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The Coney Island Circus Sideshow. (Photo: Alexandra Chantelle Furillo [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=992601470772176&set=gm.750532381723195&type=1&theater] / Facebook)There are plenty of fun activities happening in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out some of the free movies being screened in the
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(Photo: Wahlburgers [https://www.facebook.com/wahlburgers/photos/pb.146348755451769.-2207520000.1421274443./771853179567987/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)After a two month delay, Wahlburgers [http://www.wahlburgersny.com/], the fast food franchise owned by Hollywood stars Donnie and Mark Wahlberg and their chef brother Paul, opened in Coney Island Monday.
(Photo: Wahlburgers [https://www.facebook.com/wahlburgers/photos/pb.146348755451769.-2207520000.1421274443./771853179567987/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)After a two month delay, Wahlburgers [http://www.wahlburgersny.com/], the fast food franchise owned by Hollywood stars Donnie and Mark Wahlberg and their chef brother Paul, opened in Coney Island Monday.
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An unidentified woman died after being pulled to shore at Brighton Beach Sunday morning, the Daily News reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-drowns-brooklyn-pulled-shore-brighton-beach-article-1.2342045] . Emergency responders received a call about a drowning victim near Ocean Parkway at 9:43am, according to the fire department. Authorities said the woman
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The Matrona Moskovska at St. John The Forerunner Orthodox Cathedral on Ocean Avenue. (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
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City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is inviting the community to take part in a neighborhood cleanup on Sunday to clear out debris in catch basins that cause flooding during heavy rain. “When catch basins get clogged with leaves and debris, it severely impedes the draining of water, creating ponding and overflow
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Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspected of gunning down a man outside the Nostrand Houses Wednesday evening. The suspect, Ramon Cooper, was arrested Thursday afternoon near Nostrand Avenue and Avenue W and has been charged with murder and possession of a loaded firearm, according to the NYPD. Cooper is accused
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Photo by Sheepshead BitesA 27-year old man is in critical condition after being pulled to shore in Coney Island Wednesday evening, according to spokesperson for Coney Island Hospital, where the man is being treated. Rescue workers responded to a call at 4:39pm of a drowning victim in the water
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Photo by Sheepshead BitesA 27-year old man is still in critical condition after being pulled to shore in Coney Island Wednesday evening, according to spokesperson for Coney Island Hospital, where the man is being treated. Rescue workers responded to a call at 4:39pm about a drowning victim in the
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Macy’s Backstage, a new discount clothing store, will open in the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza on September 2. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Macy’s will open a new discount store — called Macy’s Backstage — in the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza [/tag/loehmanns-seaport-plaza/] on Wednesday, September 2. Earlier this
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The Nostrand Houses. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night outside the Nostrand Houses, according to the NYPD. Police say they received a call about the shooting just after 10pm and arrived to find Darnell Warren, a resident of the Nostrand Houses, unconscious in
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(Photo: Carvel [https://www.facebook.com/218589968272017/photos/pb.218589968272017.-2207520000.1440622437./655056051292071/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Scorching weather has prompted the city to issue several heat advisory warnings this summer. Just last week, New York City experienced its first official heat wave in more than two years, AccuWeather