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A photo from the 1910s of Kings Highway between Ocean Avenue and Brighton Beach Road. (Source: Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S63?/Xkings+highway&l=&m=k&s=&b=&SORT=D&Da=&Db=/Xkings+highway&l=&m=k&
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Photo by fesch_markt [http://websta.me/p/1068426453510007173_1143606545]News that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn [/f-express-service-returning-brooklyn-2017/] almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough. Elected Officials in southern Brooklyn — whose constituents will benefit from faster commutes — hailed the
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Business
Yooberry is planning some major renovations for this summer. (Photo: Yooberry Frozen Yogurt [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/photos/a.515525248474928.132404.507131659314287/528544817172971/?type=3&theater ] / Facebook)Yooberry [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/timeline] — the frozen yogurt shop on Sheepshead Bay Road — is planning a major overhaul that
News
A temporary power line feeds electricity to the Ocean Avenue Footbridge. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The 136-year-old Ocean Avenue Footbridge is once again drawing maintenance crews. Con Edison is working to replace the underground power lines that provide electricity to the bridge’s lamps after they stopped working last
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Photo By: AJ Madison [https://www.ajmadison.com/appliances/showroom]With over 1,000 choices for a new stove alone, remodeling your kitchen is harder than it looks. Any many of us still rely on the “expert” advice from late-night internet searches, rumors from our neighbor’s brother’s sister-in-law,
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Three properties located at the corner of Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway are being torn down. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The developer tearing down three properties along Sheepshead Bay Road says they will be replaced by a mixed-use, eight-story building that looks like a “lighting bolt” when viewed
Police & Fire
> CBS2 Exclusive: Off-Duty Detective Takes Down Purse Snatching Suspect In Brooklyn https://t.co/VTo0AoY5tA — CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) May 18, 2016 [https://twitter.com/CBSNewYork/status/732776401959452673] They’re always on duty, always ready to help! An off-duty detective’s trip to the barbershop turned into a foot
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Education
Kingsborough President Farley Herzek.(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek waded into the discussion about anti-Semitic behavior on CUNY campuses [/hundreds-gather-at-holocaust-memorial-to-rally-against-anti-semitic-hate-crimes/] while speaking Sunday at an event memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Herzek, the son of a Holocaust survivor, pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism
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Photo by ricangeekn [http://instagram.com/p/y3MWjiuzak/?modal=true]After a decades-long absence, F express service will be returning to Brooklyn next year. Regular F express service should be in place by Fall 2017, MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz confirmed today, and will run during rush hours from Jay Street-MetroTech