Announcements
Cutting the ribbon: From left to right, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey, Assemblywoman Pamela Harris, State Senator Diane Savino, Parks Commissioner Mitchel Silver, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and Community Board 13 District Manager Eddie Mark. (Photo provided by Cymbrowitz’s office)The Parks Department reopened the long-shuttered portion of the Brighton
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Workers are nearing completion of the Second Avenue Subway’s 72nd Street station. (Photo: MTA [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/8744771284/] / Flickr)There have already been a lot changes to southern Brooklynites’ commutes within the last year — whether its the proposed the F express train [/tale-of-two-rails-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-f-express-train/] that’s tearing
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Police & Fire
(Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a would-be burglar who manhandled a door last week while trying to break into home. The suspect attempted to enter a house, near the intersection of Parkway Court and Hubbard Street, just before 11pm on Saturday, according to authorities. He tried
Business
Custom Towing outside the 7-Eleven at 2800 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Stop Illegal Towing [https://www.facebook.com/StopIllegalTowing/photos/pcb.1044166508965376/1044166072298753/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)A towing company reportedly targeting a local convenience store may lose its license after being accused of ransoming vehicles at illegal prices.
Education
YDE School is planning to move one of their location into a new building at 325 Avenue Y. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In order to accommodate a growing number of students, a local yeshiva is planning to relocate to a sprawling facility in Gravesend. The Yeshivat Darche Eres (YDE)
Arts & Culture
Photo via Coney Island History Project [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandHistoryProject?fref=ts]The Alliance for Coney Island is proud to announce the premiere of Showstopper Sundays in Coney Island, which will run Sunday’s July 10 – August 14 on Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk! Live auditions for performers will
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Food & Drink
The carnitas tacos. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Neighbors looking to spice things up this summer with some meaty Mexican fare should check out Manhattan Beach’s newest restaurant. Masters of Tacos opened Saturday at 181 West End Avenue, just off the corner of Oriental Boulevard. The latest addition to
News
(Photo: nicolaitan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaitan/61444999/] / Flickr)A group of local elected officials announced a new effort Wednesday to expand youth homeless services to more New Yorkers. Two bills, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10145&term=
Kids & Family
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(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with leases renewing between October 1, 2016 and September 3,