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Next Week: Free Ice Skating & Hot Cocoa At Abe Stark By Rachel Silberstein on Dec 23, 2015 05:36 pm Come out for two hours free ice skating at Abe Stark Skating Rink (1902 West 19th Street) on Tuesday, December 29, and Wednesday, December 30, starting both days at 9:30am. Hang out with local elected officials, and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies, courtesy of the 60th Precinct Community Council. Hope to see you there! Trump Village Co-op’s Alleged Persecution Of Pet-Owning Neighbors Draws DoJ’s Wrath By Alex Ellefson on Dec 23, 2015 05:15 pm It’s the latest legal kerfuffle involving a certain Trump Village co-op board and its embattled former president, Igor Oberman. The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the co-op at Trump Village Section 4, as well as Oberman, who has been at the center of several legal dustups and investigations, for violating [...] Sheepshead Bay Gets Its First Holiday Banners — Sponsored By A Local Turkish Restaurant By Alex Ellefson on Dec 23, 2015 02:27 pm A local Turkish restaurant has added some extra holiday cheer to Sheepshead Bay this year by sponsoring holiday banners in the neighborhood for the first time in recent memory. Opera Cafe, the Turkish eatery located on Emmons Avenue, who wowed us this summer with their luxuriously rich lamb shank, has paid for the city to post [...] Sheepshead Bay Among Top 10 Brooklyn Neighborhoods With The Most National Franchises By Alex Ellefson on Dec 23, 2015 01:00 pm Brooklynites love to patronize their homegrown businesses. And indeed, it’s often the mom-and-pop shops that give a neighborhood its character. However, over the last decade, mega franchises like McDonald’s, Walgreens, and Dunkin Donuts have ramped up their presence in the borough, and throughout the city, according to research from the Center for an Urban Future. According [...] ‘Disturbed’ Man Sparks Standoff With Police At Gravesend Home By Alex Ellefson on Dec 23, 2015 11:59 am After an hour-long standoff Tuesday night, police safely removed a “disturbed individual” who had barricaded himself inside his Gravesend home. The NYPD could not provide further information about why the man needed to be extracted from the two-story residential building near Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue. They said said he was unarmed and moved to [...] We Want To Hear From You — Take Our Reader Survey! By Liena Zagare on Dec 23, 2015 10:06 am It’s been a while since we have done a survey, and we are eager to hear from you. Are we doing a good job? What can we do better? We want to be your “must read” neighborhood news source and we hope you’ll give us your honest feedback. Click on the image or follow the [...] Morning Mug: “People Assume That Somehow Fame And Wealth Will Keep Mortality At Bay.” — Moby By Alex Ellefson on Dec 23, 2015 07:00 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: Meet 9-Year-Old Anaya Lee Willabus, Brooklyn’s Youngest Author Voorhies Avenue Shut Down After Machine Collapses At Construction Site For 28-Story Tower Anti-Commie Hooligan Strikes Again With Childish Graffiti On Sheepshead Bay Road Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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