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2214 Bath Ave.
Brooklynâs Longest-Serving District Manager Retires
Last Thursday was Feuerâs last official day on the job at the office, located at 2214 Bath Ave. off Bay Parkway. âIt was bittersweet for all of us as we said good bye and thank you to a great guy,â said Guarinello, board chair since 1991 and a board member since 1984.
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 2, 2008.
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Bensonhurst
The Local: Bensonhurst—From 'Little Italy to Little Odessa to Chinatown'
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.
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Borough Park
SICKO SEARCH STALLED
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.
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Bensonhurst
NYPD: Brooklyn Thief Nets $6,000 In Quarters
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.
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6902 18th Avenue
Straight From The Bleachers: Ratliff Rips TigersCenter Fielder Comes Through With Another Big Effort
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 companyâs New York Region...
Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 29, 2008.
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Bensonhurst
Burglars toss senior from bed, then steal things
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.
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Dyker Heights
Not in my front yard!
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.
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Borough Park
Groundbreaking operation an unqualified success
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.
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Borough Park
Brooklyn teen hopes rare surgery will save his life
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.
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Bensonhurst
Matt Damon Speaks for Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama
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.
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67th Street and 20th Avenue
Bag man turns out to be bad man
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.
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6625 Bay Parkway
Brooklyn Today: Wednesday, 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.
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Bath Beach
Cops expand search for bank bandit to Staten Island
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.
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Dyker Heights
Cops expand search for bank bandit to Staten Island
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.
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Bensonhurst
Cops expand search for bank bandit to Staten Island
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.
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65th Street and 16th Avenue
Day laborers duped, beaten and robbed
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.
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Borough Park
Cops expand search for bank bandit to Staten Island
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.
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Cropsey Avenue and Bay
Day laborers duped, beaten and robbed
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.
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Bay Parkway and 65th Street
Day laborers duped, beaten and robbed
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.
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Dyker Heights
'Every day hurts' for Deutsche Bank families
"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.
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Bensonhurst
City supermarkets are dying commodity
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.
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Bensonhurst
Cops: Gal pal tortures and kills beau in Brooklyn flat
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.
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Bensonhurst
Gruesome murder in Bensonhurst
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.
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Borough Park
A Neighborhood Fixer Wants ‘to Do It Elected’
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.
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Dyker Heights
Big shot
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.
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Borough Park
Baby bust!
“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.
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Bensonhurst
Armed home invasions were the story this week
It was a week of doorbell-ringing thieves in Bensonhurst. Here’s a roundup:
Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 6, 2008.
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7321 15th Ave.
Race To Succeed Fossella Heats Up
On Saturday he opened his âMcMahon for Congressâ 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.
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Borough Park
Union Boss Criticized After a Death in the Surf
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.
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Bensonhurst
The great annual subway nurse-in: Breast-feeding advocates take the subway
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.
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Bensonhurst
Breast-feeding mamas take to subway
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.
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18th Ave. and 74th St.
He was carrying $20K in cash — but not for long
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.
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66th Street and 18th Avenue
He was carrying $20K in cash — but not for long
• 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.
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Dyker Heights
Storms cut power to 2,300 Staten Island sites
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.
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Bay Parkway and 81st St.
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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18th Ave. and 84th St.
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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15th Ave. and Bay Ridge Ave.
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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17th Ave. and 63rd St.
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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73rd St. and 17th Ave.
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue
Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out
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.
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Borough Park
Power restored in Brooklyn
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.
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Borough Park
Power Failure? Con Ed Doles Out Free Dry Ice
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.
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Borough Park
Con Ed Asks That Air-Conditioners Be Shut Off in Parts of Brooklyn
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.
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Borough Park
4 Brooklyn Neighborhoods Lose Power
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.
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Borough Park
Power restored to almost all Brooklyn customers
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.
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Borough Park
Power outages in Brooklyn
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.
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Borough Park
ConEd Reporting 2K Without Power In Brooklyn
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.
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Borough Park
Con Ed Asks Brooklyn Residents To Cut Consumption
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.
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Borough Park
Brooklyn Residents Suffer Through Power Outages
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.
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Borough Park
Power to nearly 1,100 Brooklyn customers restored
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.