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(Courtesy: NYPD)Police are searching for a man who fired multiple shots at a teenager, hitting him twice, in Sheepshead Bay Monday afternoon, police said. An unknown male approached a 16-year-old in front of 2964 Ave. X on July 25 at around 4:00 p.m., and shot at the
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Photos via Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeTwo gangsters who lured a rival out of a Coney Island store [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/06/two-gang-members-convicted-luring-shooting-rival-coney-island/#.V5ejZ5MrI9c] and then shot him from behind multiple times, were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today following their murder conviction, Brooklyn District
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(Courtesy: Macerich)Two top European retailers, Primark [https://www.primark.com/en-us/homepage] and Zara [http://www.zara.com/], will anchor reconstruction at Kings Plaza Mall in Brooklyn, which includes the transformation of the Sears building set to begin in early 2017, real estate developers announced today. Developers at Macerich
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News
Photo by Patti PappagalloNeighbors reported downed power lines, flooded streets, and fallen trees all over southern Brooklyn Monday afternoon, after a torrential downpour swamped the area at around 5pm. On Avenue X and Avenue Y, on the “East” streets in Gravesend, residents say they were left in the dark for
Business
Green Cleaning solutions have rapidly gained in popularity because many people have decided that they want cleaning solutions that are both healthy and safe for people and the environment. Many carpet cleaning companies use cleaning chemicals that contain ingredients found to be potentially toxic and dangerous to the health. As
Events
Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark TreygerLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar [/calendar/], or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK [http://www.everythingbk.com/]. Flicks on the Beach: Star Wars: Inside Out [/lineup-announced-coney-island-flicks-beach/] When:
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/5h47wZw7MpE Cops are searching for a man wearing bright red sneakers, who they say is wanted for several cellphone robberies that occurred on Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk recently. In the first incident, the suspect punched a 25-year-old male victim in the face on the boardwalk and
News
Sheepshead Bay’s skyline has changed forever. [/sheepshead-bays-skyline-changed-forever/] [Sheepshead Bites] Neighbors worry Kings Highway Target is death knell for small businesses. [/neighbors-worry-kings-highway-target-death-knell-small-businesses/] [SB] Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/07/21/study-improve-buses/]. [Fort Greene Focus] Mullane’s
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New York City will be enveloped in a heat dome [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/heat-dome-warning-expands-26-states-thunderstorms-loom-n614756] this weekend, which means that it’s time to abscond to The Beach [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_(film)] (though we can’t promise you’ll find Leo DiCaprio there.) Fortunately,
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Photo by Maria Spencer > Silence is a true friend who never betrays. > -Confucius
Announcements
Photo Credit: flickr/Pete [https://www.flickr.com/photos/comedynose/14373314278/in/photolist-aqTL4i-cXiwL-e8ZT5F-vU2HV-m9ZhzM-tp3P8-32kmQ-5bXDHD-d4xDSC-e96wGo-7LBNyx-oyzDPs-7Md4q1-ZsgM5-4AMwG-n7NWt-68pAb2-i6wCF-6tKBNy-vuPhPd-k4yBrR-oyvU7v-dfy2y-2hfF1k-6KvkE2-dZvX9-nU7Zzq-ohihS9-43viRx-9YGFmn-znbAB-6VCdn-5qQ1QU-caayEA-72CxN-iJWvJ-54FGGu-aaqnAL-57tuKf-5zASQh-6qFKy-CLoSZR-3qKAKE-xc2GWp-wqQXfP-5puvWW-5nZqJ7-wLDDt1-wTXyKj-x6CnYw] At least we’re not in Washington D.C. where it will feel like 105 degre
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Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoDemocratic State Assembly candidate Kate Cucco [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/cucco-announces-candidacy-46th-assembly-district/#.V5D5oZOAOko] has been interested in public service since she was a child in her native Ohio, when she often tagged along with her grandfather to United Steelworkers Union [http://www.usw.org/] events.