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Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five-cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published on the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.
Arts & Culture
This is our showcase of local fiction writers. It is the first of our weekly publication of locally written short stories that will be published every Sunday. This week we have great work from a talented local writer. Photo via Flickr/Harry Wood.The Fifth Season by Madelyn Krystal Hill
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Photo via Flickr/Glynn LoweIt’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: * Three break-ins on Brighton
Bensonhurst
Photo by valeriia_klimenko [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL1fSoChWPO/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and
Central Brooklyn
Pizza art spotted on Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, neighbors got ready for the Cortelyou Library book sale [/blog/events/donate-used-books-cortelyou-library-book-sale/], the CEC voted ‘yes’ on rezoning District 22 elementary schools [/blog/events/cec-plans-vote-tonight-
Arts & Culture
This is the first of our Local Poets Showcase, which will be featured here every Saturday morning. We are starting off strong with three amazing local poets: Carol Ragab, Irene Romanovsky, and Leona Garber. Photo via Flickr/Mike BabcockPrimal Disconnect by Carol Ragab The baby cried itself to sleep And
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Photo via Flickr/Crazy YatraWe don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Brooklyn during the busy week. That’s why we round it all up from our sister sites every Saturday morning for you! Enjoy: Goodbye cast iron pipes: Water main replacement tears up
Bensonhurst
Photo by philomania13 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLyxRKOj1Xv/]After 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 more interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Goodbye cast iron pipes: Water
Central Brooklyn
The insta-viral meme was created by Amanda Duarte and Jessica BennettIt’s a great time to catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood with the week’s highlights from our sister sites. Despite widespread belief of helplessness, there are resources for victims of domestic violence. [http://www.
Police & Fire
Sketch of Hinds. Photo via DCPI.Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. This guy tends to not have sleeves, or any clothes for that matter, and certainly doesn’t seem to have a heart, figuratively speaking. Police arrested Zurry Hinds, 32, on Tuesday, October 18 at around 8:
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You want it darker [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD6fvzGIBfQ]? Hallelujah [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGz-li_rgM]. When it comes to signing a lease in Sunset Park? It’s closing time [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0lV5qs1Qw]. (Courtesy Street Easy/Avi Levi-Braha and
Bensonhurst
Source: katerha via flickrLast week stores citywide began receiving the first official notices reminding them that, as of February 15, 2017, they will need to charge customers five-cents for all plastic bags. The notice reads, as per a photo of it published on the Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.