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Shots Fired Near Gang Graffitied Gravesend Block

Graffiti found near Avenue X and East 2nd Street on June 16. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Police recovered a pistol and spent shell casings early Friday morning after gunshots were reported in a quiet part of Gravesend defaced earlier this month by gang graffiti [/quiet-gravesend-block-defaced-mexican-gang-graffiti/#.V3aiSpMrLe0]. Officers from the local

Bensonhurst

Independence From Hassle: Your Guide To July 4th In Brooklyn

Independence Day fireworks at Coney Island (Courtesy Flickr/Bob Jagendorf [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/7908292098/in/photolist-d3Q4HL-crae1o] )Ready to fire up the grill, catch some fiery sun, and see some fireworks? The Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year, so gear up for a long weekend.

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BREAKING: L&B Spumoni Gardens Co-Owner Found Fatally Shot Near Dyker Heights Home [Updated]

An owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens was fatally shot at 7601 12th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A Dyker Heights resident and co-owner of the iconic pizzeria L&B Spumoni Gardens [/?s=l%26b+spumoni+gardens#.V3XVg5MrLWU] was fatally shot in the vicinity of his home Thursday evening.

Announcements

Treat Yourself This July at VIA Nail Studio, Bath Beach (Sponsored)

GRAND OPENING! Photo by: VIA Nail StudioWe’re celebrating the 4th of July in a big way as it’s our 3-month anniversary! VIA Nail Studio at Bath Beach provides nothing but the best nail services with high quality products to anyone who is looking for a clean, affordable, luxurious

Arts & Culture

Dream Come True: Markowitz Tours Newly Completed Amphitheater

Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a milestone in the revitalization of Coney Island. For one person, it was a dream come true. Former Borough President Marty Markowitz saw his vision of building an oceanside concert venue

Arts & Culture

Glorious Gluttony! Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championship This Weekend

Last year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating championship. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/a.120889251281181.8732.109841792385927/864848380218594/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Grab those wieners and buns! Also, hot dogs and bread. This weekend we celebrate our nation’s independence — and what

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Seth Low & Success Academy Principals Say Co-Location Has Improved Both Schools

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanDespite the hoopla several years ago [/charter-school-mess-grows/#.V3VTGpMrLos] over the city’s decision to create an elementary-level charter school in the same building as a Bensonhurst middle school, the union seems to working out better than expected. Two years after the controversial co-location of the Eva Moskowitz-run

Animals

Last Chance To See Horseshoes Spawning On Calvert Vaux Beach Is July 4 [Video]

Independence Day is one of the last opportunities to watch the horseshoe crabs of Gravesend Bay getting busy on the beach this season. Every year, between May and July, during full and new moons, horseshoes can be seen congregating on the beaches of Calvert Vaux Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/

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Shocking Footage Shows Two Women Swindling 88-Year-Old Out Of $6K [Video]

https://youtu.be/bd1qB3q3MEI Cops are looking for two women they say conned an old lady out of $6,000 in Dyker Heights last week. Home security footage obtained by cops shows one of the swindlers approaching their 88-year-old victim Tuesday, June 21, at 12:30pm, near 74th Street and

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Second Consecutive Rent Freeze On One-Year Leases Approved

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanFor the second consecutive year, the Rent Guidelines Board voted last night to approve a rent freeze on one-year leases for over one million tenants in rent stabilized housing. The news was bittersweet for local tenants rights advocates, who were fighting for more this year — a rent-rollback.

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Chelsea Cobo, Missing 54 Days: A Mother’s Plea For Her Daughter’s Safe Return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wazUtqrNN04 In Rose Cobo’s Borough Park home, the walls are plastered with calendars and timelines retracing the steps of her daughter in the weeks before her disappearance. A cryptic voicemail left on the night 22-year-old Chelsea vanished, a mug shot, and text message

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Local Daycares Failed To Test Water For Lead, Audit Shows

(Photo by SimonQ / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/qiaomeng/7476574314/in/photolist-coFp4G-8Au5is-3DEXQR-3nwUhH-4tzxq5-CM2cF-3vdiS-W9dLz-7CPUtt-tDQUk-ofWYUo-anALKn-2B2MAs-7e8CrT-7sePbz-7TAatL-79pm1K-4XrfUr-8Gp2ob-qiig6R-5ptr19-79oXRX-4Jo1Cu-6XCxNC-o4HG2t-5GdqxV-8rPZGV-5ErMZ2-79sPLG-8rT6a7-5VPvJE-79ozm6-79sr5J-o4UBvU-5Bonze-79oWrP-6XKWw1-79sr6W-79rnhD-79ozga-79piTZ-dpwXyd-4xy3nV-7GfseM-79pax2-79rni8-pPYMiu-EcJT2a-8QCBbS-bvn7a7] )Sixteen daycare centers in Brooklyn failed to meet lead testin