After turning himself into authorities yesterday morning [/grimm-healthalicious-charges/], Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, pleaded not guilty to a 20-count indictment alleging the local pol hid more than $1 million in sales at a business he owned to avoid paying taxes, as well as illegally employing undocumented immigrants.
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Johnny Rockets is just one of the new franchises headed to Surf Avenue. (Source: Thomas Hawk/Flickr)With less than a month to go before beach season kicks off, a slew of construction is going on over in Coney Island with the hopes of having new restaurants and attractions ready
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Photo by Alex S.It’s been a bad day on Avenue U. Shortly after police reopened the roadway following an accident on Ocean Avenue near Avenue U [/breaking-car-accident-causes-road-closure-ocean-avenue-avenue-u/], another car lost control and slammed into the building at 1907 Avenue U, just narrowly missing the busy storefront of Trio
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UPDATE (6:59 p.m.): Reporter Shimon Gifter was on the scene, and tweeted out some additional details, including the driver saying it was caused by brake failure: > U//D. Driver tells me he just bought the car 5 days ago and breaks didn't work. Witnesses tell
Community Board 15 is meeting tomorrow, April 29, at 7:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulavard) in the faculty dining room. On the agenda are public hearings for three zoning items. Here are the applications being considered: * 3540 Nostrand Avenue – McDonalds is applying for a special
Congressman Michael Grimm turned himself into authorities this morning and will face federal charges. While the Republican politician has been dogged by a federal probe into his campaign fundraising for several years, it appears the charges to be unveiled today are connected to a restaurant he operated before entering Congress,
Congressman Michael Grimm turned himself into authorities this morning and will face federal charges. While the Republican politician has been dogged by a federal probe into his campaign fundraising for several years, it appears the charges to be unveiled today are connected to a restaurant he operated before entering Congress,
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The following is a message from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: Photo by Erica ShermanIn an effort to provide a safer alternative for prescription drug disposal, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are sponsoring the Eighth National Prescription Drugs Take-Back Initiative,
Still from surveillance video released by NYPD.Police are searching for a man they say tossed a Molotov cocktail into a Fort Hamilton Parkway bodega, burning an employee early Wednesday morning. DNAinfo reports [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140423/borough-park/man-throws-molotov-cocktail-into-bodega-injuring-worker-police-say?utm_content=nberke%40sheepsheadbites.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&
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Officer Rosa Rodriguez, still recovering from injuries sustained during a Coney Island fire [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/04/rosa-rodriguez-recovery-fire/] that killed her partner [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/04/dennis-guerra-cop-dead/], will receive a reduced disability pension under new NYPD rules. Source: New York Police Department Hispanic SocietyDNAinfo broke the
Officer Rosa Rodriguez, still recovering from injuries sustained during a Coney Island fire [/rosa-rodriguez-recovery-fire/] that killed her partner [/dennis-guerra-cop-dead/], will receive a reduced disability pension under new NYPD rules. Source: New York Police Department Hispanic SocietyDNAinfo broke the story [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140424/coney-island/nypd-officer-injured-fatal-fire-may-get-reduced-pension?utm_content=nberke%
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Source: FriendsofOceanParkway.orgOur friend Allen Shweky of Friends of Ocean Parkway notes [http://www.friendsofoceanparkway.org/2014/04/ocean-parkway-east-mall-gets-rehab.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FriendsOfOceanParkway+%28Friends+of+Ocean+Parkway%29] that the Department of Transportation has kicked off the latest round of