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Jul
07
Under New Management, Bella Napoli Becomes Frank’s Bella Napoli

Under New Management, Bella Napoli Becomes Frank’s Bella Napoli

Frank Giambanco (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)A little more than a year after it opened, Bella Napoli, Neapolitan-style
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Jul
22
After Years Of Complaints, DOT Installs Speed Bump Near Gravesend School

After Years Of Complaints, DOT Installs Speed Bump Near Gravesend School

Councilman Mark Treyger (right) is joined by (left to right) PS. 95 Assistant Principal Kim Worsdale, Principal Janet Ndzibah, Assistant
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Apr
01
Break Into A Banh Mi At Pho Hoai On Avenue U – The Bite

Break Into A Banh Mi At Pho Hoai On Avenue U – The Bite

THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: It’s been a while since we’ve written about Pho Hoai Restaurant [http://www.yelp.
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Jan
22
Two Men Kick Down Apartment Door, Steal Thousands Of Dollars On Avenue U

Two Men Kick Down Apartment Door, Steal Thousands Of Dollars On Avenue U

Click to enlarge (Source: NYPD)Two men are accused of kicking down an apartment door and stealing thousands of dollars
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Nov
17

Richie Randazzo, “$5 Million Doorman,” Dies At Age 50

Source: Youtube/ UCmpxSOmTlTdsvBbTfF3hbBwThe doorman from Avenue U who won the $5 million jackpot [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/08/local-lottery-winner-battling-cancer/
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Aug
27

Sweet Island Opens On Avenue U

Sweet Island, a bonafide candy store, is now open at 1214 Avenue U. The owners told us they opened up
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Jun
17

From The Inbox: A Neglected Water Fountain Causes Concern In Scarangella Park

We received the following submission from reader Andre Lee Muñiz about Scarangella Park: It’s only a little water, one
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Mar
27

Fossil, Justice And Michael Kors Coming To Kings Plaza

Source: Wikimedia CommonsKings Plaza Shopping Center (5100 Kings Plaza) will soon be home to the first Brooklyn locations of three
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Jan
08

Ka Ka Bakery: Egg Custard Tart – The Bite

THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] Way back in 2009 when Ka Ka Bakery opened at 1505 Avenue U [/buns-of-ka-ka-new-ave-u-bakery/], we all
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Oct
28

Hate Crime Charges Dropped Against Suspects In Assault Near Kings Plaza

KirtonThe Daily News is reporting that a grand jury decided to drop the hate crime charges [http://www.nydailynews.com/
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