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Photo by Daniel FrazerGravesend Bay was once home to a vibrant, nationally known yacht racing club. During the summer months, yachts would attempt to out sail one another in our local stretch of the Atlantic, with dapper and sea-faring names like “Wanderlust” and “Flamingo.” These races would typically commence as
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If the owners of Sunset Park’s Fei Long Market [http://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklynhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/fei-long-supermarket-brooklyn] were trying to keep their bid [/owners-of-sunset-parks-fei-long-market-bids-on-waldbaums/#.VqjXvJMrLe0] on the shuttered Bensonhurst Waldbaums supermarket under wraps, their plan has failed. Another Asian grocer — identified as “JMart Group Inc.” — has
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A car snowed in by Winter Storm Jonas. (Photo: Ned Berke [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686209408488&set=a.1878414194685.107486.1071163781&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Following the record-breaking blizzard [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/] that blanketed parts of the city in almost
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We’re officially three days post blizzard, and the snow piled around the borough has become a bit of a snooze. Most of the stuff on the sidewalk is either black or yellow (gross), Sunday was our prime sledding day, and once you’ve built the obligatory snowman [http://citykidcamp.
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanAs part of a package of bills intended to address parking headaches, City Councilman David Greenfield has introduced legislation that would eliminate fines for parking in front of busted fire hydrants. “I am committed to making life easier for all of New York’s drivers,” Greenfield said
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B.Y. LeiWell, the honeymoon is over. Just three days after Winter Storm Jonas deposited 26 inches of snow on our city, the breathtaking blanket of white power that coated Bensonhurst on Saturday has quickly morphed into piles of grey ice and sludge — as it does each year. Fortunately, many
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(Photo: chelleny [https://www.instagram.com/p/BA7Oyl_Li6k/] / Instagram)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Get your sci-fi fix at a free screening of The Martian. There’s also a television production class, an emergency preparedness class, a panel of historians discussing Bensonhurst’s growing Chinatown, and
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCalling all able-bodied men and women: As the cleanup from this weekend’s blizzard continues, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia put out a call today for additional emergency snow laborers to remove snow and ice from bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants, step streets,
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Photo by scottbleck [https://www.instagram.com/p/BA5g2I_NEuM/]/InstagramA man with ties to the Russian mob was pulled over for drunkenly speeding down 86th Street early Sunday morning while Governor Andrew Cuomo’s city-wide emergency travel ban was in effect, say police. Aleksey Tsvetkov, 36, refused a Breathalyzer
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The Shore Theater at 1301 Surf Avenue. (Photo: Luca Vanzella [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanz/3097815498/in/photolist-5HK7C3] / Flickr) Rumors that Coney Island’s landmarked Shore Theater was sold to a developer triggered a tide of excitement this week that the long-neglected property [/owner-coney-islands-shore-theater-snubs-proposals-reactivate-landmarked-site/#.VqPJh5MrKSM] would be restored to
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Photo by Hugo SmithAfter 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. Greenlight Bookstore plans to fund its new Flatbush Avenue location through
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Photo by Omri [http://instagram.com/p/WmfcUvNWvA/]The snow has arrived — the first real storm of the year! That means most parents are wondering how on earth they’ll entertain those stir-crazy kids for a full 24 hours. Zoning out in front of the TV all day is just