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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Friday At The Movies, Coney Island Art, Old School Jazz By Rachel Silberstein on Nov 12, 2015 04:05 pm There’s lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar, or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK. Community Board 11 Monthly Meeting When: Thursday, November 12, at 7:30pm Where: Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1740 84th Street What: The Board [...] Police Captain Reports Drug Addiction Driving Recent ‘Uptick’ In Burglaries By Alex Ellefson on Nov 12, 2015 03:31 pm Despite an overall drop in crime across the 61st Precinct, the station house’s commanding officer reported there has been a recent ‘uptick’ in burglaries and said drug addiction was behind increase. Speaking at the community council meeting Wednesday night, Captain Winston Faison explained the precinct had seven robberies last week, compared to four the week before. Faison advised [...] City Officials Honor Volunteer Cops For Bravery In Making Halloween Weekend Arrests By Alex Ellefson on Nov 12, 2015 02:21 pm Auxiliary officers are volunteer eyes & ears for local precincts. It was an honor to award them w/ @MarkTreyger718 pic.twitter.com/mbYWI6kX77 — Councilman Deutsch (@ChaimDeutsch) November 12, 2015 The 61st Precinct’s Community Council celebrated Veterans Day by honoring two auxiliary police officers who arrested a group of teenage hoodlums allegedly involved in an attempted robbery that occurred over Halloween [...] Shuttle Buses Fill In For F Trains Between Kings Highway And Stillwell Avenue This Weekend By Erica Sherman on Nov 12, 2015 12:00 pm Below you’ll find Sheepshead Bay subway changes over the weekend on the B, F, and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week. F Line No F trains between Kings Highway and Stillwell Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Weekend, 11:45pm Friday to 5am Monday, November 13-16. F train service [...] Thief Threatens Store Employee With Gun During Stickup On Neptune Avenue By Alex Ellefson on Nov 12, 2015 10:06 am Cops are searching for a man who last week pulled a gun on a store employee during a robbery at a Neptune Avenue Deli. Police say the suspect entered the Shop N Smile on Neptune Avenue, between East 14th Street and East 12th Street, just after 7pm on Thursday, November 5. The man pulled a gun [...] Morning Mug: “’Tis The Witching Hour Of Night, Orbed Is The Moon And Bright, And The Stars They Glisten, Glisten, Seeming With Bright Eyes To Listen.” — John Keats By Erica Sherman on Nov 12, 2015 07:08 am 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: The Bite: Cheap, Delicious Dim Sum Breakfast At The Good Family Bakery Sheepshead Bay’s Budding Writer/Directer On ‘How I Became That Jewish Guy’ Murrow & Madison High Schools Among Victims In Multimillion-Dollar Heating Oil Scam 12-Year-Old Girl Goes Missing From Coney Island Home Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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