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https://youtu.be/jMg4aas6Fio Assemblywoman Pamela Harris took her seat in Albany Wednesday when the state legislature held its first session of the new year. The newly-elected assemblywomen stood beaming as she was introduced on the Assembly floor by Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, who described Harris’ career as a corrections
Events
Courtesy of The Owl’s HeadLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. “Giving Up The Ghost” Art Exhibit [https://www.facebook.com/
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Roxanne Persaud at the state capitol. (Photo: Roxanne Jacqueline Persaud [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153026436448571&set=a.10153026436378571.1073741883.824588570&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Roxanne Persaud [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/roxanne-j-persaud/about] took her seat on the floor of the New York Senate
Health
> Great job to Sgt. Mulham & EMTs Lapre & Bermudez for delivering a healthy baby boy Saturday morning @NYPDnews [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews] @FDNY [https://twitter.com/FDNY] pic.twitter.com/qKxu4KwQzf [https://t.co/qKxu4KwQzf] — NYPD 61st Precinct (@NYPD61Pct) January 4, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPD61Pct/status/684097732475273216]
Central Brooklyn
Photo by johnpmcd [http://websta.me/p/1035932249465744256_21039537]Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew
Central Brooklyn
Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo, will require the NYPD to establish a system
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Photo by Bob De ThomasMorning 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
Food & Drink
El Mexicano Restaurante’s burrito. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] Sometimes, the best way to stay warm during a cold snap is to hunker down with a meaty sandwich. Neighbors in Sheepshead Bay already have a few favorites to fight the winter chills — the roast beef
Neighbors
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Community Board 15 member Mitchell Shpelfogel, heir to a family real-estate fortune, is being sued by his former houseworker for unpaid wages, according to court documents posted online [http://www.scribd.com/doc/294291080/Mitchell-Shpelfogel]
Bensonhurst
Photo by herblessedjourney [http://websta.me/p/1042299262142572358_18787616] Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor Andrew
Police & Fire
Photo by Robert S [https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniepicso/]Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor
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Photo by Courtney SolomineMorning 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: