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CLOSED: Sahara, the popular Turkish restaurant in Sheepshead Bay, has shuttered. Photo by Stefano Giovannini
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BY AIDAN GRAHAM
The kitchen’s closed.
Loyal patrons of a Sheepshead
Bay Turkish restaurant
took to social media
this week to mourn the loss
of the community staple as it
shut its doors for good earlier
this month.
“I know Sahara Restaurant
Brooklyn wasn’t doing
well in recent years, but to see
it permanently closed feels
like a death,” wrote Sahana
Hanif on Facebook.
Located at 2337 Coney Island
Ave., the family-owned
Mediterranean eatery fi rst
opened in 1986 and featured a
dining area, dance club, and
private event space.
“Our establishment can accommodate
any occasion with
our outside seating in the oasis
garden, private party room
with a capacity of 40, and our
second-fl oor dance hall for
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BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Cops are searching for a pickpocket
who allegedly stole
a 70-year-old woman’s wallet
from a Brighton Beach
grocery store on March 22.
The goon followed the
victim into the store at
1029 Brighton Beach Ave.
at approximately 3 p.m. before
snatching the wallet
from the senior’s purse and
fleeing toward Brighton
12th Street.
The perp made off with
various credit cards and $110
in cash, according to police.
Cops described the baddie
as an adult male in his 50s,
standing approximately 5
feet 8 inches tall with a light
skin complexion. He was
last seen wearing a denim
jacket, blue jeans, tan boots,
and a light blue baseball cap,
police said.
Anyone with information
in regard to the identity of this
male is asked to call Crime
Stoppers at (800) 577-8477. The
public can also submit their
tips by logging onto the Crime
stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com or by
texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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