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Navy Color Guard leads Columbus Day celebrations in Manhattan, 2008 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Today is Columbus Day, marking the 521st anniversary since Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of the New World, kicking off a succession of events that ultimately lead to the formation of the United States and nations
Navy Color Guard leads Columbus Day celebrations in Manhattan, 2008 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Today is Columbus Day, marking the 521st anniversary since Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of the New World, kicking off a succession of events the ultimately leads to the formation of the United States and nations
Source: Train Chartering & Private Rail Cars/FlickrQ LINE All times until mid-fall 2013: Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Cortelyou Rd, Beverley Rd, and Parkside Av. From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Q service is extended to/from
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From a rally to save the school when it faced closure in 2010.Sheepshead Bay High School, which the city decided to “phase out” at the end of last semester [/panel-votes-to-close-sheepshead-bay-h-s-21-others/] due to poor performance, had the deck stacked against them by Department of Education policies that overloaded them with
Source: Train Chartering & Private Rail Cars/FlickrD LINE 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 12 – 14 Coney Island-bound D trains run local from 145 St to 59 St. N LINE All times until October 2014: No N or R trains running between Court St, Brooklyn and
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Source: DiFara.comThe beloved dough-tossers at Midwood’s Di Fara Pizza were forced to defend themselves against allegations that they existed only to feed New York City’s elite, after mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio declared it his favorite pizza. The issue surfaced after the Daily News, in yet another
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The FX television series The Americans [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americans_(2013_TV_series)] is shooting around the neighborhood today, with signs posted on Avenue Z, East 7th Street, Kathleen Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue X and Avenue Y. The show, which debuted in January, is set during
il fornetto restaurant
The following is a paid announcement from il Fornetto Italian Restaurant & Caterer (2902 Emmons Avenue), Sheepshead Bay’s premier waterfront dining experience. The above is a paid announcement by il Fornetto Italian Restaurant & Caterer. Sheepshead Bites has not verified the claims made in this advertisement. If you own
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Our friend Brian Hedden of Bay Ridge Odyssey [http://www.bayridgeodyssey.com/2013/10/vincent-gentile-john-quaglione-dyker-heights-debate/] was kind enough to record and pass along this video of the debate between Councilman Vincent Gentile and Republican opponent John Quaglione. The debate, held Monday night, was hosted by the Dyker Heights Civic Association.
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Pips Comedy Club (Source: wheelslive.wordpress.com) / Inset: Marty SchultzMarty Schultz, the former owner of Emmons Avenue’s legendary Pips Comedy Club, and last surviving son of the club’s founder, passed away on October 1 at the age of 58 in Las Vegas. Marty and his brother, Seth, took
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The scene of the stabbing (Source: Google Maps)Four months after the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Kenny Chen in Bath Beach [/kenny-chen-stabbing-benson-ave-26-ave/], police have arrested four teenagers believed to be his assailants. The four teens arrested on Tuesday are all 17 years old: Peter Sedeno of Queens, Daquan Jackson of
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Police are on the hunt for a suspect in a brazen robbery, in which a man walked up to a 36-year-old woman and savagely beat her before stealing her Samsung Galaxy cell phone. The incident, which took place on October 2 at approximately 1 a.m. at Avenue W and