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Marine Park’s historic Hendrick I. Lott House. Source: Lotthouse.orgBoasting a wide-open skyline, pretty, modest homes and the largest park in Brooklyn, we all know that Marine Park — the neighborhood — is seriously underrated. A New York Times profile this week [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/realestate/marine-park-brooklyn-block-parties-bocce-and-salt-air.
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The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Brooklyn, also called the Battle of Long Island. (Photo via Wikimedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island#/media/File:BattleofLongisland.jpg] ) On August 27, 1776, British troops advanced towards Brooklyn Heights, where the American soldier encampment was located. For those
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Photo courtesy of S9 Architecture [http://s9architecture.com/]New renderings and details of the glitzy commercial strip that is to replace Trump Village Shopping Center and a shuttered bath house across the street have been revealed. Rubin Schron’s Cammeby’s International — the developer that bought up the properties at
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
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WHO: Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa M. McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation® also known as T.E.A.L.® WHAT: The 8th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk and 5K Run raising money for Ovarian Cancer research and awareness WHERE: Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY (9th Street and
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(Photo: Matt Tracy / Sheepshead Bites)Local residents are enjoying a return to normalcy after Sheepshead Bay and select other neighborhoods around New York City were affected by reduced voltage during a blisteringly hot weekend in the Big Apple. Con Edison announced over the weekend that it was reducing voltage by
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Photo by Alex EllefsonToday, a group of 21 elected officials from all levels of government threw their support behind Councilman Mark Treyger in his campaign for the open Democratic district leader position in Assembly District 46. Treyger’s endorsements includes Public Advocate Tish James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President
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An antisemitic and homophobic note was left on a car at Trump Village parking lot. (Photo via Google Maps)A family returning to their car parked in the Trump Village parking lot in Coney Island Saturday found an unnerving surprise on their windshield. A letter making antisemitic and homophobic statements
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Littered corner of Sheepshead Bay Pier near the Holocaust Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mokrousova.Last week, a Sheepshead Bites reader, Elizabeth Mokrousova, reached out to us with her concern about the garbage-filled waters with shocking photographs taken at the edge of the pier. The photos show empty Ajax
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Cops are trying to track down the driver of a van that mowed down a couple as they were crossing the street in Marine Park yesterday. A 47-year-old man has died of is injuries and his 50-year-old wife is in critical condition after they were both struck by a grey
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https://youtu.be/cZJ3qaRIbxY Cops are searching for three robbers they say broke into a home on Brighton 12th Street. On Monday, August 8, at 3:20pm, the three men pried open the door of property and stole jewelry valued at more than $15,000, according to police. Below are
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Sunset sky. Photo by neighbor Bella Karas * 3-year-old hit with glass bottle & left bleeding during Sunset Park brawl, NYPD says [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/police-fire/3-year-old-hit-with-glass-bottle-left-bleeding-during-sunset-park-brawl-nypd-says/] . [Sunset Park Voice] * Park Slope babysitter saves her child, loses her leg, and now needs a home and childcare [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/neighbors/