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Image via WNYC.Tuesday’s presidential primaries went pretty much as expected. Party frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — who polls predicted to win [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/the-new-york-primary-is-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know/] by wide margins — walked away from New York increasing their delegate lead. However, the primary’s aftermath reveals interesting
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Image via Brooklyn DA’s Office.A 22-year-old Walt Whitman Houses resident will now be living at least another life-time in prison, after being sentenced to 22 years to life for the 2014 murder of a neighbor back on April 14, 2014. Shaquille Upson of North Portland Avenue had been
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Red Cross volunteers aid victims of Ecuador’s May 16 earthquake (Image via Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/26409477582/in/photolist-pkYLx1-q4f3sz-rAA9Xt-rtz4Wq-afHwkp-afLhJG-afLhFb-7GzET3-9pyEbn-c8mauu-7GvPrK-7GQxtS-7K5Whx-7GLAFD-7GQxDh-Gkwc6Q-7GLB6z-FqUqWh-7GLApg-99LuME-wPg5eC-FsqpVU-GeHtAo-FXLcf5-FsqpTj-FXLcn9-FXLcjo-GeHtBA-GeHtH7-GnSBCH-FsAX8c-FXLcmY-qdV8fs-GkzDJ3-GnSBEM-FsqpXN-FsAX4p-FXLcjd/] ). [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/25896906034/in/photolist-pkYLx1-q4f3sz-rAA9Xt-rtz
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Image via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/25896906034/in/photolist-pkYLx1-q4f3sz-rAA9Xt-rtz4Wq-afHwkp-afLhJG-afLhFb-7GzET3-9pyEbn-c8mauu-7GvPrK-7GQxtS-7K5Whx-7GLAFD-7GQxDh-Gkwc6Q-7GLB6z-FqUqWh-7GLApg-99LuME-wPg5eC-FsqpVU-GeHtAo-FXLcf5-FsqpTj-FXLcn9-FXLcjo-GeHtBA-GeHtH7-GnSBCH-FsAX8c-FXLcmY-qdV8fs-GkzDJ3-GnSBEM-FsqpXN-FsAX4p-FXLcjd/] You may have already heard about the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through Ecuador [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-360865
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Happy 100th birthday, Isabel Espinal! (Photo courtesy of Maritza Peralta)Happy 100th birthday, Isabel Espinal! In the annals of reasons to hold a massive family reunion of hundreds of people from across the country, a 100th birthday party for the family matriarch is one of the best. And that is
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Police & Fire
The week of April 12-18, the 72nd Precinct received reports of six grand larcenies, one robbery, one burglary, one report of criminal mischief, and one report each of criminal possession of a weapon and of a controlled substance. The following is a list detailing a few of the more unique
Kids & Family
Image via 72nd Precinct [https://twitter.com/NYPD72Pct/status/722113688241627136].It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Michael Moussa, a young teen who has worked with the 72nd Precinct’s NYPD Explorer Program, passed away this Sunday, April 17, after a fight with a thalassemia,
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Waiting to vote. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)As New Yorkers vote in the presidential primary election today, several local elected officials have teamed up to push for reforms to improve voting access and voter experiences. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and our own Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte are among those joining
Business
Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park VoiceSo our very own John Miniaci Jr. and Johnny’s Pizza [http://johnnyspizzeria.com/] (5806 Fifth Avenue) are now international stars: the second-generation pizzamaker was interviewed yesterday afternoon for a BBC documentary on the relationship between technology and small food businesses. Slated to air
Education
Photo via Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.Schools and seniors were the biggest priorities for neighborhood voters in Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s inaugural round of participatory budgeting (PBNYC), with these projects winning a combined $1 million in funding for the coming year. Specifically, the winning projects are as follows: 1.
Business
Image courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield.Bids on Brooklyn Hospital Center’s Maynard Building are said to be as high as $115 million, according to [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160418/REAL_ESTATE/160419867/brooklyn-hospital-center-nears-100-million-deal-to-sell-a-campus#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cnyb-dailyalert&utm_campaign=cnyb-dailyalert-20160418] Crain’s [http://www.
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Image via NYPD.A 15-year-old girl was reportedly groped repeatedly by a man who first accosted her on the subway and then followed her onto the platform at the DeKalb Avenue N/R station on Wednesday, April 6, say police. The suspect is the man seen above in an image
Events
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, and South Slope. Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. [/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/notebook-and-pencill.jpg]MONDAY, APRIL 18 DIY Blackout Poetry Where:Sunset Park Library at 5108 Fourth Avenue Where:3:30pm
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Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. (Photo: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanStevenCymbrowitz/photos/a.465589220131458.107581.465589086798138/465633266793720/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)As New Yorkers prepare to vote in the presidential primary election tomorrow, April 19, several local elected officials are teaming up to push for reforms to improve