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A judge sentenced a Midwood man to 10 years in prison Friday for repeatedly sexually abusing a teenager over three years, according to a press release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Kelly Curry. Authorities say Andrew Goodman, of Midwood, began molesting the youth in 2006, when the
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View of Coney Island from the Ocean Parkway station. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long.
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From right to left: City Councilman Jumaane Williams, former director of the NY Civil Liberties Union Norman Siegel, and the Center for an Urban Future’s senior researcher Adam Forman. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Senator Bernie Sanders’ “political revolution” has certainly helped push the topic of big money in
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Police were forced into tense standoff at a residential building for the second time this week after another local man barricaded himself in his apartment. Cops say the 37-year-old man was armed with knife. The call came in at 11:30pm Thursday night for an apartment on the third floor
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Beverly Rotter. (Photo: Beverly Rotter [https://www.facebook.com/beverly.rotter/photos] / Facebook)Beverly Rotter, a longtime crusader for those infected with HIV/AIDS and a beloved member of the Sheepshead Bay community, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, October 7. She was 82. The cause of death
The Carmine Carro Community Center. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders [https://go.berniesanders.com/page/contribute/splash] may have declined their invitation, but that doesn’t mean you should miss the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association’s [/tag/madison-marine-homecrest-civic-association/] panel discussion about the corrupting influence of money in
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Police and building staff speaking in the lobby while the building was on lockdown. (Photo: Alex EllefsonAn entire building in Trump Village was on lockdown for more than three hours Wednesday night while police were in a standoff with a disturbed man on the 16th floor, according to police and
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The Djiz-Biz. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] We were already into two bottles of wine and a fifth of vodka when I decided to go for the most adventurous dish on the Village Cafe’s [https://www.facebook.com/Village-Cafe-1381430668744403/] menu: The Djiz-Biz, a hash made
Board member Maurice Kolodin tells the DCP that their plan sucks. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Members of Community Board 15 voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to reject Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zoning proposal — citing concerns the plan would fundamentally alter the character of the neighborhood and make parking spaces
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FDNY Lieutenant Victor Milukas. (Photo: Victor Milukas [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=219664091404479&set=a.219663711404517.46058.100000826692339&type=3&theater] / Facebook)The firefighter who rescued a 2-year-old boy from a raging house fire in Marine Park will be given a “Hero of the Month”
Anna Malkina-Shumayev, left, and Bella Deleu, right, were crowned Your Highness Grandmothers at the 2013 pageant. (Source: Be Proud Foundation)The Be Proud Foundation’s [/tag/be-proud-foundation/] 14th Annual Your Highness Grandmother pageant takes place this Sunday! Brooklyn’s senior ladies will sing, dance and dazzle during the pageant’s
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State Senator Diane Savino. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)State Senator Diane Savino has no plans to abandon her longtime consulting firm, The Advance Group, even though the company was fined tens of thousands of dollars last week for violating New York’s campaign finance laws, the Daily News Reports