In the second quarter of 2008, the median home sales price for Brooklyn was $525,000, according to a report from appraiser Miller Samuel; the bulk of the affordable sales below that middle price point have been in far-flung neighborhoods like Sheepshead Bay and East New York, according to data compiled by research firm StreetEasy.

Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

High winds from Tropical Storm Hanna toppled trees in Brooklyn. One fell on the Belt Parkway, halting traffic in Sheepshead Bay.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 7, 2008.

Mr. Afzal, a soft-spoken man with a closely cropped beard, was born in Pakistan and now lives with his wife and three children in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. One recent afternoon, as customers inspected the perfume boxes stacked nearly to the ceiling and haggled with his clerks over prices, Mr. Afzal talked about the life of a local perfume dealer.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

A Brooklyn man who spray-painted swastikas all over Flatbush and Sheepshead Bay, then dialed 911 to report the vandalism, was sentenced to 11 months in jail yesterday.

Published by New York Post on September 4, 2008.

This is awesome. Yes, it goes down like that parking wise in Harlem. We need to pull a Park Slope or a Gerritsen Beach and get some suspended alternate side of the street cleaning.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on September 3, 2008.