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Man Robbed at Gunpoint After Setting Up Meeting Through Facebook

CROWN HEIGHTS/BROWNSVILLE — A man who thought he was going to buy a few phones and earbuds from a man on Facebook ended up being robbed at gunpoint. On Wednesday, November 20, around 4:10 p.m. inside the lobby of a residential building at 1760 Park Place, the victim,

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Brooklyn Man Allegedly Used Facebook To Lure Teens For Sex

PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday that a 26-year-old Prospect Park South resident has been charged in using Facebook to lure three teenage girls into a fake “sex for money” scheme, videotaping himself having sex with them, and in one instance, posting the video online.

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Double Parking: School Edition

Photo: Jeff Alexander/ FacebookSHEEPSHEAD BAY – In a local Sheepshead Facebook group, a conversation about double parking is boiling over. The tipping point? A long rant in the group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheepsheadbay/permalink/10155895232092140/] about parents double parking and then abandoning their cars near PS 52. In particular,

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Midwood Man Busted For Eliciting Live Child Porn

(Ruslan Mervis via Facebook)A Midwood man was busted for sexually exploiting young girls on Facebook and threatening kids until they agreed to video themselves performing sexual acts, the NY Daily News first reported [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/man-posing-teen-extorted-child-porn-young-girls-authorities-article-1.3095391] . Ruslan Mirvis, 34, has been charged with the sexual

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Judge Revokes Bail In Sheepshead Shooting Over Facebook Post

Photo via NYPD.A Brooklyn judge revoked the bail today of a suspect arrested in a shooting last July on Avenue X in Sheepshead Bay [/police-arrest-assailant-shot-teen-four-times-july-sheepshead-bay/] because of concerns about a Facebook post. Joseph Ackwood, 20, had been released on $25,000 bail following his August arrest in the shooting

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Assembly Candidate Ramona Johnson Calls Facebook Administrator A “Slave Master”

Ramona Johnson. Photo via Facebook/Ramona Johnson For State Assembly 41st District. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737705316478094/photos/]Ramona Johnson, a Republican and Conservative Party candidate [http://ramonajohnson2016.com/index.php/about-ramona/] running for 41st Assembly District seat against the 36-year incumbent, Helene Weinstein, has ruffled feathers in the

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Facebook Group Celebrates One Year Documenting Local History

(Photo: Southern Brooklyn Scrapbook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1945237902368627&set=gm.447860265402906&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Ever wondered what the name of that grocery store was on Avenue U? Or tried to figure out the point of the “stairway to nowhere” at the Neck Road station? Maybe

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Facebook Group Celebrates One Year Documenting Local History

(Photo: Southern Brooklyn Scrapbook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1945237902368627&set=gm.447860265402906&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Ever wondered what the name of that grocery store was on Avenue U? Or tried to figure out the point of the “stairway to nowhere” at the Neck Road station? Maybe

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We Have A New Comment Section. What Do You Think?

(Photo: PROSergey Galyonkin [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sergesegal/6925099745/] / Flickr)Dear readers, You may have noticed a new comment system has debuted on Sheepshead Bites. We have swapped out Disqus for a new setup that allows you to login with your Facebook account. To use the new system, you

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Flatbush Congresswoman And Facebook Join Forces To Support Local Businesses

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke. Photo by Errol Anderson.Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke [https://clarke.house.gov/] and Facebook will be speaking with small businesses –especially those in the African-American community — on Monday morning. Congresswoman Clarke is to be the guest speaker at a free training sponsored by Facebook and the

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Win 4 Tickets To The Kings Theatre Production Of Annie

Does this hard knock life have you feeling blue? Well, you can bet your bottom dollar that the sun will come out tomorrow, because we’re giving away 4 tickets to the December 19 performance of Annie [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/annie] – currently in production at Brooklyn’s majestic

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Win 4 Tickets To The Kings Theatre Production Of Annie

Does this hard knock life have you feeling blue? Well, you can bet your bottom dollar that the sun will come out tomorrow, because we’re giving away four tickets to the December 19 performance of Annie [http://www.kingstheatre.com/shows/annie] – currently in production at Brooklyn’s majestic

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Roll-N-Roaster Flooded With Calls After Online Rumor Falsely Claims Restaurant Will Close

Roll-N-Roaster, 2901 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Staff at Roll-N-Roaster [/?s=roll+n+roaster], Sheepshead Bay’s beloved roast beef sandwich maker, said they received more than 100 phone calls on Sunday after a wild conspiracy theory emerged online that the restaurant had been sold to a condo

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Manhattan Beach Shyster Ordered To Pay $1.4 Million For Scamming Facebook

Grunin in 2012, in a YouTube video in which he shows off a Lamborghini. (Source: Youtube)A 23-year-old Manhattan Beach resident was ordered to pay Facebook up to $1.4 million for allegedly scamming the social media giant and thumbing his nose at the court proceedings. A San Francisco federal

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State Senator Savino Tells Cyclists “Find A F*cking Bike Lane And Get In It”

State Senator Diane Savino fumed on Facebook about cyclists, telling her followers that she drives through her district shouting at the two-wheeled menaces to “find a fucking bike lane and get in it.” The comment from the pol, who represents Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Coney Island and Bath Beach in addition

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Thank You! 1,000 And Climbing

As the day is wrapping up, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Our site is celebrating its one year anniversary this week, and now we’re thrilled to raise a glass in your honor for helping us push past 1,000 Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/

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Bensonhurst Wall Street Worker’s Love Obsession Costs Her Job, Sanity

Source: Skley/FlickrWall Street hath no fury like a woman scorned. Ling Chan, a Bensonhurst woman, lost her job and is facing a lawsuit that alleges sexual harassment among other complaints. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/really_crazy_in_love_Bx3WaLGCeuU4diXI6JTXjI] that

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Thank You, Neighbors

We wanted to take a second and say thank you for recently helping our site push past 600 Facebook likes. We love watching this community grow, and couldn’t do it without your help, so let’s keep it going. Please continue sending your tips, news, questions, suggestions, photos, and

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Grimm Wants To Protect Social Media User Privacy

Source: FArepublicans via FlickrHave you been to a job interview recently only to be stunned when your potential future employer asks for your Facebook password as a condition for being hired? It’s a disturbingly real trend that has provoked outrage from citizens coerced into handing the keys of their

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200 Facebook Likes and Counting: Thank You!

South Slope News reached 200 Facebook likes [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews] today, and we just wanted say a big thank you to our readers. We would not be where we are today without you! Please continue sending your tips, news, questions, suggestions, photos, and just plain howdies to editor@

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555 Followers!

Today we hit 555 followers on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner], a very alliterative milestone that gives us the opportunity to do two things: • To thank you all so much for your continued, and growing, support! • To post this photo of a cute dog, which I had forgotten I

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Playgroup For Autistic Sheepshead Bay Children Looking For Members

If you’re a parent of an autistic child and looking for potential play dates, then we have found the group for you. From their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49080842098], the group “Autism in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn” hopes to gain more members. Their goal is

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Bishop Kearney’s Annual Festival Of The Arts Show This Friday

Are you interested in the future of local art and music? How about supporting the creativity of area high school students? Bishop Kearney will be hosting its annual Festival of the Arts this Friday, May 13th at 7PM. The show, which is taking place in the school art rooms and