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Photo via WikipediaAlthough it can be a controversial topic, the government adds certain chemicals (fluoride, chlorine) to the public’s water for health reasons. While the presence of the chemicals in the water is widely regarded by industry professionals as safe and beneficial to public health, the amount of chemical
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Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
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Photo via Flickr/Martijn Van ExelIt’s been another eventful week in Sheepshead Bay, and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you were too busy to keep up on all of the news, then we have you covered with this roundup of all the goings-on around town: No more ‘no turns!’ Brooklynites
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(Photo by kola_margen [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNzpfy9DWrT/]) * Abused toddler Jaden Jordan was taken off life support and has died [/jaden-jordan-toddler-life-support-pronounced-dead/]. His mother’s boyfriend, who allegedly killed him, has been indicted [/boyfriend-indicted-death-3-year-old-jaden-jordan/] * A Muslim Bay Ridge cop was subjected to physical and verbal harassment when a man,
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Photo via robertvizziniphoto / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNuf3Mug9hP/?taken-at=61172945&hl=en]Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign
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Mural near 36th Street. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, cops found a dead body on the Prospect Park Expressway, [/blog/crime/man-found-dead-prospect-expressway-cops-say/] a petition for a new bike lane on Flatbush Avenue gained soaring momentum [/blog/transportation/flatbush-avenue-bike-lane-petition-builds-momentum-week/], Molly Tigre returned to Bar Chord with
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Photo via Flickr/Alan Light [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/2166908574/in/photolist-4itYqE-4L4dNA-8mqdza-8gkMTR-758hrX-3kvCW-2SV8Kc-8RzDS2-9o38wm-95ZaYa-7MczmK-DpFUS-6MzNm6-bzZrbJ-s7HW1A-758hgH-AQfs9-71xHn8-bNUb3r-8RzAJ8-4aGJwh-4ipVTV-a7JFfP-4ipU1R-4TxR2-amwrMM-bNTQNc-4zMM85-d1YwV3-8RzFWt-2SUWPV-9367FP-afJJkQ-4ZJkxs-4a98AV-86rqLW-bzZq6A-6R83x-bfVCbT-3kvD1-2fRNgw-bzYTCU-3Lxaz-93ppy6-MdBVW-nydyWQ-8bcUT6-5nzMi9-7SDpbj-6VSfC5] We don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Br
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(Photo by bellosoo91 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNy7i27gYcB/] / Instagram) “Respect goes both ways” stop & frisk forum in East Flatbush helps neighbors & NYPD relate. [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/events/stop-frisk-forum-in-east-flatbush-brought-neighbors-pols-nypd-officers-together/] [Ditmas Park Corner] Southern Brooklyn’s famed Nargis Cafe coming to Park Slope. [/southern-brooklyns-famed-nargis-cafe-coming-to-park-slope/] [BKLYNER] Rookie Correction’s
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Photo via balloonstand / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNwj3FFBCMD/?tagged=brooklyn&hl=en]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. Long Island man indicted
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(Photo via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNhsRK-jX0h/?taken-by=brooklynhistory] / instagram) Catch up on the best Brooklyn news with highlights from our sister sites: Long Island man indicted for murder of L&B Spumoni Gardens owner, being held without bail [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/12/
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Y’AAAAR ME MATEY, I’ve come from beyond the sea with tales of the best deals in real estate anywhere in the world. Of course, by “sea”, I mean three rivers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium]and by “anywhere in the world”, I mean Sheepshead Bay.
Events
(Photo via the Everfest event page for this year’s Santa Con NYC [https://www.everfest.com/e/santa-con-nyc-new-york-ny])Marketed as an “alternative” to Santa Con — the notorious drunken bar crawl where an army of trashed frat bros descend upon a neighborhood of their choosing (this year, it’s the