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Photo by Steve MeickeSelect Bus Service payment machines have started popping up on Nostrand Avenue, Emmons Avenue and Knapp Street ahead of the kickoff for new express service that will replace the B44 Limited. The machines are a key feature to the new service, allowing for off-board fare collection that
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Photo by Robert FernandezWith residents waiting for more than four years to see repairs to chipped paint, broken floors, smashed windows and malfunctioning electrical outlets – among thousands of other complaints – the Sheepshead Bay-Nostrand Houses are among the most neglected buildings under the New York City Housing Authorities’ management, according to
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A photo from the 2011 Israel on Nostrand FestivalOur friends from the Kings Bay YM-YWHA are once again readying themselves to bring us their Annual Israel on Nostrand Avenue Celebration, a joyous festival celebrating all things “Land of Milk and Honey,” June 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:
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Elected officials and library administrators gathered at the Kings Bay branch of the Brooklyn Public Library last Friday to celebrate the launch of a new laptop loaner program. The program kicked off in Brooklyn Public Library branches in Kings Bay (3650 Nostrand Avenue) and Kings Highway (2215 Ocean Avenue), where
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Source: Matěj Baťha via Wikimedia CommonsThanksgiving is famous for drunken fights among family members simmering with resentments over failed marriages, political disagreements, or self indulgent slide shows, but rarely is any blood spilled because everyone is usually passed out by 5 p.m. from a combination of tryptophan and red
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The flagship location at 3495 Nostrand Ave. Source: Google MapsThe Kings Bay YM YWHA, has announced its expansion to a new location at 2801 Emmons Avenue, between East 28th and East 29th Streets. The brand new 6,000 sq ft space with an additional 2,000 sq ft private backyard
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Reader Robin M. wrote in yesterday to tell us that a car had slammed into the T-Mobile storefront at 3696 Nostrand Avenue. Robin said the accident happened at around 6:30 p.m. It doesn’t appear anyone was hurt, but we’ve been unable to confirm that. The accident
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Authorities have charged three men for raping a 60-year-old woman during a heist of a Marine Park storefront business earlier this week [/wanted-two-men-sexually-assault-60-year-old-woman/]. Carlington Haye, 30, Etienne Georges, 20, and Jonathan Nelson, 21, all of Brooklyn, were charged with rape, robbery, sexual abuse and burglary, according to the New York
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Milton Levine (Source: NYDailyNews.com)The victim of the hit and run on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y that we reported on yesterday [/hit-and-run-on-nostrand-avenue-avenue-y/] died shortly after the accident. Ninety-one-year-old Milton Levine was crossing the street at 3:36 p.m. when a gray Nissan Pathfinder struck him. The driver
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Brennan & Carr [/tag/brennan-and-carr/] (3432 Nostrand Avenue) seem to really love their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-NY/Brennan-Carr/412166715533?ref=mf], using it to connect with fans and pump up the rivalry with Roll-N-Roaster [/brennan-carr-calls-out-roll-n-roaster/]. Now, they’re musing on a second location. They asked, “If