Last Thursday was Feuer’s last official day on the job at the office, located at 2214 Bath Ave. off Bay Parkway. “It was bittersweet for all of us as we said good bye and thank you to a great guy,” said Guarinello, board chair since 1991 and a board member since 1984.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 2, 2008.

Before the Italian-American exodus from Bensonhurst, only Italian food vendors participated in the annual 10-day Feast of Santa Rosalia--Brooklyn's version of Little Italy's San Gennaro Festival--in honor of the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily. But lately "The Feast," as it is dubbed by locals, has become less a nod to what was once Bensonhurst's most populous demographic group than a multi-ethnic smorgasbord.

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

Detectives fear a serial sex predator is stalking Borough Park, and are frustrated by the lack of cooperation they're getting from one victim's family, The Post has learned.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.

Brooklyn Allstate agent Anna Scaduto-Gialanella, who works out of an office at 6902 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, was recently named an Agent Hero by the company’s New York Region...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 29, 2008.

A man’s Yamaha M6 was swiped after being parked on West 11th Street. The owner told cops that he’d left the motorcycle near 19th Avenue on Aug. 20, but it was gone when he went back to it at 10 pm the next day.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 27, 2008.

The retired printer and school security officer is fighting the city’s plan to tear up the sidewalk in front of his 80th Street home to plant a tree.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 26, 2008.

The Borough Park teen's life took a dark turn when he developed a peach-pit-size bulge in a blood vessel pressing against his optic nerve. He has lost 90% of his vision in his left eye and half in the right.

Published by New York Daily News on August 26, 2008.

Efren of Borough Park developed a brain aneurysm the size of a peach pit that is pressing against his optic nerve.

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

A visit to Brooklyn’s other amusement park, Adventurer’s, in Bensonhurst, within eyeshot of Coney Island’s Astroland. Not as famous, but no lines and an old-fashioned vibe. [Pistols and Popcorn]

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

The victim’s mother was nearby and called the cops, who picked up the first thug on 67th Street and 20th Avenue.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 20, 2008.

The United Chinese Association of Brooklyn is headquartered at 6625 Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

A pair of thugs picked up a man looking for work on 65th Street and 16th Avenue, but robbed and beat him instead. The victim told cops that he got into a black SUV at around 10 am after he was promised work, but after driving to Shore Parkway, one of the perps slashed his face and punched him in the stomach.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 20, 2008.

The bandit got his start with a half dozen robberies in Queens banks -- in Forest Hills and Astoria -- then moved on to Brooklyn, committing his last 15 heists in that borough. He's hit banks in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, New Utrecht and Borough Park, and he's not picky about which banks he robs.

Published by SI Live on August 20, 2008.

Another pair of thieves — also armed — pulled a similar stunt on Cropsey Avenue and Bay 25th Street, but this time, the villains were arrested, cops said.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 20, 2008.

A third unlucky laborer was picked up on Bay Parkway and 65th Street and beaten, but the perps were later collared.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 20, 2008.

"I have pictures everywhere, and we talk about my husband all day," said Linda Graffagnino from the Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, home that her husband renovated room by room.

Published by New York Daily News on August 18, 2008.

Two giant BJ's Warehouse Club stores are planned for Brooklyn - one off the Belt Parkway in Bensonhurst, and the other at the site of the old Key Food Warehouse at the Brooklyn Terminal Market in Canarsie.

Published by New York Daily News on August 14, 2008.

Raquel Glenn, 53, duct-taped a plastic bag over Chiwa Chan's head and used a nail gun to fasten him to a chair in their Bensonhurst home shortly before 10:30p.m. Monday, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

A man was discovered hacked to death and dismembered in a house in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 12, 2008.

He announced his candidacy in June, and said that he had been planning his run since then, sending out mailers to gauge his support and meeting with political activists to talk strategy. One morning this week, Mr. Abraham started his day at a legislative hobnobbing session in Borough Park for Shema Kolainu, a school for children with autism.

Published by New York Times on August 8, 2008.

The frown line and furrowed brow eraser is being sold for $10 a unit — as opposed to $15 a unit, according to Rejuvenation owner — and Dyker Heights native — Nick DeFonte, who transformed the business from LOMA Wellness Center to Rejuvenation in May.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

“We are not in a position to accommodate a higher volume of maternity cases,” said Eileen Tynion, a spokeswoman for Maimonides, the Borough Park hospital that delivered 7,207 newborns, more than any other hospital in the state last year.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 7, 2008.

It was a week of doorbell-ringing thieves in Bensonhurst. Here’s a roundup:

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 6, 2008.

