Sheepshead Bay Library - Community Directory

Emergency Numbers:

Police
61st Precint
2575 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 1235
718-627-6611
Community Policing Unit--718-627-6648

Fire Department
Engine: 246
Ladder: 169
Address: 2732 East 11th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Engine: 254
Ladder: 153
Address: 901 Avenue U
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Engine: 276
Ladder: 156
Address: 1635 East 14th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Engine: 321
Ladder: Foam Carrier
Address: 2165 Gerritsen Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Sanitation
Bureau of Cleaning and Collection (Brooklyn West Division)
1824 Shore Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-3100

Days of Sanitation: every Tuesday and Friday

Recycle Pick-Up Days: every Tuesday

Medical
Bay Plaza
2626 East 14th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-332-8600

Coney Isalnd Hospital
1601 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-615-4000
Patient Info: 718-615-5476
718-615-5477

Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
1402 Sheepshead Rd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-332-8425

Monica's Pharmacy
1324 Sheepshead Rd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-332-7733

Laboratory
Dental Laboratories:

Allegro Dental Labs
402 Brighton Beach Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Zhilo Dental Lab
1671 Sheelshead Bay Rd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-648-3667

Schools:

Public School
Bay Academy for the Arts and Sciences
I.S. 98, Grades 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-9005

Dag Hammerskjold
P.S. 254, Grades PK-5
1801 Avenue Y.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-743-0890

Manhattan Beach
P.S. 195, Grades PK-5
131 Irwin St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-648-9102

Margaret Mead
PS 209, Grades PK-8
2909 E. 7th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-743-1954

Private School
St. Mark's School
Grades PK-8
2602 East 19th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-332-9304

Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach
60 West End Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-743-5511

Daycare/ Preschool
Day Light Child Care Center
2585 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-616-2259

Fantasia Daycare
2743 Ocean Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-646-6738

Happy Land Day Care Center
190 Exeter St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

College/ University
Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-368-5800

Adult Education
Continuing Education Department
Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-368-5050

Social Services:

Social Services
AA (Alchoholics Anonymous)
1425 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-339-4777

Associated YN-YWHA Senior Citizen Center
60 West End Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-646-1881
Bay Improvement Groupe
718-646-9206

Brighton Neighborhood Association
1121 Brighton Beach Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-0800
Executive Director--Pat Singer

Kings Bay Boys Club
2670 Coyle St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island
3001 West 37th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11224-1479
Telephone No. 718-449-5000
Fax No. 718-946-8240
Rabbi Moshe Wiener

JASA (Jewish Association for Services for the Aging)
Scheuer Brighton Beach Senior Center
3161 Brighton 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-743-1986

JASA Senior Alliance
161 Corbin Place
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Project ARI English Program (Immigrant Assistance)
1075 Oceanview Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-5970

Project ARI (Services for Russian Immigrants)
3300 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-934-3500

Shearith Israel (Immigrant Assistance)
2600 Ocean Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-763-2305

Shorfront Jewish Community Council
Legal Services
3049 Brighton 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Community Organizer--Chana M. Lustig

Shorefront YM-YWHA
Brighton-Manhattan Beach
3300 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-646-1444
Contact--Margarita Kagan

Tri-Pact Victims Assistance Program
718-627-5088

Civic and Merchant Groups:

Civic Association
American Association of Invalids & Veterans of World War II fromt eh Former USSR
1029 Brighton Beach Av.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-332-4909

American Property Rights Assoc. Inc.
180 Brighton 11
Brooklun, NY 11235
718-891-9262

Hazon Yeshaya Soup Kitchens
2001 East 7th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-375-5926

Knights of Columbus
2882 Gerritsen Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-646-9503

Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-769-1421

Tri-Pact Victims Assistance Program
2575 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Housing
The local area contains private housing, rental buildings, and coops.
 

Community:

Community Board
Community Board #15
Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11235
(718) 332-3008
e-mail - bklcb15@verizon.net
webpage: http://www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb15
Chair: Theresa Scavo
District Manager: Pearl Burg

Polling Place
To register to vote or to find your polling place
call 212 Vote-NYC (212-868-3692) or visit http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us
 

Recreation:

Park
Bill Brown Memorial Playground: Bedford Ave., between Ave X and Ave. Y

Homecrest Playground: Homecrest Ave., between Voorhies Ave. and Williams Ct.
The facilites include basketball courts, raquet ball/hand ball courts, and a large playground.

Manhattan Beach: Oiental Blvd., between Ocean Ave. and Mackenzie St.
The facilites include tennis courts, picnic tables, and a parking lot.

Holocaust Memorial Park: Emmons Ave. and West End Ave.
This NYC Holocaust Memorial Park was created in Sheepshead Bay in 1995. It is dedicated to all of the victims of the Holocaust, with hundreds of stone markers devoted to remembering the lives of victims of the Nazi terror.

Religion:

Houses of Worship
Bethel Baptist Fellowship
2302, 2304, 2310 & 2312 Voorhies Ave.
Brooklyn NY 11235
718-615-1002

Houses of Worship
Avenue Z Jewish Center
875 Avenue Z
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-646-9874

Islamic Center of Brighton Beach
230 Neptune Ave.
Brooklyn NY 11235
718-891-3500

St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church
215 Exter St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-743-1824

St. Marks Roman Catholic Church
2629 East 19th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-3100

Special Events:

Yearly Events
Sheepshead Bay Outdoor Art Show
Emmons Ave. and Sheepshead Bay Rd.
Held May-June

Blessing of the Fleet
sponsored by Three Hierarchs Church
Held midsummer

Holocaust Memorial Day
Emmons Ave. and West End Ave.
Held at the end of July