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A Brief History Of MTA Station Art

Source: MTA.infoTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Renovation of the Ocean Parkway Station is nearing completion. The MTA contracted Railworks Transit (subcontractor- Oliviera Contracting) to perform the work including structural concrete repairs, repairs to the subway platforms, platform edge removal and reinstallation including rubbing board and ADA Warning Tiles at a

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Movies & TV Shows Filmed In Ditmas Park, 2016 Update

Tom Hanks on the local set for Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. (Photo by Alex Kritsky / Midwood Productions [http://www.midwood-productions.com])It’s somewhat old news that Ditmas Park’s stately homes and tree-lined streets set an ideal stage for movie and television productions — New York City has

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Weekend Events Round-Up: What To Do This Weekend

Photo courtesy of Brighton Neighborhood Association.The weekend is finally upon us, and there is a lot going on. Here’s a list of things to do over the next couple of days, before everyone has to go back to work: 40th Annual Brighton Jubilee [/40th-brighton-jubilee-happening-sunday/] When: Sunday, August 28.

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Pix 11 Catches Up With L’Amour’s Former DJ Alex Kayne [Video]

So, Pix 11 has a relatively new series called I am Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/IAMBrooklyn/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info] , which highlights the many colorful characters that make our lovely borough so great. This week’s guest was someone we’ve profiled

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40th Brighton Jubilee Happening This Sunday

Photo courtesy of Brighton Neighborhood Association.It’s a neighborhood tradition that is now in its 40th year. The Brighton Jubilee brings everyone in this multicultural part of Brooklyn together for some end-of-summer fun. Music is the universal language, and there will be lots of it at this festival, which

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Morning Mug: “If You Must Have Motivation, Think Of Your Paycheck On Friday.” — Noel Coward

Photo by George Burshteyn.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

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Exhibition Review: ‘Old Stone House: Witness to War’ Eloquently Blends Digital And Analog Elements

‘Take The Hill’ Board Game allows you to experience the dilemmas of being a soldier during the Battle of Brooklyn. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) The British won. Again. That’s because digital interactive designer Isaac Nelson and I were going head-to-head in a game of ‘Take the

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BRIC Announces Its Fall 2016 JazzFest Lineup

Lakecia Benjamin & Soulsquad (Courtesy: BRIC [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-jazzfest-marathon-night-2-0] )As summer almost comes to an end, many of you have enjoyed the wonderful musical performances at this year’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival [/blog/art-music/soul-in-the-sol-2016-bric-celebrate-brooklyn-schedule-features-sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-neko-case-folk-supergroup-tame-impala-and-more/] . Well, prepare yourself for more music and culture this fall as

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Theater Review: ‘Murder At The Food Coop’ Boasts Neighborhood’s Horniest Organic Freezer

Detective Dick Johnson (Doug Chitel) is about to solve the murder of the title when the Man with Dog (playwright Gersh Kuntzman in a cameo) enters with his comfort animal, Trotsky, and solves the case for him in Neo-Shtick Theater’s ‘Murder at the Food Coop,’ now at the New

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Koko Open Source Readies Their Summer Soap Box Derby Heroes

Alex Watkins works on her soap box derby entry. (Photo by Donny Levit) 11-year-old Alex Watkins is explaining the trials of tribulations of constructing her vehicle. “The brakes didn’t work at first, but I finally fixed them,” she said while painting her three-wheeler. Walt started out with a three-wheeler

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Morning Mug: “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” — John Muir

Photo by Katia Nunes.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

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Folk-Punk From Three Different Countries At Coney Island Last Weekend

> amazing @FloggingMolly [https://twitter.com/floggingmolly] show tonight in ConeyIsland! Hope u’re well Bridget! Thx Bob for the Guinness toss at the end pic.twitter.com/xqY0Tyz1Py [https://t.co/xqY0Tyz1Py] — Sean Patrick Murphy (@seanmurphy2012) August 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/seanmurphy2012/status/766840609487413248] Each country across the