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Fourth Candidate Enters Fray For Cymbrowitz’s Seat, Launches Write-In Campaign

FeinblumAllan Feinblum, a 73-year-old progressive retired businessman, is asking voters to eschew the party candidates and write in his name to represent local Assembly District 45 in the upcoming elections. “My platform, in a nutshell, is human rights,” said Feinblum to Sheepshead Bites in an interview. If elected, Feinblum hopes

Congressional Candidate Colin Beavan: America Needs To Focus On Communities, Not Corporations

In November 2006, Colin Beavan was worried about the War in Iraq and its relation to climate change. He noticed that America was pumping money, time and resources into fighting a war he felt was only to acquire energy, yet all citizens were unhappy with the results. Rather than fight

Artists! Deadline For Public Art Program Nears

Photo by Robert FernandezAll artists with hidden talents looking for an opportunity to display your unique work to others, now is your chance to get others to notice your work! The Department of Transportation and New York Cares [http://www.newyorkcares.org/] invite all artists to participate in their “Barrier

Poem In Honor Of The U.S. National Handball Association Championships In Coney Island

Source: Brian Auer/FlickrIn honor of the 52nd annual United States Handball Association Championship held in Coney Island, a classic poem of Brighton Beach’s handball sensation Irving Feldman was posted on the World Players of Handball Message Board. [http://wphl.websitetoolbox.com/post/The-Handball-Players-of-Brighton-Beach-5953819] Here’s the first stanza:

Petition: Help Save RIF At The Brooklyn Public Library!

Source: Ian Wilson/FlickrAs a child, you may remember visiting your local Brooklyn Public Library every week on “RIF Day.” You may recall the librarian with the glasses way down upon her nose stamping your “special card” each time you made a visit and showed her you library card. Every

White House Hosts Russian Jews For Historic Visit

Source: WhiteHouse.govFor the first time ever, last week, a delegation of Russian-speaking Jews were exclusively invited to attend a meeting in the White House, accompanied by several leaders including Sheepshead Bay’s Leonard Petlakh, the executive director of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA The precise nature and reason for the

Speaker Quinn Seeks To Lower Restaurant Violation Fines

Mayoral candidate and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is making attempts to reduce the fines the city presents to restaurants with health violations, reported the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/council-speaker-christine-quinn-drafting-bill-reduce-fines-restaurants-city-tough-grading-system-article-1.1134968] . Quinn is now in the process of drafting legislation to change New York City’s restaurant-grading

Sheepshead Bay High School Football Player Recruited By Albany and Wagner College Football Teams

Source: Fox Sports via Scout.comAfter a rising senior and football player at Sheepshead Bay High School spent much of his summer gaining weight and speed, he has achieved recognition from several universities, some of which are attempting to recruit him to their college team. Rashaad Coward has passed his

Local Pols And Shorefront Y Release Russian-Language Immigrant Manual

Local Assemblymembers Alec Brook-Krasny and Steven Cymbrowitz, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released the Russian-language edition [http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1r6CEHS6J14bgdeb5Vliz2BkdnPQey7b] (pdf.) of the Immigrant’s Rights and Services Manual on Friday at the Shorefront YM-YWHA in Brighton Beach. This pamphlet serves

Tomorrow: Town Hall Meeting To Improve Co-Op Oversight

A resident of 2800 Coyle Street, shareholders of which tried to boot their board in 2010.Frequently, Sheepshead Bites receives messages from aggravated co-op apartment building residents, taking issue with their board. In the past, co-op shareholders have even organized anti-board rallies in attempt to overthrow the board [/2800-coyle-street-co-op-of-corruption/]. Tomorrow