"just bought in midwood. glad to see that midwood didn't appear on this list at all. it can only be a secret for so long i guess. takes me 35 minutes to union square." ["Where the Bobos Now Buy in Brooklyn"]

Published by The New York Observer on September 18, 2008.

There are more than 40 neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and of the 3,766 homes sold under $525,000 in Brooklyn so far this year nearly half are within the 10 neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, Flatbush, Gravesend, East New York, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Park Slope. Of those 10 neighborhoods, only Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Williamsburg are northwest of Prospect Park.

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

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.

But the busy calendar included a Liza Minnelli concert in Brighton Beach, fireworks at Coney Island, a concert honoring Erykah Badu, and the Aqua Science Cabaret at the New York Aquarium.

Published by New York Post on September 14, 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.

Well, as close as Gravesend, there is a Russian nightclub where your dollar seems to have all of the purchasing power of the ruble, circa 1989. And it offers an entertaining experience like nowhere else in Brooklyn.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 2008.

Rasputin [2670 Coney Island Ave. at Avenue X in Gravesend, (718) 332-8111] offers a live cabaret show followed by pop music and a DJ, from 8 pm to 3 am, for a minimum of $75 per person (which includes a banquet meal and drinks) and on Saturdays, for a minimum of $105 per person. For information, visit www.rasputinny.com.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 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.

Auyang said he and Schwartz were never more than acquaintances at Sheepshead Bay HS in the 1970s.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

Maurice Mizrahi, 34, was busted on a street in Sheepshead Bay by investigators following his trail, police sources said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

Maurice Mizrahi, 34, was nabbed on a street in Sheepshead Bay. Police had been looking for him since his own mother called them Wednesday after discovering 87 parking meters in the family's basement.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

He would walk around near his East First Street home in Gravesend and shake the meters until he found a full one, sources said.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

But Mr. Frisina, 20, may have unknowingly seen the handiwork of Maurice Mizrahi, a man who the police said had cut off the heads of several dozen parking meters in the past two years. They recovered 87 meters from the house where he lived in Gravesend, the neighborhood where the police said most of the thefts took place.

Published by New York Times on August 31, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.

The parking meters, which carry up to $90 in change and cost around $500 each, were all swiped near Mizrahi's East First Street home in Gravesend.

Published by New York Post on August 30, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.

"Talking with [the Department of Transportation], they have never seen anything like this," said Captain George Mastrokostas, commanding officer of the 61st Precinct in Sheepshead Bay.

Published by New York Post on August 30, 2008.

They are looking for 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi. He is 5-foot-9 and 140 pounds. Police say he was arrested last year for doing the same thing. He reportedly lives in Sheepshead Bay with his adopted mother.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 29, 2008.

According to a police source, the three targeted the home in Midwood early Thursday morning, attempting to rob the people inside.

Published by WNBC on August 28, 2008.

Before those changes, the senate seat representing Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and a portion of Staten Island had bounced back and forth between Democrats and Republicans for years. In 2002, using his majority-leader powers, Bruno redrew the lines. Instead of a slice of Staten Island's ethnically mixed northeast shore, Bruno rerouted the boundaries due east across Brooklyn, where he attached the white, conservative neighborhoods of Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park.

Published by Village Voice on August 27, 2008.

The city last month found that 95 percent of Brighton Beach sidewalks were clean, yet residents there say the stench of litter and rotten fruit from overflowing trash cans on Brighton Beach Avenue reaches gagging levels in the summer.

Published by amNY.com on August 25, 2008.

With its shady streets, deep front porches and elegant two-story Victorians, Midwood is an unexpected suburban outpost halfway between Coney Island and Prospect Park.

Published by amNY.com on August 21, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

Baghaturia is a former teacher who now runs a restaurant called Tbilisi in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, where she says neighborhood Russians have been flocking for days to offer their support. Brooklyn is home to a sizable Russian population, creating the odd juxtaposition of people from two warring countries living side by side in the borough.

Published by WNBC on August 13, 2008.

Paulette Hodge from Sheepshead Bay has been to the clinic for three years, and she stood out as one of the better players.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Baghaturia is a former teacher who runs a restaurant called Tbilisi in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, where she says neighborhood Russians have been flocking for days to offer their support.

Published by amNY.com on August 12, 2008.

