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City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They want a community center, not condos! City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with scores of Coney Island residents Saturday to demand the city purchase
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For much of the early 20th Century, opulent movie theaters dotted the borough of Brooklyn [/chatting-brooklyn-theatre-index-author-cezar-del-valle/#.VyfCx6ODGkq] . We see can their ghosts every day on the streets, as we walk under the marquees and past ornate facades. These intricately carved relics of a different time can be found attached to
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(Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/marine-park/events/2016/05/08/seining])Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. If you need to pick up some Mother’s Day flowers, considering stopping by the Gerritsen Beach Library this week. There’s also registration for a talent show
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Rescue divers jumped from a helicopter Saturday to save a 33-year-old man from a kayak sinking two miles from Coney Island Beach, the New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2016/04/30/police-rescue-kayaker-from-sinking-vessel/]. The kayaker, identified by the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/divers-rescue-man-sinking-kayak-mile-coney-island-beach-article-1.2619891] as Daniel
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Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first of its kind on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects like Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in
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86 Bay 47th Street. (Photo: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/property/3213378905-86-Bay-47th-St-Brooklyn-NY-11214#photo-4] )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
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Photo by Warren TangAfter 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 most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. With youth unemployment at 29 percent, Flatbush Council Members call for
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(Photo: Southern Brooklyn Scrapbook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1945237902368627&set=gm.447860265402906&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Ever wondered what the name of that grocery store was on Avenue U? Or tried to figure out the point of the “stairway to nowhere” at the Neck
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A sign was posted by Helen Figueroa at Franchezka Unisex Salon. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)The salon owned by a Borough Park woman who died in a well-publicized apartment building explosion [http://nyti.ms/1Iv1WKe] in Borough Park last year will close after a memorial service for
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Original Nathan’s in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Nathan’s Famous is rolling back prices to 1916 to mark their 100th Anniversary on Memorial Day weekend. The flagship location at Surf and Stillwell Avenues will be selling hot dogs for five cents between 11am and 2pm on
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Assemblywoman Pamela Harris. (Photo: Pamela Harris State Assembly 46th District [https://www.facebook.com/1074640702569013/photos/a.1074644935901923.1073741825.1074640702569013/1074645035901913/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has introduced a bill that would allow homeowners to reap the rewards of outfitting their homes with green infrastructure projects. Under
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Autism affects people of all ethnicities and socio-economic statuses. And in the culturally diverse neighborhoods of Southern Brooklyn, it’s essential for parents to be able to detect symptoms early in a child’s life. At NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, early diagnosis for autism is a number one priority.