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Aug
22

Spraying Planned For West Nile Virus

Source: NYC.govHealth Department trucks will be driving through Bath Beach, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge today, weather permitting, to
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Aug
22

NYPD Seeking Tromaine Holmes In Murder Case

Tromaine Holmes (Source: Facebook via Home Reporter)The NYPD has released an image of Tromaine Holmes, a man wanted in
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Aug
22

NYPD Seeking Tromaine Holmes In Murder Case

Tromaine Holmes (Source: Facebook via Home Reporter)The NYPD has released an image of Tromaine Holmes, a man wanted in
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Aug
22

City Council Considering Charge On Plastic Bags

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council is planning to introduce legislation that would charge consumers 10 cents at grocery and
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Aug
22

City Council Considering Charge On Plastic Bags

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council is planning to introduce legislation that would charge consumers 10 cents at grocery and
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Aug
21

Ferry Service Extended Through January

Photo By Erica ShermanThe new emergency ferry service, put in place as the R-train link to Manhattan is being repaired,
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Aug
21

Photos: Brighton Beach, Back In The 1980s

Source: Abraham Ravett via GothamistPhotographer Abraham Ravett put together a new book filled with haunting black and white photos of
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Aug
21

UPDATE: Proof That Peter Pan Playland Was No Fantasy

Photo courtesy of Vinnie BoombotsIn the hustle and bustle of running Sheepshead Bites and our sister site, Bensonhurst Bean [http:
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Aug
20

Cymbrowitz Launches Online “Suggest A Law” Tool

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (Source: Cymbrowitz’s office)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is incorporating a novel feature on his website that allows
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Aug
20

Survey Declares Brighton Beach “Dangerous Looking,” Outraging Igor Oberman

“Dangerous” elderly people roaming the streets of Brighton Beach. (Photo By Uliana Bazar via npr.org)A survey conducted by
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