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New Uzbek Restaurant ‘Tandoori’ Opens On Coney Island Avenue By Alex Ellefson on Feb 03, 2016 05:50 pm A new Uzbek restaurant has set up shop in Sheepshead Bay — joining the neighborhood’s already plentiful number of eateries specializing in Middle Asian/Eastern European cuisines. Tandoori, named after the dome-like tandoor brick ovens used to bake some of its meals, had colorful flags fluttering outside the restaurant at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue X [...] P.S. 255 Students Donate More Than 1,500 Socks To Local Women’s Shelters By Alex Ellefson on Feb 03, 2016 03:19 pm Children at P.S. 255 proudly displayed the contributions for their winter sock drive — which will go to local women’s shelters —  on Wednesday in the school lobby. “It looks like a million socks,” one student remarked as she walked past the arrangement of footwear in a variety of colors, stripes and materials. The actual [...] Ever Visited A Russian Banya? Here’s What It’s Like By Ryan Gellis on Feb 03, 2016 01:08 pm With the passing of Blue Monday the darker side of winter has truly begun. The days are short and the wind doesn’t so much pull the heat from your body as rip all warmth and happiness from your soul. It was MLK Jr. Day and I was itching for a change of pace that a [...] Conservationists Say Plan To Eliminate Sheepshead Bay’s Swans Is Based On ‘Weak’ Science By Ed Cheney on Feb 03, 2016 12:19 pm Sheepshead Bay’s swans have long been a target for extermination by the state. But a growing body of prominent environmentalists and conservationists say the evidence against these snow-white waterfowl – an indelible part of the neighborhood’s charm for generations – is the result of “weak and faulty science.” For two years, New York’s Department of [...] Rowdy Hoodlums Rough Up Man In Coney Island Apartment Building, Cops Say By Alex Ellefson on Feb 03, 2016 10:00 am Three punks ambushed a man last week in an attempted robbery at an apartment building in Coney Island, cops say. The suspects stalked their victim, a 24-year-old man, onto an elevator in a building on West 23rd Street on January 24, according to authorities. When they arrived on the 13th floor, the goons allegedly shoved [...] Morning Mug: “It’s A Strange World Of Language In Which Skating On Thin Ice Can Get You Into Hot Water.” — Franklin P. Jones By Alex Ellefson on Feb 03, 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. Recent Articles: Midwinter Break Sneak Up On You? Check Out These 15 Brooklyn Camps The Beach Boys Come to Kings Theatre (Sponsored) Perp Uses Stolen Credit Card To Raid Woman’s Bank Account, Cops Say Cops On A Bagel Run Block B4 Bus [Video] Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us!

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