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Brooklyn News Roundup: Art Thief, Chelsea Bombing, Old Maps, And More

Photo via Flickr/Bryan Pocius. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/pocius/4044711339/in/photolist-7aqcLp-mWXFqy-67QE6y-x9BEmg-nGFZx-Gy8BGt-EchS7W-ddQTo4-76ngZv-4XNSQs-7fz1m5-x9Ftuh-g2HPrw-ddQRXW-EkYXV1-yd4hrx-mmNff6-7qcakX-n5Srts-4betD4-mH6Xbv-aEwyak-vawGSL-826G1P-qG26gA-iRhx4M-iRhwY6-iKSJ8E-apvnqf-eeSFVE-rywQBa-4XJLRx-74Rqho-a3RY9v-81doJ6-7kkAvB-pvPZhZ-axpVxf-75vGtW-81dksp-5Dbh5f-7Ywem7-xcKXQv-dT7bZ-nfj51z-81dk7i-81gpiu-75rg7t-eeSEcs-fKYnBK] You’ve stayed up to date on Sheepshead Bay news all week,

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‘Round Brooklyn: Bay Pizza Swansong, Midwood Macabre, Flatbush Map, And More

Photo via backfromthefuture2 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKjP3nXBVOF/?taken-at=212950988&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. Man’s remains recovered from

Bensonhurst

Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Photo by Hannah FrishbergMan’s remains recovered from Midwood home [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/crime/mans-remains-recovered-midwood-home/]. [Ditmas Park Corner] Stolen Art Slope sculpture ‘hovering’ over Prospect Park lake has been returned. [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/update-stolen-art-slope-sculpture-hovering-over-prospect-park-lake-has-been-returned/] [Park Slope Stoop] Under the Radar: The search for a good Indian place.

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Real Estate Round-Up: Fall Equinox Edition

The Southward, err, September Equinox [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_equinox]has come and passed, and that means it’s time for fall! How do you mark the new season? We think it’s the perfect time to find a a swank new pad, and there is no better

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The Down-Low: Can New York Survive A Trump Presidency? And More

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe Down-Low is our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Ask A Native New Yorker: How F*cked is NYC if Trump wins? [Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2016/09/23/trump_fear_

Central Brooklyn

March Fire At 474 Stratford Road Was Not Accidental, Says FDNY

Thick smoke at the March 23rd fire which destroyed 474 Stratford Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park CornerWe’re continuing to follow the story of a fire this Spring that tore through a turn-of-the-century house on Stratford Road. The two-alarm fire that destroyed 474 Stratford Road [/blog/crime/turn-of-century-house-consumed-by-flames-on-stratford-road/], located between Dorchester

Bensonhurst

City Council Prepares To Take On Idling & Public Health Impacts

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&

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Epoxy Gravel Laid Down As Latest Part Of Vision Zero Changes In Sheepshead Bay

Photo by Bob De ThomasYou may have noticed the light brown gravel that was laid down on East 15 Street between Avenue Z and Sheepshead Bay Road as well as the Jerome Avenue slip from East 17 Street to Sheepshead Bay Road. This is the latest change to that area

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Six-Story Apartment Building Planned For Rogers Avenue

986 Rogers Avenue, looking north toward Tilden Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)More housing is planned for Flatbush — this time for a site on Rogers Avenue. As first reported by NY Yimby, an application was filed yesterday [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321388949&passdocnumber=01]

Central Brooklyn

Six-Story Apartment Building Planned For Rogers Avenue

986 Rogers Avenue, looking north toward Tilden Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)More housing is planned for Flatbush — this time for a site on Rogers Avenue. As first reported by NY Yimby, an application was filed yesterday [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321388949&passdocnumber=01]

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Greenmarket Recipe Of The Week — Zucchini Squash Sauté

Get to your neighborhood green market and grab all the squash you can find to make this easy, flavorful sauté. Quick! Before pumpkins start taking over the stalls. Photo by Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food BlogI have nothing against pumpkin. In fact, I’m excited to dive deep into fresh pumpkin

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Hate Crime Trial Started For Barclays Center Assailant, Local Pol Says It’s A Test For DA

Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via Forward.The trial for Shawn Schraeder, who is accused of assaulting a significant Jewish leader two years ago [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/10/cops-cuff-shawn-schraeder-suspect-assault-kings-bay-y-leader-hate-charge-dropped/] , started yesterday, and Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz chimed in by saying it is a major test for