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An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A car fatally struck an 82-year-old man Friday while he tried to to cross Gerritsen Avenue at the Knapp Street intersection, according to the NYPD. Police say the octogenarian, Joseph Ciresi, was walking towards his home,
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Photo by Albert ItkinIn 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 [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites]and Facebook
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Borough President Eric Adams speaking outside the Turkish American Eyüp Sultan Cultural Center. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Borough President Adams joined with leaders from the Turkish Muslim community Friday to denounce the Daily News’ insensitive portrayal of a Brighton Beach mosque. “This mosque was used on the same page
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Jerry May at his barbershop. (Photo: Albert Mammon [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205064904886950&set=pb.1373034135.-2207520000.1445583402.&type=3&theater] / Facebook)For more than 30 years, visitors to Mr. Figaro’s barber shop [/barber-shops-of-sheepshead-bay-say-metrosexu-wha/] on Avenue Z left the store with a neat
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The Waldbaum’s at 3100 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) The judge overseeing the A&P bankruptcy case [/fate-ocean-avenue-waldbaums-uncertain-amid-ap-bankruptcy/] on Tuesday approved the sale of the Ocean Avenue Waldbaum’s. Now, the union is hoping to pressure the new owners to hold onto as many of the
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> Another Great Search Warrant by 61 Pct F.I.O Sgt Attia & 61 Special Ops. 245 Glassines of Heroin were recovered. pic.twitter.com/4S0vpCeAkF [https://t.co/4S0vpCeAkF] — NYPD 61st Precinct (@NYPD61Pct) October 22, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NYPD61Pct/status/657168533177126912] Officers seized hundreds of packets of
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> Another Great Search Warrant by 61 Pct F.I.O Sgt Attia & 61 Special Ops. 245 Glassines of Heroin were recovered. pic.twitter.com/4S0vpCeAkF [https://t.co/4S0vpCeAkF] — NYPD 61st Precinct (@NYPD61Pct) October 22, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NYPD61Pct/status/657168533177126912] Officers seized hundreds of packets of
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4Voi9Gi88 Cops are searching for a pair of high-end clothing thieves who swiped an expensive jacket from a Midwood clothing boutique this Sunday and then cooly left the store. The suspects, a white man and woman, entered the Pink Label Clothing Boutique [http://www.
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Dena Borgia (Left) with a friend at the New York City Half Marathon. (Photo: Dena Borgia)In less than two weeks, Sheepshead Bay resident Dena Borgia will join more than 50,000 runners for the New York City Marathon [http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/]. Every participant has their own reason for
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A black-crowned night heron. (Photo: Daniel Frazer / Sheepshead Bites)Readers of this site are probably familiar with the work of Daniel Frazer, who recently published articles [/author/daniel/] about the wildlife in southern Brooklyn. He has also written stories related to history and architecture on our sister site, Bensonhurst Bean
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https://youtu.be/Iv4Voi9Gi88 Cops are searching for a pair of high-end clothing thieves who swiped an expensive jacket from a Midwood clothing boutique this Sunday and then cooly left the store. The suspects, a white man and woman, entered the Pink Label Clothing Boutique [http://www.pinklabelny.com/], at
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(Photo: Pascal [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/3590020230/] / Flickr) Got some old frames lying around? Why not perform a public service and give them away? Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced this week that he is launching an eyeglass collection drive to help the needy. The glasses will be donated to