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Dunkin’ Donuts Comes To Bedford and Avenue U
A new Dunkin’ Donuts opened up on the corner of Avenue U and Bedford Avenue this week, in the former location of a tuxedo, limo and flower shop. Another day, another chain?
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A new Dunkin’ Donuts opened up on the corner of Avenue U and Bedford Avenue this week, in the former location of a tuxedo, limo and flower shop. Another day, another chain?
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Councilman Lew Fidler will host a Home Owners Forum this Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood Senior Center at 5701 Avenue H, between East 57th and East 58th Streets. Representatives from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development will be in attendance and Councilman Jumaane Williams
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Source: Google MapsPassover is on its way. This year, you can celebrate it at the Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, located at the corner of Homecrest Avenue and Avenue T. The center will be hosting its communal Passover sederim on Monday, April 18, and Tuesday, April 19, at 8:
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With the fallout over State Senator Carl Kruger’s indictment [/carl-kruger-charged-with-accepting-1-million-in-bribes/], the media has been exploring his personal life a whole lot more than his financial connections. But when your personal life is as weird as Kruger’s appears to be, it’s easy to see why. The New York
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It’s not easy to get a job as a DJ nowadays, but that’s not stopping the Kingsborough Community College Radio crew from chasing their dreams. The group was recently profiled by the campus paper [http://campus.yuku.com/topic/30], and they say they’re just doing what
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Source: fox_kiyo/FlickrCouncilman Lew Fidler is teaming up with the Department of Environmental Protection to save residents some money. They’re holding an event Wednesday, March 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hebrew Educational Society at 9502 Seaview Avenue (the entrance is on East
Original photo by Lisanne.Missed the Oscars a few weeks ago? How about checking out these Oscars honoring people you may actually know. On Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m., the Bay Improvement Group is holding its Annual BIG Oscar Awards Dinner for Distinguished Community Service. The event is
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Last year's Purim Carnival (Source: Kings Bay Y)The Kings Bay YM-YWHA on 3495 Nostrand Avenue will be holding their Annual Purim Carnival this Sunday, March 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For children, the carnival will include rides, sand art, face painting, mask and
The detour route. Have fun.Uh-oh. The eastbound Belt Parkway is going to temporarily close. Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 21, the Belt Parkway will fully close between Flatbush Avenue and the Mill Basin Bridge because of an urgent repaving operation by the Department of Transportation. There
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Yesterday we posted [/boaters-criticize-decision-to-remove-navigation-aid/#more-14786]about how the 77-year-old roundhouse that sits just off the tip of the Manhattan Beach peninsula is going to be removed. The roundhouse has been a navigational aid that longtime sailors in our area have relied on. The mariners in our community are very against
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A Gravesend native is saving our environment. His secret? It’s all in the name. Solar Bawabeh, 31-years-old, of Syrian descent, remembers being teased as a child for his unusual first name, but now his uncommon moniker is the inspiration behind his new company, Solar Rainbow, that installs solar panels
Senator Golden says he will not let our senior centers shut down, and it seems the rest of the State Senate agrees. The legislative body voted on Tuesday to approve a budget recommendation that would maintain the current level of Title XX Funding, and they’re hoping the State Assembly
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Since it’s Women’s History Month, Kingsborough Community College is bringing attention to a current problem plaguing the world. There will be a free lecture and movie screening event called “Sex Trafficking” on Monday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m. in room M240 of the school (2001 Oriental
Photo by Michael ComeauLongtime sailors in our area aren’t too thrilled about the city’s plan to get rid of a 77-year-old concrete roundhouse, a part of Coney Island’s Wastewater Treatment Plant’s system that currently discharges treated sewer water into Jamaica Bay. The roundhouse structure is a
Wandering NYC dug up this awesome 1924 real estate advertisement, marketing “The New Flatbush,” a.k.a, “Sheepshead Bay-Harkness Estate,” a.k.a. Nostrand Avenue and Avenue U. I personally like how the sea shell the mermaid is holding went into land into built homes. Believe it or not, but
The Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association will hold a meeting this Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the King’s Chapel, on the corner of Quentin Road and East 27 Street. The organization plans to discuss Senator Carl Kruger’s situation [/carl-kruger-charged-with-accepting-1-million-in-bribes/] and will also discuss