Jack Mannino alongside robbery footage the FBI says is him. (Source: FBI via cbslocal.com)I wonder if they’ll ask him, “what’s in your wallet?” The FBI is seeking to question a convicted bank robber for his possible role in last Thursday’s heist at a Bensonhurst branch
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In the wake of some negative press, State Senator Marty Golden came out swinging yesterday, criticizing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech for not focusing more on public safety and fraud. “As a former New York City Police Officer, I am disappointed by the Governor’s failure
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Bensonhurst ethnic map circa 1919 (From nytimes.com)An article in this morning’s New York Times sought to add some historical perspective to the NYPD’s controversial “mosque crawling” [http://www.ap.org/nypd/] demographics unit. The story included an unabashed ethnic profiling map of New York City from
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Brian Hedden managed to snap a photo of this morning’s fire on 65th Street [/breaking-fire-on-65th-street-near-18th-avenue/]. Thankfully, it appears no one was hurt. Regardless, the destruction of someone’s personal belongings is always bad news. Could there be a silver lining in all this? Fires have been known to spark
Photo Credit: mvhargan via FlickrToday the New York City Council is expected to pass a bill that would require the DOT to make block-by-block street resurfacing information more easily available online. The bill was introduced by the pothole warrior [/councilman-oddo-pushes-new-pothole-repair-technique/] of Dyker Heights, Councilman James Oddo [http://council.nyc.gov/
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We’ve just received word from a reader that a fire broke out this morning at around 8 a.m. on 65th Street near 18th Avenue. The tipster writes: > There was a fire this morning at 1762 65th Street, near the corner of 18th Avenue. Probably around 8am. It
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“What’s your delivery area?,” I asked during a recent trip to Zito’s Sandwich Shoppe in Park Slope. “Where do you live?” asked co-owner and Bensonhurst native Enzo Conigliaro. “Bay Parkway in the 60’s,” I said without missing a beat. “No… that’s… just too far,” Enzo replied,
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That grumpy old blog over in Sheepshead Bay [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2011/12/holiday-lights-we-can-do-better-than-bensonhurst/] has posted some great photos [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/01/photos-new-years-day-polar-bear-swim-2012/] from Sunday’s annual Polar Bear Dip. While the Bears were apparently unable to top last year’s total of $50,000 [/polar-bear-club-dives-in-for-childrens-charity/
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If Assemblyman Dov Hikind gets his way, Sanitation enforcement agents may soon begin brushing up on their shutterbug skills. The Borough Park-based assemblyman [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Dov-Hikind/] recently told the Brooklyn Eagle that he plans to introduce a bill that would require city Sanitation agents to snap
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Photo Credit: renee.hawk via FlickrWe wish all of our readers an enjoyable extended New Year’s weekend. Whether you had to work or not, we hope you were able to share some time with family and friends. We’ll be back to our regular posting schedule tomorrow.
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Peter Agrapides Sr., who bought Williams Candy on Coney Island in the 1980s, points to one of the confections a burglar liked on Dec. 21. The big lollipops cost $12 (Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee via NY Times)On December 21, a historic Coney Island candy shop was burglarized in
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Photo Credit: C.P. Storm via FlickrOn the long stretch of Bay Parkway beginning just a couple of blocks west of Ocean Parkway, where Midwood, Borough Park and Bensonhurst converge at Washington Cemetery, the area takes on an almost bucolic quality. It’s often said that graveyards make the best