Sheepshead Bay was named for the sheepshead, an edible fish found in the bay's waters. Far away, an Asian sheepshead wrasse is mating. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Brooklyn has several Russian American communities, including Bay Ridge, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, and Midwood. Hunters and fishermen started coming to Sheepshead Bay and various restaurants and hotels were erected. The Brooklyn Public Library has two branches in Sheepshead Bay. The entire Lombardi and Izzo clan settled in Sheepshead Bay. There are large populations of Chinese and Soviet residents in Sheepshead Bay. Morra's father and uncle were career criminals in the Italian-American underworld in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Additionally, the runs from Sea Gate to Sheepshead Bay. One of the three Sheepshead Bay Autumn Serials. For every supermarket in Sheepshead Bay, there are 25 bodegas. In 1968, Gross graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School. His father was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, to a family of Irish descent. Madison is a purely residential subsection of Sheepshead Bay, located just south of Midwood.