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Photo by Aggie KuAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. The Mac is back: The Mac Shack’s innovation inspires [http:
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https://youtu.be/Fd3gAFc7l3A Cops have released a sketch and surveillance footage of the suspect accused of grabbing an 11-year-old [/help-cops-catch-man-grabbed-11-year-old-way-home-school/#.V1tBuOYrLos] on her way home from school earlier this week. The girl was walking near Highlawn Avenue and West 7th Street at around 2:50pm Wednesday, when she was
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This week in collaboration with Brooklyn Mama’s Kitchen and your local Greenmarket, we bring you a lovely recipe that’s perfect for weekend brunch with friends. The recipe below will feed 4-6, but in the video we adjusted it to make enough for two. So pick up some spinach
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Charles Ragusa (Photo courtesy of Assemblyman William Colton’s Office)Earlier this week, we profiled Billy Thai [/billy-thai-running-male-district-leader-47th-assembly-district/#.V1sDWOYrI9c], a new face on the ballot for male district leader of the 47th Assembly District, who is challenging incumbent Charles Ragusa. But who is Ragusa? And what issues does he stand
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Police are searching for a perp who grabbed a middle schooler by her backpack in Gravesend Wednesday. The 11-year-old female victim was walking home from school at around 2:50pm, when she was approached by a man who grabbed her shoulder and school bag near Highlawn Avenue and West 7th
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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. (Photo: Eric T. Schneiderman [https://www.facebook.com/eric.schneiderman/photos/a.438189636273087.1073741826.289949387763780/631569633601752/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The New York attorney general’s office is trying to block the sale of a Coney Island nursing home, and another facility
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The Thunderbolt ride at Luna Park. (Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/a.402822486061.200199.375624901061/10153567621596062/?type=1&theater] / Facebook)One hundred lucky thrill seekers will get to ride Luna Park’s Thunderbolt this weekend completely free of charge. The amusement park is celebrating
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanOne hundred lucky thrill seekers will get to ride Luna Park’s Thunderbolt this weekend completely free of charge. The amusement park is celebrating the second anniversary of the iconic ride this Sunday, June 12, between 2pm and 4pm. The roller coaster, which first opened in 2014,
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Photo of two of the three suspects courtesy of the NYPD.Cops are searching for three who robbed a man at knifepoint on Bay 46th Street — just a block from Calvert Vaux Park and Home Depot — in broad daylight. The 37-year-old victim was standing in front of 210 Bay 46th
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Photo by Wesley EngWhen did we drop the Z in Verrazano-Narrows Bridge? As reported in our fact sheet about the Brooklyn-Staten Island connector [/25-facts-verrazano-narrows-bridge/#.V1mbC-YrLos], the 52-year-old bridge was named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, the Italian explorer credited as the first European to discover the New York Bay. At the
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Joe Asaro met his wife Heather while she worked the counter at Florence Food Center. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)“We’ve had seven marriages that came from this store, including me and my wife,” says Joseph Asaro, of Florence Food Center [http://www.yelp.com/biz/florence-food-center-and-bakery-brooklyn], referring to the