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The 61st Precinct police officer responsible for forcing an Orthodox man to violate Jewish law [/orthodox-community-outraged-at-local-cops/] has been transferred out of the borough; meanwhile, the Deputy Inspector continues outreach to prove his officers respect the area’s residents and their beliefs. Though the officer has been transferred, the case is
Courtesy Google MapsIf architect Frank Gehry took a dump from the top of the ugly tree, then that dump hit every branch on the way down, and then a naked mole rat [http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/naked-mole-rat.jpg]ate the dump, vomited it up, ate the vomit, got diarrhea
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Look at how sad Winnie the Pooh is, so overcome with despair that he can’t raise his head. That’s because his buddy, Inflatable Santa Claus [/midweek-photo-inflatable-christmas/], has been inflata-napped. Reader Lisanne Anderson sent us this photo of the display in front of Carvel on Coney Island Avenue and
Washington Cemetery (Source: adamsofen via Flickr) - Mike Nelson (Source: council.nyc.gov)From Councilman Michael Nelson’s office: Council Member Michael C. Nelson, Chairman of the City Council Jewish Caucus, is outraged over the apparent anti-Semitic vandalism that occurred at Washington Cemetery this past weekend. The cemetery is Brooklyn’
Click to zoomReader Rich M. sent us this amazing aerial photo of Sheepshead Bay. He doesn’t know much about the photo; he moved away in the 60s, but while visiting his daughter in Park Slope, he found this in a local shop. He guesses it was taken around 1940,
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Bryan Lee and Councilman Fidler are joined by staff, friends and families at the annual tally party (Source: Bryan Lee)The Community First Toy Drive, organized by Councilman Lew Fidler, the 41st A.D. Democrats Club and Bryan Lee – took in a mindboggling 7,790 toys this year, rocketing past
lunar eclipse. eclipses
A number of users sent us photos from last night’s eclipse, so we thought we’d post them all in one place. All the photos were taken from the Sheepshead Bay area of the once in ten lifetimes lunar eclipse. If you’ve got photos, send them to us
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Arthur Borko wrote in with this photo and message: > A pipe broke under the EL on Brighton 5th, it rained down on the street and started flooding the intersection, took a few min before the water was shut off! I guess the streets are a little cleaner now, eh?
Complaints
We're betting at least one of the cars in this photo is parked illegally.It looks like we opened a floodgate with our coverage of the illegally parked van on Avenue W last week [/sheepshead-bites-victory-the-van-is-gone/], as a torrent of messages about similar situations have poured into our inbox.
Tuesday Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. Well, that’s what it usually is, anyway. This week we go in a slightly different direction. Fruitcake Recipe Ingredients: *One cup water *One cup sugar
A reader spotted this on East 19th Street near Avenue W. The reader heard a large bang outside at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. When she checked it out after the sun came up, this is what she saw. She commented to us, “And it has a steering
We spotted the following note on Noreast.com [http://www.noreast.com/postedreports/view.cfm?region_ID=33&id=134288], a forum for the region’s fishermen, about Chuck Geller, a frequent character aboard the Brooklyn VI and other vessels: > Received news this morning, a good friend by