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(Photo via Justin Brannan)The X28 bus — connecting Sea Gate, Coney Island, Bensonhurst, and Dyker Heights to Midtown Manhattan — will now be permanent, said State Senator Martin Golden yesterday. After a trial period that started in Septemeber 2016 [/x28-weekend-express-service-back-mta-review-ridership-bensonhurst/], the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board voted this week to permanently
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Riders enjoying the Cyclone roller coaster. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter [/luna-parks-march-20-opening-day-postponed-due-noreaster/] on the first
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Fire fighter hosing down a brush fire next to the Cyclone. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Hours after elected officials christened the Cyclone to celebrate Luna Park’s spring opening [/luna-parks-march-20-opening-day-postponed-due-noreaster/], plumes of smoke began billowing from a parking lot next to the ride. Cyclone riders were treated to a
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Photo via maxelman [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maxelman/2306436029/]With Easter this Sunday, there will be plenty of opportunities this weekend to take the kids hunting for painted eggs (and other goodies!) in and around the neighborhood. We’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of kid-centered Easter events in
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke. (Photo: U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke [https://www.facebook.com/repyvettedclarke/photos/a.365490166846802.85192.135031389892682/365490493513436/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Congresswoman Yvette Clarke sent a strongly worded letter to the Bureau of Prisons Wednesday urging the federal agency to reject a proposal to building
Business
Royal Crown Day Care was shut down by the Health Department in 2010. (Photo: Google Maps)Royal Crown Day Care — shut by the Health Department in 2010 for a multitude of violations — once let a baby escape from the center and wander the streets alone, the Daily News reports [http:
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(Photo: Coney Island [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun/photos/a.439779054513.232785.18664769513/10153527658584514/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Hear from city and state officials about progress in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. There’s also a psychedelic laser light show in Coney
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The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Source: DEP)The rancid smell from the wastewater treatment plant over on Knapp Street has long been a nuisance [/sheepshead-bay-is-tops-in-poop-smell-complaints/] for residents in the area. However, following last month’s record-breaking blizzard [/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/], neighbors say the stink has become intolerable and are calling on
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State Senator Martin Golden. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)State Senator Marty Golden has created an online petition [http://www.nysenate.gov/questionnaires/martin-j-golden/petition-prevent-2261-bragg-street-becoming-half-way-house-federal] for neighbors to voice their opposition to a proposed halfway house [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] on Bragg Street — located across the street from the Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
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Governor Andrew Cuomo at his 2016 State of the State speech. (Photo: PROgovernorandrewcuomo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/23994415209/] / Flickr) Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-outlines-2016-agenda-signature-proposals-ensuring-new-york-and-will-continue-be] on Wednesday that promised
Police & Fire
Photo by Robert S [https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniepicso/]Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor
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Visitors posed for photographs with Sinterklaas at the Lott House’s tree lighting ceremony. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)More than 600 people lined up along East 36th Street in Marine Park Friday evening to enter the newly renovated grounds at the Hendrick I. Lott House and herald in the
Announcements
Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanSenator Marty Golden has announced his final two Christmas tree lighting ceremonies [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/12/golden-hosting-two-brooklyn-tree-lighting-ceremony-this-week/] of the season to be held this week — at two historically significant locations — bringing holiday cheer and excitement, with Christmas Carols, a special visit from Santa
Neighbors
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz swears in Manhattan Beach Community Group President Judy Baron. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Manhattan Beach Community Group celebrated 75 years of service to the neighborhood Wednesday night with a ceremony full of awards, recognitions, rousing speeches, and food. The event, held at PS 195, was