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Central Brooklyn

Elected Officials Push For French Creole And Russian Interpreters At Polling Sites

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add French Creole and Russian interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor

Bensonhurst

Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor

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DOT Implements Hostile Takeover Of Sheepshead Bay Road, Surprising Community Leaders

Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community leaders say they were blindsided this week when the Department of Transportation (DOT) moved forward on a controversial plan [/commute-proof-nyc-dots-mission-increase-traffic-congestion/] to transform part of Sheepshead Bay Road into a

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Elected Officials Push For Russian And French Creole Interpreters At Polling Sites

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Local elected officials have rallied around efforts to add Russian and French Creole interpreters and translations at polling stations. Following the presidential primary debacle, in which more than 125,000 Brooklyn Democrats [/brighton-beach-among-handful-brooklyn-nabes-voted-sanders/] were dropped from voter rolls, Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered the

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Morning Mug: “Ignorance Is The Curse Of God; Knowledge Is The Wing Wherewith We Fly To Heaven.” — William Shakespeare

Photo by Katia NunesMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:

Announcements

Tomorrow Is The Last Day To Score A Job At Coney Island’s Amphitheater

Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)Want to check out some of the hottest concerts in Brooklyn, and get paid to do it? The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced [http://www.nycedc.com/press-release/new-amphitheater-and-other-major-coney-island-businesses-hiring-over-800-jobs-april-25?utm_source=NYCEDC%20Newsletters&

Announcements

Tomorrow Is The Last Day To Score A Job At Coney Island’s Amphitheater

Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)Want to check out some of the hottest concerts in Brooklyn, and get paid to do it? The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced [http://www.nycedc.com/press-release/new-amphitheater-and-other-major-coney-island-businesses-hiring-over-800-jobs-april-25?utm_source=NYCEDC%20Newsletters&

Police & Fire

Cops Searching For Man Who Scrawled Swastikas In Marine Park

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a man who scrawled swastikas all over Marine Park Monday morning. The anti-Semitic vandal used a white marker to draw his hateful graffiti in multiple locations around 4:20am, according to the NYPD. Here are the places where cops say the

Arts & Culture

Dancers From Local Ballet Make Finals In Prestigious Dance Competition

Dancers from the Brighton Ballet Theater. (Photo provided by the Brighton Ballet Theater)Scores of performers from the Brighton Ballet Theater [http://www.brightonballet.org/] are heading to the finals this year for the Youth America Grand Prix [http://yagp.org/] (YAGP) — the world’s largest student dance competition. More

Announcements

Treyger Invites Residents To Testify In Favor Of Landmarking Coney Island Boardwalk

Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity Councilman Mark Treyger is urging New Yorkers, and especially southern Brooklyn residents, to turn out at a City Council hearing next week and show their support for his resolution to landmark Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk. Treyger has long advocated [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/12/

Food & Drink

Who Has The Best Pizza In Sheepshead Bay? You Decide!

(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Let the pizza wars begin! Sheepshead Bay has some well-established, and beloved pizza joints, as well as a few upstarts eager to make a name for themselves. We’ve rounded up some of the best in the neighborhood and would like to hear from the

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Morning Mug: “Ships At A Distance Have Every Man’s Wish On Board.” — Zora Neale Hurston

Photo by Katia NunesMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https: