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Photo by globegallivanter [https://instagram.com/p/zePqDAIn97/?modal=true] Attention straphangers: The MTA is reporting that southbound B & Q service has been suspended after of Kings Highway due to a fallen tree. A spokesperson for the MTA said the tree fell across the tracks south of the Sheepshead
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Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity councilmembers are pushing back against the effort to rip up parts of Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk and replace the wood planks with recycled materials and concrete. All but one of the council’s 50 active members have signed on to support a resolution introduced by
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153429719251483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Fufu the dog is sweet, affectionate, and friendly with people. > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/
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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]
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Ikhari Hinds-Lewis (center) at the YEAH! NYC Rock Camp last summer. (Photo: Kassim Hinds)Good news, but a long road ahead, for a young member of our community who had a tragic accident last month. Former P.S. 139 student Ikhari Hinds-Lewis, now 16, who suffered a traumatic
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Photo by Jesse Winter/BAM.Recently arrived Brooklyn Academy of Music [http://www.bam.org] (BAM) President Katy Clark spoke with [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-new-prez-talks-about-revitalizing-brooklyn-and-how-brooklyn] Crain’s [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160204/ARTS/160209924/bams-
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Photo by Laura SingerMorning 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:
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Ponycon mascots Cabbie, Bowtie, and Liberty. (Courtesy of Ponycon)There was a sizable line downstairs leading to the elevator banks, and I was anticipating a crush of bodies on the ride up. I got what I expected — well, with a bit of a surprise. Indeed, riding that elevator felt like
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The Beach Boys, 2016. Mike Love is at center and Bruce Johnston is at right. (Photo: the Beach Boys)“I love Brooklyn,” was the first thing Beach Boys singer Bruce Johnston told us when we spoke with him last week. And Johnston also loves historic venues, he happily pointed out,
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WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-
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Photo by Leon LipkovichMayor 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]
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Pinterest is full of fancy DIY valentines. I dream big and pin them – thinking the day may come when I have time to live out all of my crafty fantasies. Then work, school, and general life take hold. In the blink of an eye, it’s the week before Valentine’