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(Photo: Kings Bay Library [https://www.facebook.com/178074205875863/photos/pb.178074205875863.-2207520000.1460487768./233000433716573/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Great news: the Kings Bay Library is one of the 10 finalists for the third annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards [http://www.nyclibraryawards.org/]! Huzzah! The annual awards are often
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After more than a half century of waiting, Gravesend’s historic Lady Moody-Van Sicklen House has finally achieved landmark status. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) granted the designation to the 18th-Century Dutch-American farmhouse, which once belonged to Gravesend founder Lady Deborah Moody, during a public meeting on Tuesday.
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(Photo: PROSergey Galyonkin [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sergesegal/6925099745/] / Flickr)Dear readers, You may have noticed a new comment system has debuted on Sheepshead Bites. We have swapped out Disqus for a new setup that allows you to login with your Facebook account. To use the new system, you
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Photo via JahbrewMore joy for caffeine connoisseurs across our neighborhood! Jahbrew Jamaican Coffee and Tea [https://www.facebook.com/Jahbrew-Coffee-and-Tea-938648139588807/] will be opening at 1491 Flatbush Avenue (and Glenwood Road) this Saturday. The new cafe will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday at noon, with special guest, City
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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Photo: Nick Solari. Courtesy: Wikimedia CommonsPresidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be speaking in Midwood today [https://www.facebook.com/events/943938072370375/]. Sanders will address fans at 3pm, on “Bernie’s Block,” near James Madison High School (Avenue P and East 26th Street). Doors open at 1pm.
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Atlas steakhouse knows how important it is to relax after a long week. What better way to do that then with an amazing brunch? Brunch is pretty popular in all boroughs of New York, and we at Atlas steak house have made sure we’re up to the task! We
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Atlas steakhouse knows how important it is to relax after a long week. What better way to do that then with an amazing brunch? Brunch is pretty popular in all boroughs of New York, and we at Atlas steak house have made sure we’re up to the task! We
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New York State Capitol Building in Albany. (Photo: Kurtman 518 via Creative Commons)When you hear the word “Albany,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? How closely do you follow state politics? Do you think that our state senators and assemblymembers have the best interests of our
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Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is scheduled to meet with members of the Russian American Jewish Experience [http://www.rajeusa.com/] (RAJE) today at 4:30pm in Brighton Beach, the organization confirmed. The meeting, first reported by the news site JP Updates [http://jpupdates.com/2016/04/06/ted-cruz-to-visit-jewish-leaders-in-brooklyn-sources-say/] , will take
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Scarlet Tanager (Photo: Steve Nanz)This is a wonderful time for bird watching, but it won’t last forever. Birds of all types are returning from their winter stays to the south, and are traveling through our area now. They fly through the night, and then funnel into large, green
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Dotty the dog. She was last seen yesterday.Please help find Dotty. She was last seen yesterday around 1:30pm on Stephens Court, running toward Flatbush Avenue. Dotty was still wearing her purple collar when last seen. She is very friendly but can be skittish around tall men. Please call
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Heads up: WAAB is awarding grants of up to $2,000 to groups or individuals working in Brooklyn to provide non-traditional education opportunities to teens 13-18. Read the request for proposals and more information on the WAAB website [http://waab.org/grant].