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• 133-157 27th Avenue Most Precious Blood Honored

  The students of Most Precious Blood School, 133-157 27th Avenue, were honored, once again, for their outstanding role in the mission work of the Roman Catholic Church, by the Diocese of Brooklyn.

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 16, 2008.

• Coney Island CITY RIDES BIZMAN OVER CONEY CLOSURE

  A controversial developer is now officially Coney Island's public enemy No. 1 -- at least as far as the Bloomberg administartion is concerned.

  Published by New York Post on September 19, 2008.

• Coney Island The Weekly Walk-Through

  The city warned that Coney Island really needed to be rezoned.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

• Coney Island Need a Party Livened Up? Try a Fire Eater or Two

  While the notion of circus performers is largely associated with major productions like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Coney Island sideshows, a new generation of performers is taking the circus arts to unexpected places.

  Published by New York Times on September 18, 2008.

• 2602 Bath Avenue Back to School 2008Free Educational Support at Brooklyn Public Library

  Ulmer Park Library, 2602 Bath Avenue (at 26th Avenue)

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 17, 2008.

• West Brighton Woman rescued from waters off Staten Island may be missing teacher

  She was conscious when taken back to the St. George Ferry Terminal and transported to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

  Published by SI Live on September 16, 2008.

• Gravesend Where the Bobos Now Buy In Brooklyn

  There are more than 40 neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and of the 3,766 homes sold under $525,000 in Brooklyn so far this year nearly half are within the 10 neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, Flatbush, Gravesend, East New York, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Park Slope. Of those 10 neighborhoods, only Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Williamsburg are northwest of Prospect Park.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

• Coney Island The Bloomberg Agenda in Endgame

  We have told Joe for well over a year that we would be interested in acquiring his land; that we believe that the long-term iconic nature of Coney Island can only be preserved—can best be preserved by a statute of parkland there that will provide longer-term certainty around use there; and that we would certainly be open to talking there. And we have discussions after discussions after discussions. Kind of one step forward, two steps back.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

• West Brighton Wall Street woes resonate with Islanders

  "We all expect to be at our desks tomorrow, answering phones and processing claims. That's what we do," said the executive, a West Brighton resident. "You go on day to day, and you try and remain optimistic. This is America."

  Published by SI Live on September 16, 2008.

• West Brighton Ex-con hit with multiple felonies after prank-calling Staten Island hotel

  One of those cases, a 1995 burglary in West Brighton, ended with Stapleton being sentenced to one to three years in prison, public records show.

  Published by SI Live on September 15, 2008.

• West Brighton Mosquito spraying on North Shore tonight

  The spraying is slated for the following neighborhoods: Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Livingston and West Brighton. That area includes zip codes 10302, 10310 and 10314.

  Published by SI Live on September 15, 2008.

• Coney Island BIG BEEPING DEAL

  But the busy calendar included a Liza Minnelli concert in Brighton Beach, fireworks at Coney Island, a concert honoring Erykah Badu, and the Aqua Science Cabaret at the New York Aquarium.

  Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

• West Brighton Brighter journey for bus riders

  As a result of the space shortage at Yukon and the borough's other packed-to-the-rafters depot, Castleton in West Brighton, the development of new bus routes was put on hold.

  Published by SI Live on September 14, 2008.

• West Brighton Lighthouse Museum board is ready to give up

  Two weeks ago, Supervising Judge Philip S. Straniere of Civil Court, West Brighton, ordered the museum to pay $3,200, with interest, covering four month's back rent, to Thirty Bay Street Company.

  Published by SI Live on September 14, 2008.

• West Brighton Staten Island man arrested for smacking daughter in face

  Ichan Christian, 25, of Seneca Street in West Brighton, was picked up Tuesday night after the little girl told police that the 6-foot-4 inch, 260-pound man allegedly hit her "about the face ... with an open hand numerous times."

  Published by SI Live on September 12, 2008.

• West Brighton Mosquito spraying on Staten Island Monday night

  The spraying is slated for the following neighborhoods: Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Livingston and West Brighton. That area includes zip codes 10302, 10310 and 10314.

  Published by SI Live on September 12, 2008.

