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Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –A Eulogy for the Pavilion, the Worst Movie Theater Ever. [Screen Crush [http://screencrush.com/rip-the-pavilion-the-worst-theater-ever/]] –There’s an
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Still from The French ConnectionSeasoned reporter, blogger [http://thickblog.blogspot.com/], and author of the recently published crime novel Born Speaking Lies [http://www.robertlenihan.com/about-the-book], Bay Ridge native Rob Lenihan wrote up this quiz in conjunction with the release of his book. The quiz proves Lenihan to be
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The proposed location of the group home. Photo screenshot from Google Maps. Theresa Scavo, the Chairperson of Community Board 15, received a letter on October 3 from the Women’s League Community Residences (WLCR) [http://www.womensleague.org/] regarding a group home that they intend to install at 1730 East
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Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERDespite the intense focus of recent years on cleaning up the Gowanus Canal, polluters still try to dump there illegally. As first reported by DNAInfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161026/gowanus/cesspool-company-fined-900k-for-dumping-sewage-into-gowanus-canal] , a Queens-based company, A&L Cesspool, pled guilty yesterday at the Brooklyn
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Source: Null Value via flickrA lot happened in area crime this week. Justice was served to at least three individuals. Read more below: Murderer and accomplice arrested A year has passed since the murder of 26-year-old Gavin Becerra [/twin-brothers-shot-one-fatally-in-gravesend-apartment/] and the shooting of his twin at 2003 Stillwell Avenue. The
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Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The big-name developer Sergey Rybak’s [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/?s=rybak] Manhattan Beach home, at 239 Beaumont St, was the center of debate at the Community Board 15 meeting last night. Rybak filed for a special permit to go beyond the zoning variance of
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Photo screenshot from Google Maps.The big-name developer Sergey Rybak’s [/?s=rybak] Manhattan Beach home, at 239 Beaumont St, was the center of debate at the Community Board 15 meeting last night. Rybak filed for a special permit to go beyond the zoning variance of the floor ratio of
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[L-R] Avraham Schick, Executive Director, Jonathan Cohen, Manager, Special Projects, Kirk Chisholm, Clinical Director of NYCATS. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)The Youth/Human Services/Education Committee [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/youth.page] of Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday evening to review a proposal by
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Photo by aschul [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEcsf6D3QP/]What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: Workers Injured After Car Knocks Them Off the Verrazano Bridge, MTA Says [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161020/fort-wadsworth/verrazano-bridge-workers-injured] [DNAinfo] MTA
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Photo by Katia Nunes.Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram
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Image from the film Hausu. (Via YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1cFuATIF8I])If massive internet outage strikes this week, inadvertently cutting off our steady stream of grumpy and naked cat images, it’s a relief to know that in Brooklyn there will still be ample opportunity to experience
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergThey’ll speak to you in Russian initially, but if you show any hesitation they’ll quickly switch over to English. Nargis Cafe is a poorly kept neighborhood secret, consistently making it onto Yelp’s 100 Best Places to Eat in Brooklyn [/guess-which-local-eateries-made-yelps-top-100-in-brooklyn-of-2015/] list and attracting a