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Source: davidsonscott15/FlickrWe still haven’t heard back from the police regarding yesterday’s armed robbery in Manhattan Beach [/breaking-nypd-pursuing-armed-robbery-suspect/], but the Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association said they have. According to the group, an arrest was made in the afternoon and the perp was hit with charges relating to two
Maksim Gelman pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding four more in the 28-hour stabbing spree that began in Sheepshead Bay. The plea was entered in Brooklyn court this morning. The guilty plea flies in the face of Gelman’s earlier claims that he would beat the rap by
Police officers are in pursuit of an armed suspect who fled the scene of a robbery on Oriental Boulevard in Manhattan Beach. The suspect is believed to be carrying a silver revolver, and made his getaway from Manhattan Beach in a silver Mercedes Benz. He was last seen driving away
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Strolling over the Ocean Avenue footbridge’s wooden planks has been the quintessential Sheepshead Bay experience for 131 years, but a Department of Transportation initiative will soon see the familiar timber ripped out in favor of new materials – a decision they’ve made without community input. For at least a
Oh, goodness. There are just so many things I love about this poster. I was first drawn to it by the handwritten note: “Why do I need a degree in Liberal Arts?” “So Barnes & Knoble [sic] can sell more books??” We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen! The second
Below is a press release from the organizers of the rally. Please consider attending and showing your support for New York City’s public schools. Hundreds of students, parents and teachers will march through South Brooklyn November 30, protesting ongoing budget cuts under the banner, “Some Cuts Don’t Heal.
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We all know about Roll-N-Roaster’s commercials [/dont-forget-roll-n-roaster-had-commercials/]; after all, the same commercial has been airing since the 1980s alongside late-night cable programming. And there are some of the old ads we’ve featured in the past [/remember-when-big-daddys-competed-with-nathans/]. But over the weekend, the above commercial for that other legendary Emmons
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The yellow badge. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)It seems we have not yet seen the end of the recent spate of anti-Semitic vandalism and crime in Southern Brooklyn. The latest incident was uncovered yesterday morning, when a Jewish family found the words “G-d don’t like Jews” painted on their car’
Community Board 15 will meet tomorrow, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College’s faculty dining room (2001 Oriental Boulevard). On the agenda are three zoning items, two for special permits to enlarge their homes at 1860 East 23rd Street and 2257 East 14th Street, and
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It might seem obvious to those of us that live in Brooklyn’s southern stretches, but research has confirmed it: New York is populated by more Russian Jews than any other place in the world. But putting a number on that population – here and in the country as a whole
After a refreshing four-day break, we’re back, energized and ready to bring you some news. It was a good break, too; one of the rare ones where I cut any tethers to e-mail, phone or other means of contact. If you’re like me, that’s a huge leap,
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Mark Twain JHS (Source: Citysearch.com)What a bunch of good kids. Students at Mark Twain Junior High School (I.S. 239) are demonstrating the holiday spirit by creating books with Staten Island kids as well as donating wrapped items to residents of the community, reports NY 1 [http://brooklyn.