• West Brighton Paying tribute to 9/11 victims on Staten Island

  Forest and Metropolitan avenues, West Brighton, one of the Island's myriad public murals pays tribute to Rescue 5 firefighters lost in the attacks.

  Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

• West Brighton On Staten Island, some puppy love has staying power

  Three years later, they got engaged - on Joan's birthday, July 7, 1956. They married Nov. 9, 1957, in the Church of the Ascension, West Brighton.

  Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

• West Brighton Puttin' the Shazam! into Staten Island's North Shazore

  The Mariners Harbor store was born of a business partnership between West Brighton's Socko and one Miss Jenny "Sparkel Plenty" Jones, a 60-something of Annadale. The entrepreneurs met when he was making a living as a dog-sitter, and she needed a companion for her aptly named, late pup, Lucky.

  Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

• West Brighton McMahon, Straniere sweep to victory

  "This is our seat in Congress; this is our election; this is our time," McMahon told a cheering throng at his victory party in the Staaten, West Brighton, amid cheers of "Landslide! Landslide!"

  Published by SI Live on September 10, 2008.

• Coney Island By A Whisker: Brooklyn Rabbi Wins Beard Contest

  Organizers say Rabbi Abraham Abraham edged out around 20 other competitors to win Saturday night's facial hair standoff in Coney Island. He took the trophy for the best groomed beard and mustache.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 8, 2008.

• Coney Island No lifeguards no problem for defiant die-hard swimmers

  "I have to watch my son," said Jeremy Gruper of Park Slope, Brooklyn, who was at Coney Island with his 4-year-old boy. "It changes your experience at the beach when you have to watch your kids so diligently."

  Published by New York Daily News on September 8, 2008.

• Coney Island Brooklyn Rabbi Wins Beard Contest

  Organizers say Rabbi Abraham Abraham edged out around 20 other competitors to win Saturday night's facial hair standoff in Coney Island. He took the trophy for the best groomed beard and mustache.

  Published by WNBC on September 8, 2008.

• Coney Island City battens down hatches for Hanna

  The coastal areas of Coney Island, Brooklyn, City Island, the Bronx, the Rockaways, Queens and Tottenville, Staten Island, will suffer the most flooding, said Bruno.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

• Coney Island Coney Island's famed Astroland closing Sunday

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

• Gravesend From Russia with love

  Well, as close as Gravesend, there is a Russian nightclub where your dollar seems to have all of the purchasing power of the ruble, circa 1989. And it offers an entertaining experience like nowhere else in Brooklyn.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 2008.

• West Brighton A shiny new start on Staten Island's St. Paul's Avenue

  "It's a big deal, deciding where to start your kid's first 16 to 20 years of school," said Elan's mother, Jennifer Baum of West Brighton. She said she was sold on the new school - also dubbed the "Academy of Innovative Learning" in the landmarked brick building at the border of Stapleton - because of its small size and its focus on creativity.

  Published by SI Live on September 4, 2008.

• Coney Island City feels big pinch for cop's false arrests

  Aaron Altamarano and Jonathan Robinson will get $25,000 each as a result of their August 2007 arrests in Bay Ridge; Margaret Musella will receive $25,000 for her October 2007 bust in Sunset Park; James Jimenez, who also alleged cops stole his cash and iPod after his August 2007 arrest in Bay Ridge, gets $40,000, and Sean Brown will collect $30,000 for his September 2007 arrest in Coney Island.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

• Coney Island 50 reasons why Smartmom’s on the emotional roller coster

  The day of her birthday was a difficult one but there were distinct bright spots. Her father rallied for about an hour when an old friend, an advertising legend like her dad, came by and they talked about horse racing at Saratoga, Belmont and elsewhere, advertising back in the day (the “Mad Men” 1960s), Times Square, Coney Island and books.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 3, 2008.

• Coney Island LIZA = NEW YORK

  Liza Minnelli is a resilient gal: At her free concert on Coney Island this summer, the living legend sang her greatest hits from an odd reclining position, her body spilled into a director’s chair that she dragged around the stage with her.

  Published by Village Voice on September 3, 2008.