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Free Resource Book Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Brighton Beach

(Source: Brighton Beach: Strengthening Community Resiliency / Brighton Neighborhood Association)Brighton Beach is experiencing a transformation — due to Superstorm Sandy recovery [/circling-drain-patience-waning-ny-rising-plan-fix-sandy-sewage-backups/], changing demographics, or a surge in development [/plans-filed-five-story-building-ocean-view-avenue/] that is rubbing out the low-slung bungalows. To better understand these changes, and find out how to meet the needs of

Events

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Holiday Cannoli, End-Of-Year Parties, Art Exhibits & More

Photo by Chun KitLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. End-of-Year Party With Madison-Marine Homecrest Civic [/tonight-madison-marine-homecrest-civic-invites-you-to-their-end-of-year-party/] When: Thursday, December 17, 7:

Announcements

Brighton Neighborhood Association To Hold Annual Holiday Party This Week

Community residents pal around on the dance floor during the 2010 BNA holiday party. (Photo: Erica Sherman)The Brighton Neighborhood Association will hold its annual holiday party this Thursday at the National Restaurant located at 273 Brighton Beach Avenue, near Brighton 2nd Street. The party kicks off at 6:30pm

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Fearing Another Sandy, Neighbors Brace For Hurricane Joaquin

A boat sunk in Sheepshead Bay after Sandy. (Photo: Max Bolotov / Sheepshead Bites)Three years after Superstorm Sandy battered their communities, residents near Sheepshead Bay are anxiously tracking a new tropical storm that could reach the Northeast early next week. Hurricane Joaquin’s intensity exploded Thursday afternoon as it collided

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Free Three-Day Sandy Neighborhood Design Help In Brighton Beach

The following was sent to us by the Brighton Neighborhood Association: Click to enlarge

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Sunday: It’s The 38th Annual Brighton Jubilee!

Click to enlargeThousands are expected to cram the streets along Brighton Beach Avenue from Corbin Place all the way down to Coney Island Avenue for the Brighton Jubilee street festival, Sunday, August 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., rain or shine. The annual event, sponsored

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Dear NYC: It’s Time To Beef Up Your Poorly Publicized Volunteer Registry For Snow Removal

Today’s snow, as seen from West 4th Street near Avenue T (Photo by Michael Louis)A staffer in one of our elected officials’ offices pitched me an idea earlier today: start a registry on our website of volunteers willing to help elderly and disabled residents dig out from the

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Con Ed Billing Issues Cause Concern In Brighton Beach

Source: niznoz/Flickrby Jennifer Szulman It has been more than a year since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the East Coast, yet Brighton Beach leaders say Con Edison [/tag/con-edison/] and local landlords have not yet fully recovered – and it could cost residents a small fortune due to ongoing billing

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37th Annual Brighton Jubilee Coming This Sunday

Source: FacebookAnother year, another Brighton Jubilee. The half-mile-long street festival on Brighton Beach Avenue, featuring entertainment, food and special deals is back for one and all. The jubilee kicks off on Sunday, August 25, and runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. If previous [/sunday-brighton-jubilee-kicks-off-with-food-entertainment-and-bargains/

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BNA Holding Rescheduled Workshop With DFTA On “Senior Benefits”

BNA’s office inside the Chase Bank at 1002 Brighton Beach Avenue. Source: Google MapsIn an event that had to be rescheduled to a later date [/friday-bna-holds-meeting-on-senior-benefits-and-housing/], the Brighton Neighborhood Association (BNA) will be hosting a “Senior Benefits [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=554501414583182&set=a.218145488218778.

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The BNA Finally Returns To Its Office Today After Sandy

Brighton Neighborhood Association Executive Director Pat Singer, left, and her staff (not pictured) have returned to their office at the Chase Bank in Brighton Beach following Superstorm Sandy. Photo by Erica ShermanAfter being displaced and working from remote locations to serve their community in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, our

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Tomorrow: Brighton Neighborhood Association Hosts Voting Event

The Brighton Neighborhood Association is inviting people to an instructional event [https://www.facebook.com/events/190746171059546/] tomorrow morning, September 29 at 10:00 a.m., which will educate people on how to use the new voting machines as well as how to protect the privacy of their vote. Items

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DOB Locks Docs Out Of Brighton Medical Center – Activist Demands Plan To Safeguard Patient Records

SHEEPSHEAD BITES EXCLUSIVE: The city suddenly shut down a medical center in Brighton Beach in June, leaving several doctors with no place to work and no access to their medical records for as long as two weeks. At least one local activist believes that barring doctors from their records creates

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Congressman Bob Turner: Brighton Beach Hero Jhordan Caballero “Exemplifies The Best Of Humanity”

Heroic Brighton Beach teen, Jhordan Caballero. Source: Brighton Neighborhood AssociationToday is the last day Sheepshead Bites will be accepting donations on behalf of the BNA and Caballero family. (Please note that donations made to the family or BNA through Sheepshead Bites are not tax-exempt as we are a for-profit business

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Brighton Tenant Advocacy Group Accuses Developer Of Flooding Office To Kick Them Out

BNA Founder Pat Singer, left, continues to assess the damage from the flood.An old photo showing a small fraction of the photos and memorabilia on the walls, now taken down or thrown out. Source: BNA (Click to enlarge)The water seeped through a hole in the roof, flooding the