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Former Assembly Speaker’s Son-In-Law, A Midwood Resident, Accused Of Running Ponzi Scheme

Source: Nick Ares/FlickrThe son-in-law of indicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Marcello Trebitsch, of Midwood, was arrested yesterday morning and charged [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/brooklyn-man-arrested-and-charged-in-manhattan-federal-court-in-connection-with-multi-million-dollar-fraudulent-investment-scheme] with running a Ponzi scheme. Trebitsch, 37, allegedly swindled approximately $7 million from multiple clients over five years, promising investors

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Tomorrow: Workshop Offering Help For Homeowners At Sheepshead Bay Library

Buying, fixing or paying off a home? A resource workshop offering help for homeowners, with the ins and outs on how to avoid foreclosure and keep money in your pockets, among other things, is being offered at the Sheepshead Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (2636 East 14th Street)

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Sanitation Workers, Flatbush Shomrim & Simcha Felder Chase Down Coffee Thief

A shoplifter got more than he bargained for when he tried to jack several containers of instant coffee from the shelf of an Avenue J Supermarket. Samir Samedon’s crime, which took place at an Associated Supermarket (1413 Avenue J), prompted a wild chase involving three Sanitation workers, Flatbush Shomrim,

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Azerbaijan House Replaces East 14th Street’s Sagdiana

Sagdiana, a three-year-old [/eat-your-french-cousin-er-spell-check-please/] Uzbek restaurant at 2612 East 14th Street, has given way to Azerbaijan House. An employee of the new restaurant told us yesterday that the business changed hands about a month ago. They’ve built a website [http://www.azerbaijanhouse.co/home.html] and are still working

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SHORT NOTICE: Sheepshead Bay Library Hosts Carnival To Raise Funds Today, 11 AM – 4 PM

The Friends of the Sheepshead Bay Library have organized book sales.It looks like the Sheepshead Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library has its own “Friends of” group, a committee of neighbors who raise funds and contribute to programming for the local site. We’ve just received word that

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Sheepshead Bay Library Featured In Video Appealing For More Library Funding

I guess it’s not exactly the highest honor when they flash the Sheepshead Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (2636 East 14th Street) when talking about how budget cuts have caused the system to suffer, but, then, it is arguably one of the most depressing exteriors in the

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Photo: Avenue U Garbage Situation Is “Appalling”

The photo above was taken this morning on Avenue U and East 14th Street. According to reader Tracy M., it’s indicative of “the appalling state of the neighborhood, post snow. This pic was taken this morning at Ave U and East 14. I could have gone for blocks taking

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Check Out This Video Of Don Rickles Strolling Through Midwood In 1968

A video has been going around the internets of a Kraft Music Hall program from August 9, 1968, hosted by legendary comic Don Rickles, and filmed entirely along Avenue M in Midwood around the subway station. And that’s no surprise, it was an NBC program, and NBC Brooklyn Studios

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Sunday: Two Sukkot Celebrations For The Community

Source: WikipediaClick to enlargeThere will be at least two — count ’em, two — Sukkot events for the community this Sunday, both of which promise tons of food, entertainment, music, dancing, and much more. * Congregation Israel of Kings Bay: Congregation Israel of Kings Bay invites the Jewish community to their annual Simchas

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Swastika Found In Midwood, Causing Surprisingly Little Concern

Photo via Israelnationalnews.comA swastika was found in Midwood, scrawled on top of a Courier Life news box. Israel Nation News is reporting [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/169823#.Ud7LqkF96H1] that they discovered the hate graffiti posted on Facebook by a concerned citizen but little action has been

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Award-Winning Sheepshead Bay Tree Bed Destroyed By Apartment Building Management, Neighbors Say

The tree bed one year ago after planting sunflowers, and the same tree bed on Monday.An award-winning tree bed on East 14th Street that was built by neighborhood children and celebrated by local pols [/photos-children-honored-for-east-14th-street-cleanup/] has been ripped out and destroyed, and neighbors are pointing a finger at the

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Sunday: Free Shredding Event In Midwood

We received the following press release from the Flatbush Shomrim: In response to recent reports from local and federal law enforcement agencies that Identity Theft is at all time high in our community, Flatbush Shomrim has arranged a FREE on-site shredding event before Pesach. The FREE shredding event is scheduled

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Sheepshead Bay Dialysis Center Without Power, Says City Is Ignoring Them And Putting Patients At Risk

Administrators at the New York Artificial Kidney Center at 2651 East 14th Street have reached out to Sheepshead Bites, saying that they’ve been without power since the hurricane and that their patients lives are at risk. Meanwhile, they say, the city has been ignoring their concerns. Employee Lona Leybengrub

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TOMORROW: Chabad Of Sheepshead Bay Hosts Sukkot Street Festival

Chabad of Sheepshead Bay invites all to a Sukkot Street Festival, featuring pony rides, face-painting, hair-braiding, moon-bouncing, rides, a magic show (at 4:30 p.m.), petting zoo, live music, and more, October 3 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. on East 14th Street between Avenue X and Avenue Y.

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Accident: Truck Vs. Minivan On Ave Y And East 14th St

Broken glass littered the street on Avenue Y and East 14th Street, after a Blue Diamond oil truck struck a Kings Plaza car service van at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. The accident happened on the west-bound side of the road as the minivan entered the intersection. No one

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New 99¢ Store To Hit East 14th St., Sheepshead Bay Rd.

A new 99 cent store will soon open at 2610 East 14th Street, just south of Sheepshead Bay Road. The location was previously occupied by European Grocery Store, a long-lived market selling Eastern European goods. They closed several months ago. No word on when the new business will open – a