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il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – This August will be twenty years since Angelo Viscoso gave up on a career in engineering and opened il Fornetto [https://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com] on Emmons Avenue – continuing his family’s tradition of serving good food to good neighbors. Angelo Viscoso, owner of Il Fornetto on Emmons Avenue,

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Celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Legacy At The Brooklyn Historical Society

(Photo by Mark Kosin)This past Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Players and teams from around the league honored the venerable ballplayer by wearing number 42 and the Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled a dramatic new statue of Robinson [http:

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Monday: Gravesend Bakery Celebrates 27 Years With Free Coffee & Cake

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanNuccio’s Italian Bakery and Pastry Shop [http://www.yelp.com/biz/nuccios-brooklyn], which has been located at 261 Avenue U for nearly three decades, is showing appreciation for its loyal customer base next week. In honor of its 27-year anniversary, the Gravesend staple will

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Sunday: 100 Guests Ride Luna Park’s Thunderbolt Free For Anniversary Party

The Thunderbolt ride at Luna Park. (Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/a.402822486061.200199.375624901061/10153567621596062/?type=1&theater] / Facebook)One hundred lucky thrill seekers will get to ride Luna Park’s Thunderbolt this weekend completely free of charge. The amusement park is celebrating the

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Sheepshead Bites Brought Them Together. Now They’re Getting Married

Mariya Yudkevich and Lenny Markh are getting married this weekend. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Every great couple has a great story about how they met. Lenny Markh and Mariya Yudkevich — who tie the knot Sunday — have one of those stories. And Sheepshead Bites is happy to take credit as

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JoMart Celebrates 70th Anniversary This Friday With Samples And Champagne!

JoMart, located at 2917 Avenue R. (Photo: JoMart Chocolates / Facebook)JoMart [http://www.jomartchocolates.com/sweet-gifts-party-favors/], the family-owned sweet shop at the corner of Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue, will be pouring champagne and offering free samples Friday to celebrate their 70th Anniversary. “This is our way of celebrating what

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ABC 7 Trying To Match Wedding Ring Found In Sheepshead Bay With Owner Before Couple’s 60th Anniversary

It’s not a glass slipper, but it will still require a perfect fit to solve this Brooklyn fairytale. ABC 7 [http://abc7ny.com/society/help-us-solve-a-lost-wedding-ring-mystery/1017975/] is trying to match a wedding ring found in a Sheepshead Bay parking lot with it’s rightful owner. The TV station reports

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Vic Puri Of BrooklynWorks At 159 Talks Hard Work, Evolution & Surprises On Their First Anniversary

Working from home sounds like an amazing gig, and in many ways it is — but the time ultimately comes when the only thing keeping your sanity in check is getting out of the apartment. Coffee shops are great, but space is limited and wifi can often be spotty. What’s

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Help Dram Shop Celebrate Six Years This Weekend

The Dram Shop [https://www.facebook.com/dramshopbk?fref=ts], 339 9th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, is throwing a party this weekend to celebrate their “Dramaversary,” and you’re invited to come out and raise a glass to six years. Starting at 7pm on Friday, January 24, Guinness

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How To Honor The One-Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Sandy

Today marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s [/blog/tag/hurricane-sandy] arrival in New York City. While most of the visible damage [/blog/news/hurricane-sandy-damage-in-park-slope] here in Park Slope has been repaired, our thoughts remain with those who have been deeply affected by the storm, including neighbor Marcia

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Korean War Vets Can Watch 60th Anniversary Armistice Salute At Local VFW Posts

Men of the 3rd Ranger Company, 3rd Infantry Division, adjust their gear before undertaking a dawn patrol across the Imjin River, Korea. Source: KoreanWar60.com As the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War nears (yes, we know — it was “hostilities,” and not a war), the Department

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On Sheepshead Bites’ 5-Year Anniversary, A Thank You To Our Readers

This is what the Sheepshead Bites header looked like when we launched in May 2008. Yeah, it was that ugly.Happy anniversary to us! On Sunday, May 12, Sheepshead Bites marked the fifth anniversary of its first post, published on May 12, 2008. The post was simply an “About Sheepshead

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Thanks for Celebrating With Us!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out last night to Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/] to celebrate our first anniversary with us! It was great to see so many of you who have commented, emailed tips and photos, and who have been with us for a long time or

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Barista Banter: Andy Shulz at De Luxe

You see them every day, but how much do you really know about your local barista? This morning, we stopped in to say hello to Andy Schulz at De Luxe [http://deluxebrooklyn.com/deluxe.html] (410 7th Avenue). Where are you originally from? I was born in Piqua, Ohio. Do

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Leon Celebrates 100 Years of Haircuts on Newkirk Plaza

“I have good news and I have bad news,” Leon Kogut tells the man whose hair he’s just cut. “The good news is you look great. The bad news, you can’t eat for two hours, or the hair will grow back.” Leon brushes the man’s shoulders and

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This Weekend: Roll-N-Roaster Celebrates 40 Years

Anyone who has stopped by Roll-N-Roaster this week probably got accosted by four or five people trying to jam cake, champagne and orange juice down their throat. And at least two kids we saw were horrified by an employee’s attempt to make them balloon animals. But it’s all

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HooRay! Today Is My 1st Birthday!

Usually, when a 1-year-old celebrates his or her first birthday, the parents mark the occasion by a big party with loved ones and a bunch of other kids running around. Everyone gathers around the cake and unfurls the noisemakers by blowing into the birthday kid’s face as she smiles