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Source: Gifter Photos via Twitter via GothamistIf you went to Coney Island or Brighton Beach on Sunday afternoon, you might have noticed a plane tugging a banner with a swastika emblazoned on it that also read “peace + love proswastika.org [http://proswastika.org/news.php?item.304.1].” According to
Citizens Union
Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblyman Dov Hikind’s radio show, which broadcasts to a large Orthodox Jewish audience, is growing in popularity. The show attracts exclusive interviews with mayoral candidates [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/07/fidler-and-maisel-bash-weiner-for-accepting-campaign-contribution-from-al-jazeera-lobbyist/] and will soon move to a prominent spot on the AM dial. As
child abuse
Source: mikey k via flickrGerritsen Beach man Yuri Bershchansky was targeted by federal agents for downloading child pornography, but might get off due to poor paperwork on the part of the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-kiddie-porn-perv-free-warrant-error-article-1.1406202] that
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The interior of the Gerritsen Beach Library Post-SandyThe Gerritsen Beach library (2808 Gerritsen Avenue), which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy, is one step closer to reopening . In a press release, Councilman Lew Fidler and Assemblyman Alan Maisel announced that the library is set to open its doors in September. Like
luxury buildings
A pricey new luxury building in Manhattan is getting massive tax breaks thanks to State Senator Marty Golden [/golden-backs-bill-that-provides-massive-tax-breaks-for-developers-of-luxury-manhattan-apartment-buildings/] , but the local pol has still not fully accounted for how the tax breaks ended up in legislation he has sponsored. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.
A pricey new luxury building in Manhattan is getting massive tax breaks thanks to State Senator Marty Golden [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/06/golden-backs-bill-that-provides-massive-tax-breaks-for-developers-of-luxury-manhattan-apartment-buildings/] , but the local pol has still not fully accounted for how the tax breaks ended up in legislation he has sponsored. The New York Daily
castles made of sand
Photo Courtesy Of Kathleen HigginsWho sculpted this masterpiece of sand? Nobody knows, but loyal Sheepshead Bites reader Kathleen Higgins sent us this cool image of a sand castle assembled on the Kingsborough Community College beach. Kathleen was told that this mighty empire of sand once had intricate steps, walls and
3d printers
The Great Fredini (Photo Via 3dprinter-world.com)I have to admit, the world of 3-D printing fascinates me. Although I can’t afford one now, I hope in 10 years that they become so cheap that anyone with a little extra scratch gets to play around with one. Until that
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86th Street and Bay 31st Street (Source: Google Maps)We received the following message from Mary Chan regarding a hit and run case in Bensonhurst this past Friday: > A 62 year old Chinese man was hit with a black car on Friday 07/19/13 around 3pm on 86th
al jazeera
Photo By Ned BerkeMayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner was attacked by Democratic lawmakers over a campaign contribution made from a lawyer who has lobbied for Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/more_heat_on_weiner_over_jazeera_7YA2d4XD5GFzwO3ipwrKjO]
beach walk
Brighton Beach (Photo By Allan Shweky)The proud decades-long tradition of the lady lifeguards of Brighton Beach [/the-female-lifeguards-of-brighton-beach-baywatch-circa-1921/] lives on. A Parks Department lifeguard heroically revived a man who nearly drowned in the waters of Brighton Beach on Friday. At 2 p.m. in the sweltering Friday afternoon heat, two
traffic accidents
Photo by KaffyA head-on crash between two trucks on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge earlier this morning left six people injured. The Wall Street Journal reports [http://online.wsj.com/article/APce3df9497af94b9cac20c83778b24501.html?mod=googlenews_wsj] : > Fire and police officials say the head-on crash occurred at 6:10 a.m. Monday