Wednesday, September 21, 2016

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Southern Brooklyn To Be Sprayed For Zika And West Nile Viruses Tonight


By Sean Egan on Sep 21, 2016 05:19 pm
16743-close-up-of-a-mosquito-feeding-on-blood-pv.jpgAssuming pesticide-permitting weather, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will be spraying key mosquito breeding locations in a variety of residential Brooklyn zip codes beginning tonight, from 10 p.m. till 6 a.m. The intent is to reduce the number of mosquitos and subsequently the risk of the Zika and West Nile viruses. [...]

Cherry Hill Gourmet Market Gets Its Three Millionth Customer


By Sean Egan on Sep 21, 2016 04:57 pm
From left to right: Theresa Scavo, Lenny Markh, Helene Weinstein, Namik Yevdaev. Jim Markson, and Lucille Guiterrez. Photo via Raisa Chernina.Cherry Hill Gourmet Market, located at 1901 Emmons Ave, celebrated its three millionth customer today. Jim Markson was the lucky customer who got his groceries for free, as well as a cake, flowers and a Cherry Hill cap and t-shirt. Markson is a Vietnam veteran, co-author of Vietnam & Beyond: Veteran Reflections, a grandfather, and [...]

Manhattan Beach Community Group Meeting Tonight


By Sean Egan on Sep 21, 2016 03:00 pm
Photo via Google MapsThe Manhattan Beach Community Group is back from summer break, and is holding a meeting tonight. The meeting will take place at P.S. 195, 131 Irwin St, at 7:30pm. The agenda includes catching up on all that has happened since the last MCBG meeting in June, discussing the presence of AirBnB in Manhattan Beach, a [...]

72 Year-Old Woman Beaten And Robbed


By Sean Egan on Sep 21, 2016 12:00 pm
Photo via DCPIPolice are looking for the man behind the robbery of a 72 year-old woman that took place last week on Tuesday, September 13. The woman was standing at the corner of Avenue T and East 2 Street at around 11am when the suspect came up to her from behind and knocked her to the ground. [...]

Dining Review: Factory Cafe Is A Delicious Addition To The Neighborhood


By Sean Egan on Sep 21, 2016 10:00 am
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.This rustic Mediterranean restaurant just opened last weekend and it has the makings of a great local hangout. The decor at Factory Cafe, at 1724 Sheepshead Bay Rd, is industrial with a wide open dining floor, and a loft area with tables where diners can look down at the bottom floor, or at movie posters [...]

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