He landed in the middle of the eastbound lanes near the Pennsylvania Ave. exit and was hit by a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe whose driver stopped, police said. Haroon, of Avenue K in Midwood, died at the scene, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 4, 2008.

Saturday was the 30th anniversary of the fire, and the crowd that went to St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Midwood, Brooklyn, was one of the largest yet, several people said.

Published by New York Times on August 3, 2008.

It was August 2, 1978. The O’Connors were supposed to go the beach that day, but when they went to the firehouse that morning to pick up Billy’s father, Firefighter William O’Connor, at the end of his shift, they were told he had been called to a fire at a Waldbaum’s supermarket in Sheepshead Bay. So they went there.

Published by New York Times on August 3, 2008.

A graduate of Midwood High School, Mr. Stein began as a lifeguard at age 15 and was soon working at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn, where in 1966, at age 21, he helped unionize city lifeguards by organizing a walkout.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

O'Connor remembered how he stood next to his mother, watching the inferno and waving at his father, who was atop the Sheepshead Bay building.

Published by New York Daily News on August 2, 2008.

A body washed up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn overnight, and authorities believe it may be a missing 10-year-old girl.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 30, 2008.

South Beach and Midland Beach were tied with Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn for having the most amount of health advisory days -- 16 -- in the city 2007, according to the report issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council said. During advisory days, usually after heavy rain events, people are informed that contamination levels may be higher than usual. Beaches are not closed on those days, however.

Published by SI Live on July 29, 2008.

"I have seen little kids getting their foot caught between the space and that gap," Midwood resident McDonal Mac added. "That gap is too much. Something has to be done about it."

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

"It's not only here. A lot of stations in Brooklyn are like that," said Brighton Beach resident Anna Stanitskaya said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

Sen. Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn Democrat, spent $1,888.97 at Italian Tile and Design on Coney Island Ave. His spokesman, Jason Koppel, said the money bought ceramic floor tile for the senator's district office.

Published by New York Daily News on July 27, 2008.

"We always say 'Where are the cops when we need them?' Now they're here, right time, right place," said Nadine Dyer, Midwood resident.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 27, 2008.

Cavanagh had been reporting on Jemal and his company, SSJ Development, since the real estate developer announced construction on the Riveria at Sheepshead Bay, a luxury condo project targeted for Knapp St.

Published by New York Daily News on July 24, 2008.

2085 East 2nd Street GMAP (right)

Published by Brownstoner on July 22, 2008.

Petrowski spent the morning at a Midwood memorial chapel with his sister, making funeral plans. "Get out of here," he angrily told a reporter.

Published by New York Daily News on July 19, 2008.

Three more listed sites -- Dugan Playground in Oakwood Beach, Midland Playground in Midland Beach and McDonald Playground in West Brighton -- were not serving lunch either.

Published by SI Live on July 19, 2008.

9:30 a.m. Bill de Blasio announces new hot line to help stop housing discrimination; 2508 Coney Island Ave., 2nd floor.

Published by The New York Observer on July 17, 2008.

Every time Jonathan Gleich begins his long commute into Midtown Manhattan from Brighton Beach, he’s blazing a trail for equal rights for that most-discriminated-against segment of the commuting public: Segway riders.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 16, 2008.

Aleksander Lipkin, 29, of Sheepshead Bay, was speeding in a bus lane at around 10 p.m. Monday, when cops pulled him over, sources said.

Published by New York Post on July 16, 2008.

John Frederick, an 18-year veteran of the Correction Department, arrived at his Brooklyn home about 11:30 p.m. Sunday after a motorcycle trip. As he rolled his Suzuki into his Gravesend garage, a man came up and demanded the bike.

Published by New York Daily News on July 15, 2008.

The alleged incident happened around 11:30 pm on Avenue T, in the Midwood section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 14, 2008.

Police say a corrections officer shot and wounded a man who approached him brandishing a handgun outside his Brooklyn home. Police say the unidentified man approached the officer at his home in Midwood about 11:30 p.m. Sunday as he wheeled his motorcycle into his garage.

Published by WNBC on July 14, 2008.

The return of alternate-side parking in Park Slope allowed Bernadette Morrissey a return to her routine: a short search for parking after driving from Sheepshead Bay to visit her family on Carroll Street (she does this in Brooklyn twice a week).

Published by New York Times on July 14, 2008.