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May
22

Local Scrap Metal Thefts Cost The City $4M A Year

Source: Mike Peel via Wikimedia CommonsValuable scrap metal has been disappearing from curbs on recycling nights and it is costing
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May
22

Teenager Held By Police In Bensonhurst Blowgun Dart Incident

Source: chany14 via FlickrA 15-year-old teenager was questioned by police after three men were sent to the hospital with dart
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May
21

Get Excited–Fleet Week Festivities Bring Tall Ships Under The Verrazano Bridge May 23

An example of a tall ship. Source: AlfvanBeem via Wikimedia CommonsMay 23 marks the return of the OpSail event. This
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May
21

New Checks Cashing Place At 8409 20th Avenue

This Checks Cashed spot at 8409 20th Avenue replaces another business of the same type. Though, it looks as if
May
21

Construction Boom Brings Building Projects To Bensonhurst

Source: רנדום via Wikimedia CommonsSome years ago, unsightly condos started cropping up everywhere. Where there were once family homes, now
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May
18

Local Community Activist Sonia Valentin Fernandez Receives The “Woman of Distinction” Award

Fernandez and Golden in AlbanyDo you know Sonia Valentin Fernandez? Perhaps you should. Fernandez is a local community activist, a
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May
18

Best Produce Inc. Goes Out Of Business

Grocery store Best Produce Inc., at 282 Kings Highway, has sold their last banana. The store is listed [http://www.
May
18

Earlier Maurice Sendak Illustration Surfaces In Boody Junior High School Yearbook

Source: Joseph Ditta of the Gravesend GazetteLongtime reader, author and guest contributor of all things historical in Southern Brooklyn Joseph
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May
17

Organic Forever Closes Down, Proves Forever Isn’t So Long Afterall

Organic Forever at 938 Kings Highway has closed after a short stint in the neighborhood. One local said that organic
May
17

Q&A: Playwright Daniel John Kelley Explores Handball In Coney Island

Source: National Library Archives via FlickrKelleyPlaywright Daniel John Kelley [http://danieljohnkelley.com/] is not a native of Southern Brooklyn. Instead,
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