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Help Wanted: Volunteer For A Cleanup Crew At Marine Park By Alex Ellefson on Mar 30, 2016 05:07 pm Get your hands dirty cleaning up one of New York City’s largest parks. In honor of Earth Month, volunteers are invited to join a coastal cleanup effort in Marine Park on April 9. The event, supported by The Nature Conservancy, the Natural Areas Conservancy, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks, and the Parks Department, kicks off an ongoing project to [...] Celebrate Spring in Prospect Park (Sponsored) By Sheepshead Bites on Mar 30, 2016 04:04 pm Join the Prospect Park Alliance for Opening Weekend in Prospect Park on April 2 + 3, with food, festivities and family fun. Opening Day Parade, 10–10:30 am (Saturday only) Parade begins at 7th Avenue + 2nd Street, Free Join the Prospect Park Alliance and the Prospect Park Baseball Association to celebrate the start of the [...] Crowd-Funding Campaign Seeks To Revive Feltman’s — The Original Coney Island Hot Dog By Alex Ellefson on Mar 30, 2016 03:35 pm For more than a half-century, Coney Island’s Nathan’s Famous has been peerless among Brooklyn’s seaside hot dog slingers — both as a local favorite and a global brand. But there was once an older, more established competitor to Nathan’s, credited with creating the original hot dog. And two brothers are seeking to revive the brand. Coney [...] Clinton & Sanders May Debate In Brooklyn Ahead Of April Primary By Rachel Silberstein on Mar 30, 2016 01:34 pm Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders may face off in a debate in Sanders’ home borough ahead of New York’s April 19 primaries. Though Clinton’s campaign has previously said she would only participate in a post-New York primary debate, Clinton changed her tune at a recent campaign stop in La Crosse, Wisconsin, agreeing to debate Sanders in [...] Listen To Neighbors Share Their Stories For BPL’s Oral History Project By Heather J. Chin on Mar 30, 2016 11:01 am In our rapidly changing borough, it is more important that ever to preserve and document the stories of the people who call Brooklyn home. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has been doing just that through their Our Streets, Our Stories initiative. The project seeks to “explore the Brooklyn that is, and the Brooklyn that was, [...] Morning Mug: “If The Highest Aim Of A Captain Were To Preserve His Ship, He Would Keep It In Port Forever.” — Thomas Aquinas By Alex Ellefson on Mar 30, 2016 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. Star Wars: The Force Awakens To Play At Manhattan Beach Park By Alex Ellefson on Mar 29, 2016 06:20 pm Southern Brooklyn sci-fi fans, get ready to geek out. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch announced he’s put together a free drive-in movie screening for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at Manhattan Beach Park. The show starts on April 27 at 7pm at the parking lot near Oriental Boulevard and Irwin Street. The movie, which is the [...] Recent Articles: BEWARE: Colorful Monk Parakeets Could Cause The Next Blackout On Your Block If You Ask, Police Will Arrest Your Drug-Dealing Neighbor Professor Sues Kingsborough, Alleging ‘Systemic Anti-Semitism’ By College Administrators Facebook Twitter Instagram Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Subscribe