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Beresford Ashley allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death in front of 1413 Blake Avenue in East New York. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/1473+Blake+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11208/@40.6726213,-73.8621102,3a,75y,1h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sU_hCKr4-f8aJuJW2-76Ncw!2e0!
Bensonhurst
Coney’s Spook-a-Rama. Photo by Sarah AckermanAn influential but often unlabeled aspect of American culture is the dark ride, or ghost train, an amusement park ride that takes passengers on a moving tour of an indoor set (think It’s a Small World After All). 36-year-old Australian screen studies professor
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Dina Rabiner / Ditmas Park Corner)Sunday, September 11 marked the third annual Wanderlust Festival in Prospect Park [http://wanderlust.com/108-events/brooklyn-ny/], a “field day for your mind, body and soul” combining yoga, a 5K run, dancing, outdoor activities like hooping and slack lining, and a marketplace full
![UPDATED: 5th Avenue Restaurant Break-ins — Burglar Pilfers Lotus Sandwiches; Less Successful At Mezcal’s Mexican [Photos]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/surveillance-from-lotus-sandwiches.jpg)
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Surveillance photo courtesy of Lotus SandwichesTwo 5th Avenue restaurants fell victim to a burglar early this morning, and police are currently searching for the suspect. Employee Joyce Li of Lotus Vietnamese Sandwiches [http://www.lotusvietnamesesandwiches.com/] (229 5th Avenue between Carroll and President Streets) said a man broke through their
Business
Photo via Google Maps.The anticipated arrival of the Fairway supermarket, which recently came out of bankruptcy, in Bergen Beach has put the quiet neighborhood in the eyes of other popular businesses and developers, according to a report by Crain’s New York. [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160913/REAL_
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Chaos erupted over the Citi Bike expansion. (Video by Amy Holiday/Park Slope Stoop) Tensions and anger over the recent expansion of Citi Bike [/blog/politics/citi-bike-expansion-ushered-dot-city-community-leaders-5th-avenue-ribbon-cutting-2/] interrupted the agenda of Wednesday night’s Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] General Meeting. What was expected
Bensonhurst
A black Dodge Charger connected with a September 2 homicide, last seen heading northbound on East 31 Street. Photo via NYPDHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last week, courtesy of the NYPD. * Police are seeking help from the
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Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, an arsonist was arrested for sparking a fire at the Newkirk Medical Center, on Newkirk Avenue between Marlborough and Rugby Roads. “I was watching the live surveillance video and saw him moving from room to room,” said Yehuda Miller, executive director
fort greene
Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership & Madison Realty Capital.Some of the units in an imposing eight-story mixed-use development under construction in Clinton Hill are to be “affordable”. Twenty-eight (one-fifth) of the apartments in the building under construction at 504 Myrtle Avenue (between Ryerson Street and Grand Avenue) will
Business
326 Avenue U in its current state. Photo by Christopher Bride via PropertyShark The strip of Avenue U between McDonald Avenue and West Street is set to get its tallest building yet, according to applications filed [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321196736&passdocnumber=01]
Arts & Culture
Mary LaRosa Lederer with the Brooklyn Real Big Band. (Photo: Benton Collins)The annual Reeve Place Block Party has always had something special — a 16-piece big band set up in the street playing classic jazz arrangements from the 40s through the 60s. But for the 10th anniversary, scheduled for September
Arts & Culture
Photo by Yuriy Semenov.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram
North Western Brooklyn
Photo via avigdorforjudge.com [http://avigdorforjudge.com/]The Daily News wrote a scathing editorial [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/judge-dread-article-1.2786150] on Tuesdsay about a southwest Brooklyn lawyer who ran for Judge, Kings County — Democratic Party, 5th Municipal Court District. Morton Avigdor was described as “morally vacant,” and backed by
Police & Fire
Photo via DCPI.A 62 year-old Chinese immigrant woman was scammed out of $65,000 in cash and $20,000 in jewelry in what is called the “blessing scam,” said the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. On July 29, Yan Chen, 46, and Yuqub Liang, 57, engaged the elderly victim
Business
Gratitude Cafe, coffee bar interior. (Photo by Anni Irish / Ditmas Park Corner) PLG Coffee House and Tavern, previously known as Gratitude Cafe, recently celebrated its third summer in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Originally opened as a spot for baked goods, sandwiches and coffee [/blog/food/plg-bite-day-gratitude-coffee-croissants/], Gratitude Cafe is run by husband-and-wife
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Arts & Culture
[L-R] Gina Marie Russell (Prospero) and dancers Elven Arrow, Erin Michelle, and Xila Noir (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)The walkways of Prospect Park near the Music Pagoda are well-trafficked on a Saturday at 5:30pm. Families are strolling from the carousel. Runners are logging miles as marathon