Events
Elected officials joined with the Be Proud Foundation passing out food packages for Passover. (Photo provided by the Be Proud Foundation)The Be Proud Foundation [https://www.facebook.com/BeProudNY] held its Seventh Passover Food distribution Wednesday afternoon at the Aqua Health Rehabilitation Center [http://www.aquahealththerapy.com/] on Coney
Events
Update [April 26, 6pm]: Due to forecasted thundershowers, this event has been rescheduled for Friday, May 13. Luna park’s space-themed thrill ride, the Endeavor [http://lunaparknyc.com/attractions/endeavor-2/], will open next week — and the amusement park is throwing a party with music, glow sticks, an alien flash mob,
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Bernie Sanders. (Photo: Bernie Sanders [https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/photos/pb.124955570892789.-2207520000.1461261667./1032723606782643/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has leveled a lot of criticism at the New York primary system after Tuesday’s loss, but it appears his campaign lacked the organization to
Business
The Wolf Cave, located at 3099 Emmons Avenue, has closed. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The storefront located at 3099 Emmons Avenue, near Batchelder Street, has claimed another victim. The Wolf Cave, an American barbecue restaurant, shut down after less than two years in business. The location has seen several
Announcements
(Courtesy of Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/].)Ready to rock? Wanna warble? Yes to yodeling? Registration for Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org], the free one-day outdoor music festival, is open now through April 29! Musicians of all ages and musical styles will perform on streets, sidewalks,
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Food & Drink
Shashlik at Cafe Dushanbe. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] Spring is in full bloom, and that means we’re entering grilling season! Sheepshead Bay is full of cuisines from post-Soviet states that offer skewered grilled meats. However, there’s one restaurant that’s received surprisingly little
Arts & Culture
(Photo: Willie Nelson / Facebook)The soon-to-open Coney Island Amphitheater [/coney-islands-long-awaited-amphitheater-open-july/] has added another headliner to its already stacked summer lineup [/coney-island-amphitheaters-summer-lineup-will-include-beach-boys-boston-sting-ziggy-marley/] . Country music legend Willie Nelson will play at the open-air entertainment venue on September 13, according the musician’s website [http://willienelson.com/tour/]. Tickets for the show, available
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Tuesday’s presidential primaries went pretty much as expected. Party frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — who polls predicted to win [/the-new-york-primary-is-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know/] by wide margins — walked away from New York increasing their delegate lead. However, the primary’s aftermath reveals interesting details about the political hue of the city’s
Holidays
(A traditional Seder courtesy Wikimedia Commons)Brooklyn’s matzoh bakeries are working overtime in preparation for Passover, producing only the finest shmura matzoh [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/dining/passover-matzo.html?_r=0], which celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from bondage under the Egyptian pharaoh. What
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Jaime Williams. (Photo: Jamie Williams / Facebook)The eyes of the world may have been focusing on New York’s presidential primary, but voters in the 59th Assembly District had important work to do electing a representative to fill their vacant seat. Democratic candidate Jaime Williams crushed her Republican opponent Jeffrey
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