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Anthony’s Place is moving into the property formerly occupied by Le Bouchon at 2812 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s
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Photo by Robin MichalsAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. NYC Asian-Americans now have their own political club. [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/
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With New York’s presidential primary coming up on April 19 [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/33538/#.Vw_prpMrLWU], Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls descended on our fine borough this week to court voters and vie for Brooklyn’s electoral heart. We’ve mapped the pit stops made by
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Apartment for rent at 2245 Ocean Parkway. (Photo: Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3076099644-2245-Ocean-Pkwy-Brooklyn-NY-11223]) Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Sheepshead Bay apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of
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The Coney Island Houses on West 25th Street. (Source: Google Maps)Barely an hour after NYCHA announced reforms to improve elevator safety at its properties, a worker was killed doing elevator repair at a public housing complex in Coney Island. Sources told ABC 7 [http://abc7ny.com/news/nycha-worker-killed-doing-elevator-repairs-in-brooklyn/1293419/
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From left to right: Sergeant Frederick Manney, Officer Nuchem Schwartz, Cadet Elijah Satos. Shloime Kohn of Williamsburg is on the far right. (Photo: Erica Sherman / Brooklyn BP’s Office)Borough President Eric Adams on Thursday honored members of the Sea Gate Police Department who rescued a choking newborn earlier this
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A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)A Manhattan Beach couple was arrested Wednesday for running an illegal Medicaid kickback scheme that targeted tenants living in the couple’s flophouses, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced [http://www.ag.ny.gov/press-release/ag-schneiderman-announces-arrest-three-quarter-house-operators-yury-and-rimma-baumblit]
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Mid-April is usually when the last frost date passes for our area, and it’s finally a good time to plant. Here are our favorite spots to purchase seeds and plants in Brooklyn. Most larger garden centers will deliver your plants as well — just ask. Please add your favorites in
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(Photo: Sheepshead Bites)The Bay Improvement Group is throwing their annual awards gala, the BIG Oscars, at Il Fornetto next week. The yearly waterfront party includes a four-course meal, music, dancing, a raffle, and cash bar. Tickets are $60 at the door, but you can shave ten bucks off the
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Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)A Coney Island has been convicted of murder for the 2013 shooting [/17-year-old-shot-to-death-in-coney-island-on-christmas-eve/] of a teenager walking his dog on Christmas Eve, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced Thursday. Jerome Leslie, 20, faces a life sentence for the shooting, in which he