Arts & Culture
Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a milestone in the revitalization of Coney Island. For one person, it was a dream come true. Former Borough President Marty Markowitz saw his vision of building an oceanside concert venue
Arts & Culture
Last year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating championship. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/a.120889251281181.8732.109841792385927/864848380218594/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Grab those wieners and buns! Also, hot dogs and bread. This weekend we celebrate our nation’s independence — and what
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Last year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating championship. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/a.120889251281181.8732.109841792385927/864848380218594/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Grab those wieners and buns! Also, hot dogs and bread. This weekend we celebrate our nation’s independence — and what
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Food & Drink
Roll-N-Roaster’s new outdoor window. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Roll-N-Roaster [/?s=roll+n+roaster] has a new grab-and-go experience. Enthusiasts of the beloved Sheepshead Bay restaurant can pick up new summer offerings, like panini, Italian ice and hot dogs, at an open-air counter that debuted last month. I ordered
Health
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz holding the signed bill. (Photo provided by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s office)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz joined Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state lawmakers in Staten Island last week for the signing of a package of legislation to combat the state’s heroin and opioid crisis [/gun-busts-rise-cops-escalate-drug-raids-sheepshead-bay/]. Cymbrowitz,
Central Brooklyn
https://youtu.be/1lbiu_Lp6ss Police are searching for a teen who allegedly hurled a rock and shouted an anti-semitic remark at a passing car in Midwood Tuesday. The victim was driving a 2015 Chrysler van northbound on Nostrand Avenue, near Avenue J, around 5pm when the rock came crashing
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/1lbiu_Lp6ss Police are searching for a teen who allegedly hurled a rock and shouted an anti-semitic remark at a passing car in Midwood Tuesday. The victim was driving a 2015 Chrysler van northbound on Nostrand Avenue, near Avenue J, around 5pm when the rock came crashing
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Trash piles up behind the wooden walls around the property. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein to address so-called “zombie homes” — abandoned and foreclosed properties — was signed into law [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-sweeping-legislation-combat-blight-vacant-and-abandoned-properties] last week. The bill, passed as part of the
Arts & Culture
Photo via Sha-Doobie [https://www.facebook.com/300890483385429/photos/pb.300890483385429.-2207520000.1435594656./432715656869577/?type=3&theater] Looking to boogie down at your local park this summer? Senator Marty Golden has announced the lineup for his free summer concert series. The musical acts offer a little something for everyone
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Photo via Sha-Doobie [https://www.facebook.com/300890483385429/photos/pb.300890483385429.-2207520000.1435594656./432715656869577/?type=3&theater] Looking to boogie down at your local park this summer? Senator Marty Golden has announced the lineup for his free summer concert series. The musical acts offer a little something for everyone