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NY Times Reminds Us That Cleaning Is Hard

Arroyo (Source: NYTimes.com) It’s easy to take for granted the hard work people put into maintaining the environs, but last week’s snowstorm should be an opportunity to appreciate when things do get done. So when the New York Times ran a Q&A with an employee

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Sheepshead Bay Grandmother Wins Beauty Pageant

Source: NYDailyNews.comHere’s proof that some things do get better with age. After four years of competing, an 86-year-old Sheepshead Bay woman was finally crowned Queen Grandmother at the “Your Highness Grandmother Pageant,” a competition tailored to older gals. Shifra Blinova, a former World War II nurse, used her

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Con Edison Renews Coney Island Green Initiative

Coney Island residents and business owners have another year to save more green while going green with Con Edison continuing its sponsorship of the “Going Green in Coney Campaign,” in conjunction with Urban Neighborhood Services (UNS) The campaign, which will enter its second year, provides seminars catered to locals on

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Award-Winning Russian Film To Be Screened At Shorefront-Y

If you want to see an award-winning Russian movie, mark your calendars for Sunday, June 27, when the Shorefront YM-YWHA will screen The Cranes are Flying. The movie, set in the U.S.S.R. during World War II, was the only Russian film that won the Palm D’Or

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Need To Get Away? Consider Cruising In Jamaica Bay

Seen from the deck: subway bridge opening // Courtesy of Don RiepeEver needed a break from city living? The cars, buses, trains; streets teaming with people and noises and smells… the hurrying everywhere. A trip out of town will cost you, but Sheepshead Bay’s blessed with a local, cheap option:

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Gravesend Man Arrested For Bribing DOB Inspector

At least one inspector with the Department of Buildings can’t be bought. This honest worker reported two men to the city’s Department of Investigation after they allegedly tried bribing him with $5,000 to overlook illegal construction in a Gravesend home. As reported by the Brooklyn Eagle, Shu

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Live Like A Gypsy, Party Like A Gypsy

After a long week of the daily grind you might want to let go and party like free-spirited Gypsies. Now you’ll get your chance from Friday, June 11, to Monday, June 14, at Floyd Bennet Field for the Mehanata Gypsy Camp festival. Live music from the Pan-Balkan region will

Jamaica Bay Cruise Departs From Sheepshead Bay

Photo by nolastnameIf you’re looking to escape the city streets for a few hours and relax while learning about the natural wonders so close to home then consider taking a ride on one of the Jamaica Bay cruises. These three-hour cruises depart from Pier 2 at Emmons Avenue and

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The Cyclone Is Back For Daily Thrills

Courtesy of Charles Denson via FlickrCharles Lindbergh, the famous aviator, once told Time Magazine that a ride on the Cyclone was more thrilling than his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Eighty-three rickety years after its opening, that statement can only be more true. Brooklyn’s claim to fame

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Russians Get Special Attention From Census Organizers

Courtesy of NJ.comThe Russian community of Southern Brooklyn is getting extra attention to make sure its residents fill out their 2010 census forms. Approximately 90 Census Questionnaire Assistance Centers have opened in the area, including at the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst. The centers are staffed with a census