On Saturday he opened his “McMahon for Congress” Brooklyn Headquarters at 7321 15th Ave. in Dyker Heights, the office of the Stars and Stripes Democratic Club. At the opening were Councilman Vincent Gentile, Assemblyman Peter Abbate, and Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 6, 2008.

Mr. Stein offered her a promotion to lieutenant and helped her find a teaching job at Junior High School 223 in Borough Park, Brooklyn, where he was a gym teacher.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

Tennille Astor, of Bensonhurst, participates in the 2007 event. On Friday breast-feeding advocates staged a nurse-in on the 'A' train.

Published by New York Daily News on August 1, 2008.

Tennille Astor, of Bensonhurst, participates in the 2007 event. On Friday breast-feeding advocates staged a nurse-in on the 'A' train.

Published by New York Daily News on August 1, 2008.

A grumpy woman reacted violently to her parking ticket, hitting the traffic cop who gave it to her on 18th Avenue at around 2:30 pm on July 22. The perp hopped into her allegedly illegally parked car, which was between 74th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway, and fled.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 30, 2008.

• A teen trying to stick up for his friend got beaten with sticks by an unruly perp on 66th Street and 18th Avenue at around 1:20 am on July 26, cops said. The victim told police that the perp had started a fight with his friend so he jumped in to help, earning both victims some cracked ribs.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 30, 2008.

Brooklyn was hit harder: about 3,500 customers, located mainly in the Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge neighborhoods, lost power in today's storms.

Published by SI Live on July 27, 2008.

A pizza deliveryman’s car was stolen as he dropped off food on Bay Parkway on July 14. The man told cops that he had pulled his Volkswagen over at around 10 pm and left the key in the ignition. When he returned to the spot, near 81st Street, the car was not there.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

Proving there’s no honor among thieves, one perp turned over his partner after breaking into an 18th Avenue pizzeria on July 20. The thieves had sneaked into the closed pizzaria, which is near 84th Street, through a front window at around midnight.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

Three reckless thugs assaulted two men with beer bottles on 15th Avenue on July 20, sending them both to the hospital — but they also sent themselves to the pokey. One of the victims told police that the three perps began harassing him outside a deli near Bay Ridge Avenue at around 3 am, and then hit him over the head with the brewski.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

A perp broke into a convenience store on 17th Avenue on July 16 at around 1 am, and got away with $500, lottery tickets, and cigarettes. The owner of the store, which is between 63rd and 64th Street, told cops that the perp broke down the back door, taking advantage of an alarm system that was actually disabled.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

A perp broke into a home on 73rd Street and took $10,000 on July 20. The victim told cops that she returned to her house, which is between 17th and 18th Avenues, at around 2 pm to find the metal box where she kept the money empty.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

The victim told cops that he was jumped from behind as he entered the park at Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue, repeatedly punched in the chest, and left crumpled on the ground.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 23, 2008.

People in the Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope neighborhoods had been asked to stop using all nonessential electrical appliances, including air conditioning. The energy firm said as of Sunday night it suspended its request for those customers to reduce their electricity use.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 21, 2008.

Some 2,000 customers lost power in parts of Bay Ridge, Borough Park, Park Slope and Sunset Park on Sunday. Con Edison showed up not just with cable splicers and other work crews, but also tons of dry ice. The state’s Public Service Commission requires Con Edison to distribute dry ice to customers whenever power is out for more than 48 hours.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

More than 89,000 customers living in the Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Sunset Park neighborhoods have been urged to stop using nonessential appliances, including air-conditioners and washers and dryers, as crews attempt to fix the problem.

Published by New York Sun on July 21, 2008.

Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge and Borough Park suffered a power outage on Sunday after a malfunction that left roughly 2,000 homes and businesses in the dark.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

People in the Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope neighborhoods had been asked to stop using all nonessential electrical appliances, including air conditioning. The utility says as of Sunday night it suspended its request for those customers to reduce their electricity use.

Published by amNY.com on July 21, 2008.

Con Edison is asking all customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Park Slope to discontinue their use of non-essential electrical appliances, including air-conditioning, until problems on electrical power lines serving the area can be resolved.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 20, 2008.

Con Edison is asking all customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope to discontinue their use of nonessential electrical appliances, including airconditioning, until problems on electrical power lines serving the area can be resolved.

Published by WNBC on July 20, 2008.

The utility is reporting power outages to approximately 2,000 customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Park Slope at this time.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

That spot is one of three hand-out locations in Sunset Park and Borough Park. Some people who came by did not want ice. They wanted answers.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

Close to 90,000 customers in the Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope neighborhoods have been asked to stop using all non-essential electrical appliances, including air conditioning.

Published by New York Daily News on July 20, 2008.