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Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead BitesSenator Marty Golden will once again host two Christmas tree lighting ceremonies this week, including carols, a special visit from Santa Claus, and hot chocolate for all. The events will take place tonight and tomorrow at the following locations: * Wednesday, December 2, starting at 6:
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Emotions ran high at February 26’s town hall meeting [/thursday-town-hall-address-illegal-home-conversions/] on illegal home conversions, a growing crisis in Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Bay Ridge. The basement of Knights of Columbus (1305 86th Street) was packed with hundreds of locals frustrated by the city’s lack of response
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Source: Youtube/Angelo BonsignoreWhen Angelo Bonsignore was a kid in Dyker Heights, he was always curious about the neighborhood. For one, what were those strange pillars he passed every day on the way to school at P.S. 201, seemly randomly placed on two corners of 11th Avenue near 79th
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Source: Joint Base Lewis McChord/FlickrFor more than a decade, the Dyker Heights Civic Association has been running one of those awesome programs that makes you feel proud to be a Southern Brooklynite, by providing a no-cost service to families of those serving our country overseas and helping them stay
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Republic City Council candidate John Quaglione. (Source: Facebook)The race for the 43rd District of the City Council is officially underway, as incumbent Vincent Gentile (D) and challenger John Quaglione (R) are set to lock horns in a series of four debates. Bay Ridge Odyssey is reporting [http://www.bayridgeodyssey.
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State Senator Marty Golden and his upstart opponent, Democrat Andrew Gounardes, faced off at a debate last night hosted by the Dyker Heights Civic Association. The 30-minute debate got heated at points, with Golden and Gounardes occasionally raising their voices and breaking with debate protocol to ask each other questions
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Source: RichardBH via FlickrState Senator Marty Golden, in association with two community organizations, will host an Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday in Dyker Park, as well as a second one in Marine Park. “I encourage all children and families to come out to the Dyker Park and Marine Park and