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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders being interviewed by CBS. (Photo: CBS News) Midwood residents caught a glimpse [/bernie-sanders-spotted-midwood-afternoon/] of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Wednesday. The Vermont Senator, who met that same day with civil rights leader Al Sharpton, stopped by his childhood home near East 26th Street and Kings Highway
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The inside of Cipura. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)While the glittering lights of Manhattan are often alluring to star-crossed lovers looking to schedule a romantic rendezvous, those who aren’t keen to make the trek to city on Valentine’s Day can find plenty of date spots right here
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> TONIGHT: See @ScottPelley [https://twitter.com/ScottPelley]‘s interview with @BernieSanders [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders] in the Brooklyn neighborhood where the senator grew up pic.twitter.com/G3wz67FK2N [https://t.co/G3wz67FK2N] — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 10, 2016 [https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/697504897315508224] Following a big win
Events
Source: yewenyi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/2256618233/]via Flickr It’s the year of the (fire) monkey! February 8 marked the Chinese or Lunar New Year, and since Brooklyn is home to a large Chinese-American community, there will be many opportunities to celebrate this lively cultural event all
Announcements
The Brighton Beach Library. (Photo: Google Maps)The Brooklyn Public Library is lending free laptops to library cardholders while the Brighton Beach branch [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/brighton-beach] closes for a $1.5 million renovation, City Councilman Chaim Deutsch announced Wednesday. Library patrons can go to the Shorefront Jewish
Education
James Madison High School students and teachers celebrate creating the borough’s longest chain of plastic bags. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)James Madison High students wrapped their school in plastic Tuesday — creating Brooklyn’s longest recorded chain of plastic bags — to raise awareness about the dangers of unsustainable environmental
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Holidays
Photo by Jole CarlinerGung Hay Fat Choy! Tlin Ne Fai Lok! Lunar New Year celebrations began on Monday, February 8 this year – the Year of the Monkey and the start of the year 4714 according to the lunar calendar. Here in New York, the signs of celebration include parades [http:
Kids & Family
It took its sweet time in getting here, but winter appears to have settled in around the five boroughs. Whether you’re a fan of the cold temperatures or not, this weather tends to send stir-crazy families on a desperate quest for Brooklyn play spots. Not just any play spot,
News
Maintenance crews at East 14th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo provided by Facebook User Crafty Carol)Two manhole covers erupted Monday morning at a busy commercial intersection near Sheepshead Bay Road and East 14th Street, Con Edison confirmed. The explosions were reported at 8:10am and knocked out power
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(Photo: Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus [https://www.facebook.com/158393914177409/photos/pb.158393914177409.-2207520000.1454998453./630510973632365/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Are you a crooner, choralist or even a traveling minstrel? Well, it’s time to stop singing into your hairbrush and put those pipes to use. The Kingsborough Musical