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Donovan Calls On Senate To Pass Cancer Research Bill By Rachel Silberstein on Sep 30, 2015 03:05 pm Congressman Dan Donovan met with cancer research advocates from Staten Island and Brooklyn Tuesday to discuss a new measure aimed at advancing medical research, and to call on Senate to pass the bill. Donovan is a co-sponsor the 21st Century Cures Act — legislation that provides billions of dollars in funding for medical research to [...] Gerritsen’s P.S. 277 Wins National Blue Ribbon Award By Alex Ellefson on Sep 30, 2015 01:35 pm Public School 277 in Gerritsen Beach was recognized — along with 334 other schools nationwide — as a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School based on its overall academic excellence, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Tuesday. Nestled between Plumb Beach Channel and Marine Park’s salt marsh, at Gerritsen Avenue and Bijou Avenue, P.S. 277 provides students [...] Register For Luna Park’s Halloween Dog Parade & Costume Contest By Rachel Silberstein on Sep 30, 2015 11:56 am Halloween is not just for humans. A parade of pooches will hit the catwalk at Luna Park’s annual Dog Parade and Costume Contest (1000 Surf Avenue) on Sunday, October 11, from 2pm to 4 pm. Check-in and the parade will begin in Scream Zone. The contest will take place at the main park on the [...] City Moves To Seize Vacant Coney Island Lots Using Eminent Domain By Rachel Silberstein on Sep 30, 2015 09:50 am The city is weighing plans to grab three abandoned Coney Island lots from developers by invoking the power of eminent domain, which allows the government to seize private property for the public’s use. The largest space being eyed by New York’s Parks Department is a 60,000-square-foot tract near West 15th Street, the site of the [...] Morning Mug: “Once You Have Tasted Flight, You Will Forever Walk The Earth With Your Eyes Turned Skyward, For There You Have Been, And There You Will Always Long To Return.” ― Leonardo Da Vinci By Erica Sherman on Sep 30, 2015 07:46 am “Kite Invasion on the beach near Luna Park.” Morning 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, Twitter, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. Recent Articles: Community Support Doubles Handyman’s Fund To Help Single Moms Buy School Supplies Things For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Story Time, Firetruck Workshop & More Cymbrowitz To Speak At Forum For Creating Office To Improve Service For Seniors And Disabled Run DMC’s Darryl McDaniels To Speak Wednesday At Kingsborough Fake Sheepshead Bay Lawyer Exposed For Tricking Dozens Of Clients Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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