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Mar
14
Hundreds Gather At Holocaust Memorial To Rally Against Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Hundreds Gather At Holocaust Memorial To Rally Against Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Leonid Rozenberg, president of the American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II, speaking a Sunday’s Rally.
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Mar
02
Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced
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Feb
22

Man Shot Outside Nostrand Houses, Cops Say

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in
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Feb
15
Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say

Intolerable Stench Caused By Breakdown At Wastewater Treatment Plant, Officials Say

The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Google Maps)The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen
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Feb
02
Opposition To Bragg Street Halfway House Gathers Steam

Opposition To Bragg Street Halfway House Gathers Steam

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected officials are moving quickly to mobilize community opposition to
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Jan
18
Sen. Golden Asks Residents To Sign Petition Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Sen. Golden Asks Residents To Sign Petition Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

State Senator Martin Golden. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)State Senator Marty Golden has created an online petition [http://www.
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Dec
11
Local Pols ‘Outraged’ Over Planned Halfway House Near Schools, Senior Centers

Local Pols ‘Outraged’ Over Planned Halfway House Near Schools, Senior Centers

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected Officials are moving to block a proposed halfway house
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Dec
07
Families Enjoy Fun And Food At Kings Bay Y’s Chanukah Extravaganza

Families Enjoy Fun And Food At Kings Bay Y’s Chanukah Extravaganza

David Rothman, chair of the UJA Federation’s Volunteer Committee, lights a candle on the menorah. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead
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Dec
04
Days After California Shooting, Community Leaders Pay Tribute To Police Heroism

Days After California Shooting, Community Leaders Pay Tribute To Police Heroism

Members of the Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play the Be Proud Foundation’s police appreciation luncheon. (Photo:
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Nov
01
ICYMI: Sandy Anniversary, F Train Express Service, Community Mourns Fallen Police Officer

ICYMI: Sandy Anniversary, F Train Express Service, Community Mourns Fallen Police Officer

Police at the 61st Precinct pray for Officer Randolph Holder. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It
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