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Alex Ellefson

Mar
01
Brush Fire Threatening Homes In Gerritsen Beach [Updated]

Brush Fire Threatening Homes In Gerritsen Beach [Updated]

(Photo: Luigi Rosa [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrosa/172087288/] / Flickr) Firefighters are battling a brush fire spreading through the
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Mar
01
Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Seniors are especially vulnerable to phone scammers. (Photo: The FBI)To protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams,
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Mar
01
81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

Source: mikey k/flickrAn 81-year-old woman in Coney Island was the victim of a terrifying home invasion Sunday after opening
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Mar
01
81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

81-Year-Old Woman Bound & Gagged By Knife-Wielding Burglar Posing As Con Ed Worker

Source: mikey k/flickrAn 81-year-old woman in Coney Island was the victim of a terrifying home invasion Sunday after opening
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Mar
01
Police Searching For Missing Coney Island Man

Police Searching For Missing Coney Island Man

Salvatore Prestianni. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a missing 60-year-old man who went missing from his
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Mar
01
Police Searching For Missing Coney Island Man

Police Searching For Missing Coney Island Man

Salvatore Prestianni. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a missing 60-year-old man who went missing from his
1 min read
Mar
01
Morning Mug: “Sometimes The Heart Sees What Is Invisible To The Eye.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Morning Mug: “Sometimes The Heart Sees What Is Invisible To The Eye.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Photo by Erica ShermanMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
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Feb
29
Treyger Demands Answers About Pace Of Recovery Projects At Sandy-Impacted Hospitals

Treyger Demands Answers About Pace Of Recovery Projects At Sandy-Impacted Hospitals

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)City Councilman Mark Treyger pressed city officials last week about the
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Feb
29
Treyger Demands Answers About Pace Of Recovery Projects At Sandy-Impacted Hospitals

Treyger Demands Answers About Pace Of Recovery Projects At Sandy-Impacted Hospitals

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)City Councilman Mark Treyger pressed city officials last week about the
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Feb
29

Condo Developer Pays $3.6 Million For Three Properties On Sheepshead Bay Road

Starealty Estate snapped up three properties near Sheepshead Bay Road and Shore Parkway. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Another multi-million
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