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Sam Bykov (Left) standing next to his son, Dr. Stanley Bykov (Right). (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was the only U.S. President who was blind in one eye? Or that frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open? Those are some of the facts
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It’s not a glass slipper, but it will still require a perfect fit to solve this Brooklyn fairytale. ABC 7 [http://abc7ny.com/society/help-us-solve-a-lost-wedding-ring-mystery/1017975/] is trying to match a wedding ring found in a Sheepshead Bay parking lot with it’s rightful owner. The TV station reports
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Senator John Flanagan (Right) standing in Gerritsen Beach with Senator Martin Golden and volunteer fire chief Doreen Garson. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bay)It wasn’t your average walking tour. State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan arrived in Gerritsen Beach Monday morning for a guided tour of Superstorm Sandy’s
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Another Sheepshead Bay cellphone store was robbed Friday night when an armed thief forced an employee to fill two bags with cash and electronics, the New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2015/10/04/daily-blotter-657/]. The robbery occurred at 7:30pm in the Verizon wireless store at Avenue U
(Photo: Joshua Zader [https://www.flickr.com/photos/zader/6612258681/] / Flickr) In order to settle a lawsuit against the city, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) announced Wednesday that it would reopen disaster-related food stamp benefits for disabled residents in Sandy-affected areas. People living in parts of Gerritsen Beach and Coney
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The burnt out SUV discovered Sunday in Marine Park. (Photo: Jameson Wells) Volunteer firefighters in Gerritsen Beach worked for more than two hours to extinguish a blazing SUV that was discovered early Sunday morning in Marine Park. Doreen Garson, chief of the Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department [http://gbfd.net/
The pumpkin patch at Luna Park’s Halloween Harvest. (Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/pb.375624901061.-2207520000.1444001690./10153714368496062/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do this weekend. Don’t miss the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Brooklyn hearing, where the agency will consider granting
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The pumpkin patch at Luna Park’s Halloween Harvest. (Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/pb.375624901061.-2207520000.1444001690./10153714368496062/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do this weekend. Don’t miss the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Brooklyn hearing, where the agency will consider granting
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Seth Kushner’s wife, Terra (Left), with their son Jackson, holding a replica of the new street sign with Seth’s mom, Linda. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)More than 100 people gathered at the corner of Shore Parkway and Hubbard Street Sunday for the street co-naming ceremony honoring Seth
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The B Train entering the Brighton Beach 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. Just
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(Photo: Steven Depolo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3021193208/] / Flickr)The start of October officially ushered in this year’s flu season and local politicians are partnering with medical centers to provide free flu shots this month. Flu season typically runs from October until May. The Center for Disease
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A boat sunk in Sheepshead Bay after Sandy. (Photo: Max Bolotov / Sheepshead Bites)Three years after Superstorm Sandy battered their communities, residents near Sheepshead Bay are anxiously tracking a new tropical storm that could reach the Northeast early next week. Hurricane Joaquin’s intensity exploded Thursday afternoon as it collided