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Puzzle: “Hope Is Being Able To See That There Is Light despite All Of The Darkness.” — Desmond Tutu
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News
Sheepshead Bay Weekend Real Estate Roundup
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 luck in your search! 2645 Homecrest Ave. Apt 2A (Sponsored) [http://www.exitallseasons.com/real-estate/
Police & Fire
How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp
A police cruiser parked outside the 61st precinct. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/26-drivers-ticketed-parking-legal-20th-avenue-spot-map/#.Vz9T_5MrKSM] thousands of legally parked vehicles, raking in millions of dollars in fines, how can drivers get their
Police & Fire
Man Gets 22 Years To Life For Shooting Teen, Dog In Coney Island
Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)The Coney Island man convicted for the 2013 Christmas Eve shooting [/coney-island-man-convicted-shooting-teen-dog-christmas-eve/] that killed a teen and wounded his dog has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced. The murder allegedly stemmed from a weeks-long
Police & Fire
Manhattan Beach Couple Indicted For Preying On Drug Addicted & Mentally Ill
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)The Manhattan Beach couple whose three-quarter house business was the subject of a New York Times investigation [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/nyregion/three-quarter-housing-a-choice-for-recovering-addicts-or-homelessness.html?_r=0] have been indicted for Medicaid fraud
Announcements
This Saturday: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon
Photo via airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
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Morning Mug: “Love Doesn’t Make The World Go ‘Round. Love Is What Makes The Ride Worthwhile.” — Franklin P. Jones
Photo by Michael GoldsteinMorning 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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Cucco Announces Candidacy For 46th Assembly District
Kate Cucco. (Photo: Kate Cucco [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10106589644097325&set=a.10100252869529355.2833944.12400090&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Bay Ridge community activist Kate Cucco, the chief of staff for former Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, announced her candidacy this week to represent the 46th Assembly
Health
Coney Island Hospital Misdiagnosed Grandmother Who Died Of Meningitis, Autopsy Reveals
Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)The Medical Examiner’s office determined Coney Island Hospital botched the diagnosis of a Brooklyn grandmother who died in their care earlier this year, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-grandmother-died-meningitis-misdiagnosis-article-1.2640731] . An autopsy concluded 47-year-old Grisel
history
A Brief History Of Kings Highway
A photo from the 1910s of Kings Highway between Ocean Avenue and Brighton Beach Road. (Source: Brooklyn Public Library [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/search~S63?/Xkings+highway&l=&m=k&s=&b=&SORT=D&Da=&Db=/Xkings+highway&l=&m=k&
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Tale Of Two Rails: Here’s What You Need To Know About The F Express Train
Photo by fesch_markt [http://websta.me/p/1068426453510007173_1143606545]News that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn [/f-express-service-returning-brooklyn-2017/] almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough. Elected Officials in southern Brooklyn — whose constituents will benefit from faster commutes — hailed the
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Morning Mug: “If The Path Be Beautiful, Let Us Not Ask Where It Leads.” — Anatole France
Photo by Michael GoldsteinMorning 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: