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No Boats in Sight For Mill Basin As Party Boats Stay Stuck at Sheepshead Piers

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Almost two weeks have passed since three of the Sheepshead Bay party boats were scheduled to arrive in the waters of Mill Basin, off Flatbush Avenue, but the boats have yet to be relocated. Residents aren’t complaining about the delay—they’ve been very much opposed to

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Scammers Are Posing As Build It Back Officials To Cheat Sandy Victims, City Warns

A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/

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Mayor’s Controversial Rezoning Plan Moves To City Council For Approval

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanMayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to address the city’s affordable housing crisis — will now move to the City Council for a final review after it was approved Wednesday [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/zqa/zoning-for-quality-and-affordability.page] by the City Planning

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Municipal ID Now Open, Offering Discounts At Cultural Institutions And More

Source: NYC.govMayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito launched the country’s largest municipal identification program [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/021-15/mayor-bill-de-blasio-council-speaker-melissa-mark-viverito-launch-idnyc-country-s-most] yesterday morning – and residents from all five boroughs can now apply for an ID card that will allow individuals to open bank

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Mold Safety And Remediation Classes To Be Held At the Sheepshead Yacht Club

The Mayor’s Office will be holding two classes at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club on how to deal with post-Sandy mold. The “Mold Safety Class” will be held February 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and the “Mold Remediation Class” is on February 16 from 10:

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Elderly Left For Weeks Without Vital Care And Supplies In Sandy’s Wake

Source: JohnnyBarker / FlickrFor some people, Hurricane Sandy came and went, barely disrupting their lives or neighborhoods. Others, especially the elderly living in Brighton Beach and Coney Island, were not nearly as lucky. A report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/trapped-ditched-nycha-article-1.1204211] in the New York Daily News chronicles the weeks-long