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Count Your Kuchi, Or Eat Them, With Apani’s Georgian Dumplings Khinkali

THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: Since they opened nearly two and a half years ago [/apani-georgian-cuisine-to-open-on-sheepshead-bay-rd/], I’ve become a regular customer at Apani, the Georgian bakery at 1520 Sheepshead Bay Road. But I almost exclusively grab-and-go, snagging one of the smaller khachapuri options – cheese and bacon, anybody? [/georgian-cuisine-apani-first-look-at-sheepsheads-newest-georgian-takeout-the-bite/] – before hopping

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Accused Murderer Mikhail Chernyaev Allegedly Texted From Victim’s Phone To Cover Up Killing

ButlerA Brighton Beach man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s new beau and dumping his body upstate texted using the victim’s phone to cover up his death, prosecutors say. Mikhail Chernyaev, 48, confessed to killing Charles Butler, 56, during a police interview in May 2013, after Butler took up

New Flood Maps Coming: Go To A Flood Insurance Review Workshop To Get Your Questions Answered And Save Money

A house damaged in Superstorm SandyMost people who live in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy recently received a letter from FEMA, notifying homeowners that preliminary flood hazard maps are in the works – and will soon mean a significant increase in flood insurance. But the letter is clear as mud, and

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Neighbors Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day With Two Local Events

A neighbor holds a photo of a victims at the Holocaust Remembance Event organized by the Stop Anti-Semitism Foundation.Yom HaShoah [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_HaShoah], or Holocaust Remembrance Day, passed last week and was observed on Sunday with two local events remembering the victims of the Nazi

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Photos: Alec Baldwin, Michael Madsen On Set Of “Back In The Day,” Filming On Coney Island Avenue

Alec Baldwin and Michael Madsen on set of Back in the Day. (Photo by Bobby Bank / bobbybank.com)Hollywood heavyweights Alec Baldwin and Michael Madsen spent some time in Sheepshead Bay yesterday, filming inside Romanoff Restaurant [http://romanoffny.com/] (2670 Coney Island Avenue) for the upcoming movie Back in the

Wanted: Two Men Who Withdrew $11,700+ From Victim’s Chase Bank Account

Suspects in identity theft. (Source: NYPD)Cops are looking for two men who they say pillaged a Sheepshead Bay neighbor’s Chase Bank account, spending nearly $12,000 of the victim’s funds. On two separate days last week – Monday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 15 – the two men, whose

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Man Shot In Back At Sheepshead-Nostrand Houses, Gunman On The Loose

3549 Nostrand Avenue, part of the Sheepshead-Nostrand Houses, where the shooting occurred. (Source: Google Maps)A man was hospitalized after being shot in front of the NYCHA’s Sheepshead-Nostrand Houses on Nostrand Avenue on Saturday, and the gunman remains free, police said. An unidentified 33-year old-man was shot in the

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Back In The Day, Starring Michael Madsen And Danny Glover, Filming Near Coney Island Avenue And Avenue X

Customers who stopped by John’s Prime Meats earlier this week could have stumbled onto a film shoot for Back in the Day [http://www.backinthedaythemovie.com/], a new flick starring William DeMeo, Danny Glover, Shannon Doherty and others that’s been in the works for some time. Filming was

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Kings Highway’s Snowimage Clothing Store May Change Owners, Name

If you passed by Snowimage [http://snowimage.us/]at 1214 Kings Highway recently, you’d think it was closing down. Who could blame you? There’s a big “STORE CLOSING” sign, and another “For Rent” sign below it. In reality, it looks like it will continue to be a clothing

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Sheepshead Bay Booze Cruise Critics Dispute Racism Claims, Proposed Ban Gains Senate Sponsor

Photo by Boris ShekhmanA proposed ban on booze cruises in Sheepshead Bay gained a Senate sponsor in Albany, while critics of the local industry fight back against allegations that the ban is fueled by racial tensions. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz introduced a bill on February 20 prohibiting boats that throw late-night,

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Sheepshead Bay Road’s VIVA Department Store To Downsize, Looking For Tenant

Source: Commercial AcquisitionsVIVA Department Store at 1644 Sheepshead Bay Road doesn’t just slash prices, now it’s slashing square-footage. The business is putting half of its 7,000 square foot storefront on the rental market as it looks to shrink its footprint. VIVA sells everything from the sort of

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Former Assembly Speaker’s Son-In-Law, A Midwood Resident, Accused Of Running Ponzi Scheme

Source: Nick Ares/FlickrThe son-in-law of indicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Marcello Trebitsch, of Midwood, was arrested yesterday morning and charged [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/brooklyn-man-arrested-and-charged-in-manhattan-federal-court-in-connection-with-multi-million-dollar-fraudulent-investment-scheme] with running a Ponzi scheme. Trebitsch, 37, allegedly swindled approximately $7 million from multiple clients over five years, promising investors