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The tacos at El Jarochito in Brighton Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)When I entered El Jarochito [http://www.eljarochitodeli.com/] on Neptune Avenue in search of what I heard were some of the city’s best tacos, my first thought was that I stumbled into the wrong business.
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A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
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A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
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Davina and The Vagabonds. (Photo: Davina and The Vagabonds [https://www.facebook.com/Davinaandthevagabonds/photos/a.10150291789224277.347426.9536279276/10154162781894277/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out some of the free outdoor concerts going on in the area. There are also Cyclones
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Davina and The Vagabonds. (Photo: Davina and The Vagabonds [https://www.facebook.com/Davinaandthevagabonds/photos/a.10150291789224277.347426.9536279276/10154162781894277/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out some of the free outdoor concerts going on in the area. There are also Cyclones
Health
(Photo: Wonderlane [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/6219931567/] / Flickr)The NYU Dental Van will visit the Shorefront Y in Brighton Beach this week as part of a pilot program to make dental care more accessible to seniors in need. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, chairman of the Aging Committee, partnered with
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Joey Chestnut winning the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/pcb.1043315615705202/1043315355705228/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wolfed down a record-setting 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes Monday to take back his title in the
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Joey Chestnut winning the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/pcb.1043315615705202/1043315355705228/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wolfed down a record-setting 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes Monday to take back his title in the
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Mayor Bill de Blasio cuts the ribbon on the newly constructed Coney Island Amphitheater. (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
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Photo by Alex EllefsonAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Here’s why Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are the best