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BEWARE: Colorful Monk Parakeets Could Cause The Next Blackout On Your Block By Alex Ellefson on Mar 29, 2016 05:29 pm Frequent power outages have frustrated southern Brooklyn residents during the last several years. And while blackouts and brownouts (a drop in voltage that causes lights to dim) are often attributed to a fallen tree or burnt cable, there is another seemingly innocuous threat to our electric grid: colorful Monk Parakeets. The small, tropical green birds — [...] If You Ask, Police Will Arrest Your Drug-Dealing Neighbor By Alex Ellefson on Mar 29, 2016 02:19 pm Two weeks after a resident pleaded with police at a community council meeting to crack down on brazen drug activity near her home, cops busted her heroin-dealing neighbor handing out narcotics on the block. Plain-clothed officers chased 22-year-old Nikita Pertsev into an apartment building last Wednesday after spotting him hand off a packet of heroin [...] Professor Sues Kingsborough, Alleging ‘Systemic Anti-Semitism’ By College Administrators By Alex Ellefson on Mar 29, 2016 11:50 am A Kingsborough Community College professor has filed a lawsuit accusing top administrators of creating an culture of “systemic anti-Semitism” in which Jewish faculty were openly harassed and discriminated against. The lawsuit, first reported by the Algemeiner, was filed in February by Professor Jeffrey Lax, chairman of the Business Department. Lax, who is Orthodox Jewish, describes a [...] Morning Mug: “A Little Bit Of Mercy Makes The World Less Cold And More Just.” — Pope Francis By Alex Ellefson on Mar 29, 2016 09:46 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: These Are The Top Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pink Floyd Laser Show, West Point Day, Rain Barrel Giveaway The Future of Work Summit (Sponsored) Elected Officials Christen Refurbished Cyclone At Luna Park Spring Opening Two Shootings In Coney Island On Easter Sunday Facebook Twitter Instagram Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Subscribe