together with the community for a wonderful evening of joy and cheer!
Sincerely,
SENATOR MARTY GOLDEN
(Microsoft Clip Art – Christmas Tree)
Here is an excerpt of Senator Marty Golden’s letter inviting the Sheepshead Bay community to this week’s Christmas tree lightings:
Each year I host Christmas tree lightings to bring the community together in joy and togetherness so that we can all forget about the stresses of the season and focus on the good things in our lives. At these special events we gather to sing Christmas Carols, sip Hot Coco and welcome a very special visitor, Santa Claus! I hope you can join myself and the Bay Ridge Parks Task Force at one of these special events. Donations for Toys for Tots will be collected. I encourage you all to bring a new, unwrapped toy to make the holidays happy for a needy child.
Here is the information about the lightings:
Bay Ridge
Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Fort Hamilton Memorial Park (95th Street & 4th Avenue)
Wednesday, December 11th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
McKinley Park (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Bay Ridge Parkway)
Gravesend
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Lady Moody Square (Van Sicklen and Avenue U)
