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Morning Mug: “Memories Are The Key Not To The Past, But To The Future.” — Corrie Ten Boom

Photo by Konstantin Shatnyy [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153861294537332&set=o.125215944173471&type=3&theater] / FacebookSign spotted on Shore Parkway, heading east, near exit 8. Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d

Announcements

Bayfest 2016 Organizers Looking For Volunteers & Sponsors

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Do you like party planning? Would you like to celebrate your community? The organizers of Bayfest [http://bigbayfest.wix.com/bayfest-of-sheepshead-bay#!], the neighborhood’s waterfront block party that kicks off the start of summer, are looking for volunteers and sponsors to pledge their support as

Kids & Family

Skating Synchrony: The Dedicated Young Women Of The Aviator Ice Dazzlers

“A little bit more speed and less scratching!” Flora Magid, coach for the Aviator Ice Dazzlers, is guiding her team during one of their last practices before heading to Hershey, Pennsylvania for the 2016 Synchro Invitational [http://www.centralpennfsc.org/rsi.html]. If you haven’t heard of synchronized skating

Police & Fire

75-Year-Old Marine Park Man Disappeared After Leaving Home To Park Car, Cops Say [Updated]

Photo provided by the NYPD.Cops are searching for a missing Marine Park resident who was last seen leaving his home Wednesday night to park his car. Police identified the missing man as Moisey Shulman, 75, who lives on Avenue R between East 33rd Street and East 32nd Street. Cops

Police & Fire

Shopping Spree For Burglar Who Snatched Wallet From Unlocked Apartment, Cops Say

(Photo provided by the NYPD)A burglar went on a pre-Christmas shopping spree after swiping a wallet from an unlocked Sheepshead Bay apartment, police say. The thief entered the home, located in a building near Ocean Avenue and Avenue W, in the middle of the night on December 14, according

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Morning Mug: “There’s A Bright Spot In Every Dark Cloud.” — Bruce Beresford

Photo by Courtney SolomineMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:

Food & Drink

Shaikh’s Place (AKA Donut Shoppe) Lands On Eater’s List Of Top Donut Destinations

Donuts at Shaikh’s Place. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Southern Brooklyn’s pastry lovers have long known Shaikh’s Place [http://www.yelp.com/biz/shaikhs-place-donut-shoppe-brooklyn] (also known as Donut Shoppe) is a pleasure house of fried sweet snacks. But who says we can’t share our bounty with

Health

Legislators Push For Pill Drop Boxes To Be Installed At NYPD Precincts

Congressman Dan Donovan and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis are calling on the NYPD to expand their drug take back initiative to every police precinct in the city. In 2014, Donovan — then the Richmond County District Attorney — and Malliotakis teamed up to purchase prescription drug drop boxes for each of Staten Island’

Police & Fire

Stranger Grabbed 14-Year-Old Girl Walking Home From School, Cops Say

Photo provided by the NYPD.Cops are searching for a man who allegedly grabbed a 14-year-old girl Tuesday and tried to lead her away while she walked home from school. Authorities say the man walked up and slung his arm around the teen just before 5pm while she walked down

Arts & Culture

Coney Island’s Long-Awaited Amphitheater To Open In July

Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)The long-awaited Coney Island Amphitheater [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/12/seaside-park-community-arts-center-coney-island/#.VsSUNnQrI4Y] is on track to open this summer. Officials announced Tuesday that construction on the 5,000-seat, outdoor, entertainment venue will be completed in July

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Morning Mug: “There’s No Night Without Stars.” — Andre Norton

Photo by Joseph ZayatsMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SheepsheadBites], Twitter [http://twitter.com/sheepsheadbites], and Instagram [https:

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BP Adams Pledges $1 Million In Participatory Budgeting Funds To 10 Council Districts

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Good news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: an extra $100,000 could be coming your way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10