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Man Posed As Police Officer, Robbed Victims At Gunpoint

Source: NYPDCops are looking for a man they believe is behind two armed robberies that took place in October 2014, releasing new video and a sketch of the suspect. The perp is described as a black male, 25 to 35, and approximately 5’10” and 160lbs. In the first robbery,

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Mugger Poses As Cop, Robs Victims In Three Separate Incidents

Source: mikey k/flickrCops believe the same man is behind a handful of incidents in Sheepshead Bay in which the suspect posed as a police officer, flashed a gun and demanded property before running off. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 35 years old, 5’7″ tall

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Organizers Gearing Up For This Sunday’s BayFest

Preparations are almost complete for Bay Improvement Group’s Bayfest 2014, the annual Emmons Avenue waterfront celebration now in its 23rd year. The event this year will be anchored by two main stages, with Broadway Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields headlining one, and indie vocalist Darnaa & Friends performing on

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Bullet Points: CB15 Says “No” To Brown Street Enlargement

BEFORE AND AFTER: 2801 Brown before construction began (Source: Google maps; 2801 Brown in a recent photo (Source: Community Board 15)“Bullet Points” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we think are important. Information in Bullet Points is meant only to be a quick summary,

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Photos: Sheepshead Bay Memorial Day Honors Men And Women In Uniform

The Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association held its annual Memorial Day and Armed Forces Day Parade on Saturday, drawing scores of neighbors to watch antique automobiles, local veterans and school kids honor the men and women of the nation’s armed forces. Like other Memorial Day observances, the event

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Volunteers Serving Free Thanksgiving Lunch On Emmons Avenue

Our friend Jack Spadaro from the Bay Improvement Group gave us a flier that had the following information: Volunteers with Occupy Sandy and other groups invite you to sit down with us and the Sheepshead Bay community for Thanksgiving Day Lunch, Thursday, November 22, roughly noon to 3 p.m.

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Forget Manhattan, Good Shepherd’s Got The Best Classical Concerts Around

The music of cellos, harpsichords, flutes and clarinets will soon fill Good Shepherd Church as the Homecrest house of worship gets ready to hold its annual concert series. Every Sunday, from October 7 through December 16, New Yorkers are invited to enjoy recitals by some of the best classical musicians

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Barbara McCord, Plumb Beach Activist, Gets Street Co-Named In Her Honor

Barbara McCord Way is the new name for Gunnison Court between Brown Street and Batchelder Street, the same block the longtime Plumb Beach advocate Barbara McCord lived on, and on which members of her family still live. The McCord clan gathers under the sign. (Click to enlarge)Family, friends and

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Good Shepherd Kicks Off Evening Concerts

From our friend Ed Jaworski, president of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Assocation: The free, Sunday evening, fall concert series that Good Shepherd Church has been presenting for 15 years is underway. It is perhaps the major classical music program in the southern half of Brooklyn. Its reputation has spread so that

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Al Pacino’s Sheepshead Movie Shoot

(Photo courtesy of Arthur B.)OMG! Are you feelin’ absolutely fabulous? I know I am, and it’s not just because Sheepshead Bay has played host to the stars twice in as many weeks. If you don’t remember, Drew Barrymore visited the first week of August to film a