Oct. 3, 2025 By New York Family

Oct. 3, 2025 By New York Family

Sep. 10, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

Sheepshead Bay is best known for its classic charm, waterfront, seafood and a surprising number of celebrities. From sports icons to politicians, these names have left their mark far beyond neighborhood lines. Here are seven celebrities who once called Sheepshead Bay home. 

Sep. 10, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Long before the apartment towers, the neon-lit nightclubs, and the morning rush for bagels on Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead Bay was little more than marshland and open water, a quiet outpost where fishermen hauled in nets of the sheepshead fish that gave the place its name.

Sep. 10, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

Sheepshead Bay might not make the top of a Brooklyn travel guide, but the waterfront neighborhood is home to exquisite food, attractions and a mix of old- and new-school charm. Located along Brooklyn’s southern shore near Coney Island, it’s historically been home to fishing communities and Jewish and Russian enclaves. Looking for something to do in Sheepshead Bay? Here are five ways to spend a day in the quaint neighborhood. 

Sep. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Sheepshead Bay may not seem like an ecological haven at first glance, but it provides a beloved connection to the natural world through American Princess Cruises’ whale watching expeditions. 

Sep. 10, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

One of Sheepshead Bay’s most beloved institutions, Roll-N-Roaster, is marking a major milestone: 55 years of serving legendary roast beef sandwiches. The cherished local establishment, which opened in 1970, has maintained its signature combination of community, comfort and classic charm. 

Sep. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Sheepshead Bay has a long history, and so does its beloved library branch.

Aug. 26, 2025 By Bill Parry

A funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 23, for Patrick J. DiMotta, the longtime Chairman of the Board of the Queens Public Communications Corporation (QPCC), who died on Aug. 15 at the age of 78.

Aug. 26, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Nestled within NYC’s 8.5 million New Yorkers, crowded streets, skyscrapers and bumper-to-bumper traffic is Maspeth, a town in Queens that provides residents a reprieve from busting city life. It has quiet, tree-lined residential streets, a village center and a townhall that offers information and services for seniors, students, veterans and others in the community.