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Brooklyn News Roundup: Tracy Morgan In Bensonhurst, Local Activists, Pavilion Secrets, And More

Photo via Flickr/Charlie. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ceonyc/19441622513/in/photolist-eZ9DoV-6k8aAw-6kKgVM-aaWLn6-6haza2-6hazCM-dChYEn-6dLLx9-6S33Vy-6RY3uH-6fyjvX-uF6DfX-vkn83j-vCjbtH-vBoaNU-vkug4p-abenTk-abemqk-aaZAfq-aaZAjq-9niF1R-9niF86-c2qNKh-zieH6-vBZp3a-vkn88u-uF6D9z-vkna9w] We don’t expect you to keep up on all of the news throughout Brooklyn during the busy week. That’s why we round up the greatest hits from our sister sites every Saturday morning for you!

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Real Estate Roundup: Bill Murray Themed

Do you feel like you’ve been living the same life for 10,000 years [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/happy-groundhog-day-heres-5-769137]? What about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmP1lziJw4] changing it up? For a relaxing time [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQnH450hPM], move to Sheepshead Bay. I have

News

FBI Confirms Investigation Into Masal Cafe

Masal Cafe tabletop. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.An FBI spokesperson confirmed today that there is an ongoing investigation into Masal Cafe in Sheepshead Bay, but wouldn’t provide any other information. We reported yesterday [/86162-masal-cafe-turkey-gulen-hizmet-erdogan/] that the cafe was raided a week ago on Friday, October 28, and

Events

Weekend Events: Happy Hour, Tango, Russian Folktales, And More

Photo via Flickr/Georgia Pauwels [https://www.flickr.com/photos/frosch50/13660682494/in/photolist-mP9yYw-63pk85-mp48Di-922PU4-5Ga6PP-6QL21C-oUzGWx-5yLH-ocvwEq-b9HHNX-gTqDMp-rxwwHi-5NbYHm-75pzrp-7X8x2b-5NbvtW-4PEsSQ-37zLHj-nsxt9z-wXDVuT-jfdMLF-bk7NhV-9g1nZr-z52VL-qqew1p-qDGYyT-63SKwq-6azF87-bY1y5y-eoYcga-dZbvJM-63SKBY-q2JCqx-oJ555H-rwYrGu-89sB28-3dAKn4-9TRyTG-2hpBA-5Nc1Nf-3a1LQ4-aRypQ2-8yjC5Q-b935dn-ayzy5m-dZ7mBj-gTpdFp-oL7GeY-ntS2J5-522b4h] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the

Announcements

Don’t Forget To ‘Fall Back’ This Weekend; Check Your Smoke Detectors, Too

Photo via genchurchfl [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMWfb4yBx8D/?tagged=fallback&hl=en]Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, November 6, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Falling back in time means we gain an hour of

Police & Fire

Kings Highway Purse Thief Brought To Justice

Photo via DCPI.The police arrested the man who has been terrorizing elderly women on and around Kings Highway [/someone-stealing-elderly-womens-purses-police-look-publics-assistance/] for the past month. Akmaljon Abakulov, 27, was taken into custody yesterday, November 3, after someone tipped the police off to his whereabouts, authorities said. Abakulov started this bag-grabbing on

Arts & Culture

Morning Mug: “The Sea, Once It Casts Its Spell, Holds One In Its Net Of Wonder Forever.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau

Photo by Diandra Sarno.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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You’re Not Just Voting For The Next President On Tuesday — Here’s What You Need To Know

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Besides the obvious two choices that voters will have to pick on Tuesday, November 8, there is a number of important local races that should not be ignored. We’ve compiled a list of candidates that folks in our area will decide between and the

Business

Masal Cafe Raided By FBI, Lots Of Speculation

Masal Cafe tabletop. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Turkish media outlets are reporting [http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2016/10/30/us-law-enforcement-raids-turkish-owned-new-york-cafe-house-with-links-to-gulen] that the FBI has raided Masal Cafe, a Turkish-American outpost on Emmons Avenue with ties to Turkey’s controversial Hizmet movement. Hizmet is the secretive organization blamed

Announcements

Street Closures & Security Considerations For The 2016 TCS New York City Marathon

Photo via Steven Pisano / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenpisano/15723848172/in/photolist-pXsQfy-pD5QUt-pTRfxW-pVqiti-pX1KVH-oYMi6p-pDwdUR-pFba1X-pDcPGy-p1p8Jb-pXAXc6-p1Aorz-pVvmpd-pD9vj6-oZayA9-pVzYyD-pVvDEV-pVvB1r-pD9xMc-pW61nN-oYJgyJ-pVM2qe-pVvyG8-pDw9eP-AzgveY-8RvZuT-cmaDcU-8RvZYg-8SqMLD-9okzbY-pFS93z-AJ9RwG-AjXDxq-zEif5a-3QBC9p-47BPU3-8Rzp6J-nTfRDW-8RwarB-8Rw67i-8RwmpX-aQmjUx-8Rwmc6-aQmqE6-aQmqiX-5ErV8f-8RzkYN-aEv6BC-aGZuwR-9okHbW] This Sunday, November 6, is the 2016 TCS New Yo

Police & Fire

Someone Has Been Stealing Elderly Women’s Purses, Police Look For Public’s Assistance

Photo via DCPI.Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding the person who has been snatching elderly women’s purses and assaulting two of them, in the Kings Highway area for the past month. The delinquent started this bag-grabbing on Kings Highway on Wednesday, September 21, at

Neighbors

Missing 12-Year-Old Boy Last Seen In Nostrand Houses On Tuesday

Dorian Garret. Photo via NYPD.A 12-year-old boy went missing in the Nostrand Houses, according to police. Dorian Garret took the garbage out from his home at 3645 Nostrand Ave at around 7:15am on Tuesday, November 1, and hasn’t been seen since, police said. He is described as