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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_TransGender-Symbol_Plain3.svg]A possible hate crime took place last Friday morning on the normally bustling 9th Street in Park Slope, the Daily News reported [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/transgender-man-32-brutally-attacked-
Bensonhurst
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanBy now, you may have noticed that a large portion of Seth Low Playground [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/seth-low-playground-bealin-square] has been gated off by and bulldozers parked are there round the clock. What we are seeing is the second phase
Kids & Family
Summer schedules can be tricky for busy families. What’s a working parent to do when your child’s favorite camp gets out at 2:30 in the afternoon? Thankfully, many programs offer extended hours in both the morning and afternoon, giving parents a little breathing room to and from
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Photo by Katia NunesMorning 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 [https:
Education
Kingsborough President Farley Herzek.(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek waded into the discussion about anti-Semitic behavior on CUNY campuses [/hundreds-gather-at-holocaust-memorial-to-rally-against-anti-semitic-hate-crimes/] while speaking Sunday at an event memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Herzek,
Announcements
PS 217 garden concert. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This spring, there are wonderful cultural events happening at many of our local schools — and everyone is welcome, whether you have school-age children or not. Here are just two events this week. Outdoor Concert Series at PS 217 Every spring, PS
Central Brooklyn
Young volunteers at last Saturday’s Neighborhood Beautification Day, sponsored by the Flatbush Development Corporation (Photo: FDC)Residents joined the Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC) [http://www.fdconline.org] in cleaning up our community last Saturday. Volunteers painted over graffiti, planted flowers, and did all sorts of things to make our
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy Flickr/Matt Stabile [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattstabile/9321957560/in/photolist-ctEhns-ctEik7-fcKtdd-8ypDu1-8ypBKJ-a1Ee6d-fsz2jR-8ymxxF-ctEhUC-8ymAXv-3j7fe-6Wzo2q-8hmeLe-6VMFRo-6VMwHC-6VHv9t-53RdEU-6VHFM4-aqyv3e-8m6Umm-8wd9S8-6VMECj-6VHMVR-6VHyeg-6VMtLh-6VHp5g-6VHHmX-6VHAr2-6VMTSW-6MccK7-6VHwLv-6VMCxG-6EuqhX-9dsPvL-6VMvjN-6VMSjU-8rAnsp-
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Photo by ricangeekn [http://instagram.com/p/y3MWjiuzak/?modal=true]After a decades-long absence, F Express service will be returning to Brooklyn next year. However the new express route will be skipping some Park Slope stops. The new F express service should be in place by Fall 2017, MTA
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Flatbush Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com])This Thursday May 19, potential ways to benefit from economic change in Flatbush will be discussed at the Livable Neighborhoods program, “Mapping Flatbush’s Cultural and Creative Assets.” Presented by the Flatbush Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com], in concert with
Arts & Culture
> Trilok smiles during arts and crafts with Ms. Elena 😉 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BA8aXOChCr4/] A photo posted by Trilok Fusion Arts (@trilokfusionarts) on Jan 24, 2016 at 5:41pm PST Summer schedules can be tricky for busy families. What’s a working parent to do when your child’
Bensonhurst
Summer schedules can be tricky for busy families. What’s a working parent to do when your child’s favorite camp gets out at 2:30 in the afternoon? Thankfully, many programs offer extended hours in both the morning and afternoon, giving parents a little breathing room to and from