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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Great Irish Fair, Hot Rods & Tattoo Show, Apple Picking By Rachel Silberstein on Sep 24, 2015 04:30 pm Send us your own event listing by posting it for free on our new event calendar, or using our classifieds site, EverythingBK. Water Color Portraits by Albert Massimi When: Saturday, September 26, 10am – 8pm Where: Kings Highway Library, 2115 Ocean Avenue What: Albert Massimi paints directly from life and from the heart in order [...] B Line Rated The Worst In New York City’s Subway System By Alex Ellefson on Sep 24, 2015 04:03 pm The Straphanger’s Campaign rated the B line the worst in New York City’s subway system — tied for the bottom slot with the 5 line — in their annual State of the Subways Report Card. The B line placed last for having the worst in-car announcements than any other subway and for having more than [...] F & Q Train Riders Will Be FQ’ed This Weekend By Erica Sherman on Sep 24, 2015 01:45 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 Church Avenue and Stillwell Avenue. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Weekend, 11:45pm, Friday to 5am Monday, September 25-28. F train [...] Elderly Jewish Man Attacked And Robbed While Walking To Synagogue By Alex Ellefson on Sep 24, 2015 12:08 pm A 76-year-old man was attacked and robbed on Brown Street in Sheepshead Bay early Friday morning while walking to his synagogue, the Jewish Voice reports. Police identified the victim as Max Lew, according to the newspaper. He was reportedly approached by a tall, black man who demanded cash. After Lew refused to hand over his money, the [...] Man Struck By Train At Sheepshead Bay Station After Throwing Himself Onto Tracks By Alex Ellefson on Sep 24, 2015 10:26 am A man was struck by a Manhattan-bound Q train at the Sheepshead Bay subway station Wednesday afternoon after he threw himself onto the tracks in an apparent suicide attempt, police say. The NYPD reported the man was conscious and in stable condition when he was first pulled from the train tracks. However, the FDNY said [...] Morning Mug: “Somewhere, Over The Rainbow, Way Up Tall, There’s A Land Where They’ve Never Heard Of Cholesterol.” — Allan Sherman By Erica Sherman on Sep 24, 2015 07:00 am Some of you may be too young to have heard of Allan Sherman (no relation to your venerable Morning Mug curator), but just trust me on this, he was brilliant. Google him. 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 [...] Recent Articles: Get It While It’s Hot! Mill Basin’s Award-Nominated Burger Truck Is Moving On [Video] How Did Discarded Wood From The Riegelmann Boardwalk End Up In An Italian Art Fair? The Bite: Azerbaijan House’s Cozy, Homespun Cuisine Coney Island’s B&B Carousell Recommended For Register Of Historic Places Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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