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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCops say a 29-year-old man died Friday night after he was shot several times in the head inside a Coney Island apartment building. Police say they arrived at the residence, located on the fourth floor of a building near West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, at 8pm
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Source: mikey k/FlickrCops say a 29-year-old man died Friday night after he was shot several times in the head inside a Coney Island apartment building. Police say they arrived at the residence, located on the fourth floor of a building near West 21st Street and Surf Avenue, at 8pm
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Fog in Manhattan Beach. (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 neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter
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The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected Officials are moving to block a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street, arguing that the location is inappropriate due to its proximity to schools, playgrounds, and senior centers. “It’s outrageous for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to even
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> Great work by the 61 Intel Sgt & Day Tour Anti Crime for getting another gun off our streets! #onelessgun [https://twitter.com/hashtag/onelessgun?src=hash] #teamwork [https://twitter.com/hashtag/teamwork?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/eY3ObXrvk5 [https://t.co/eY3ObXrvk5] — NYPD 61st Precinct (@NYPD61Pct) December 11,
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Fireworks in Coney Island. (Photo: Pisanofrank [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coney_Island,_NY.jpg] / Wikimedia Commons)Ring in the New Year at the People’s Playground. For the second year in a row, Coney Island is throwing a New Year’s Eve bash to rival the festivities in
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Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beac
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Fireworks in Coney Island. (Photo: Pisanofrank [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coney_Island,_NY.jpg] / Wikimedia Commons)Ring in the New Year at the People’s Playground. For the second year in a row, Coney Island is throwing a New Year’s Eve bash to rival the festivities in
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City Councilman Chaim Deutsch with Parks Department employees putting up a gate at Homecrest Playground. (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutsch [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=537394043096094&set=a.356773884491445.1073741827.100004765095752&type=3&theater] / Facebook)The Parks Department installed a gate Wednesday at the entrance to