Bensonhurst
One year ago they lost their father Pedro DeLeon to cancer. On Mothers day they lost their mom, and now the 8 year old Olivia and 9 year old Gabriella will be raised by their 26 year old brother Anthony Papa. “Bridget DeLeon was one of the kindest persons I’
canarsie
MIDWOOD – Across the city, a part of the MTA’s and DOT’s plan to improve public transportation includes massively improving the quality of public bus service. Compared to fixing and expanding the subways, this offers a relatively inexpensive and quick way to provide a much better transit option to
Borough Park
Three big, family-friendly events will take place this weekend. Brooklyn Half Marathon is this Saturday, May 19, and despite the almost 100% chance of rain, more than 27,500 runners are expected to race down from Prospect Park to Coney Island in the largest half-marathon in the United States. On
Announcements
Every spring, the NYC Department of Finance (DOF) sells the liens of properties that have failed to pay debts to the city [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/property-lien-sales.page], and this year the date is May 17th. Such debt includes missed payments on property taxes, water bills, emergency
Arts & Culture
BAY RIDGE – This small book, published last month, features 11 true crimes, some solved, some still “cold”, that took place in Bay Ridge between 1874 up until 1957. Packed with historic details about the neighborhood and the individual time periods (there was a time when parking on streets overnight was
Borough Park
In blue: 66th Precinct Community Affairs Sgt. Michael Andreano [/66th-precinct-lt-stripped-badge-gun-amidst-corruption-probe-ditmas-park/] (L) and detective Mike Milici [/66th-precinct-detective-corruption-probe-trying-to-retire-ditmas-park/] with Shomrim NYPD liaison Jacob Daskal (far left) (Photo by Jole Carliner/2013) Both Adreano and Milici have since been stripped of their badges following a corruption probe.BORO PARK – Last Thursday the NYPD
News
Don’t forget to stop by your local gift store or florist for Mother’s Day (via Brooklyn Artery [https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynartery/] on Cortelyou Road @ Stratford)How might we decolonize the Brooklyn Museum? [https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-might-we-decolonize-the-brooklyn-museum] (Pacific Standard) New York City to add almost 50 bilingual
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Yesterday in response to the latest crash that landed a bicyclist in critical care on Bay Ridge Boulevard [/bay-ridge-bike-crash/], Bay Ridge Council Member Justin Brannan took to Twitter, urging drivers to slow down and blaming DOT for not doing enough to calm intersections near churches, schools and libraries.
Events
Avenue U Crash / Adam Balhetchet/ NYC 911 NEWS / BKLYNERUPDATE: Unfortunately, Frank Tornabene, the 90-year old husband of Joan Tornabene, has succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the crash that claimed the life of his wife Joan, 85, on May 1. Frank Tornabene was sent to the hospital with severe
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK/PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Details are still scarce about what exactly happened on a sunny afternoon on Stratford Road this past Monday, May 7 [/suspected-burglary-turns-deadly-in-prospect-park-south/]. What we do know is that neighbor Jeremy Safran, a psychotherapist [http://www.jeremysafran.com/]and a Professor of Psychology at the New School
Announcements
We are launching a new series that will be entirely based on what you ask us to report on. No question is too big or small, or obscure for us to look into, as long as they are about Brooklyn, or living in Brooklyn – obviously. We posted on social media
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Neighbor Jeremy Safran, a psychotherapist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_D._Safran] and a Professor of Psychology at the New School [https://www.newschool.edu/directory/directoryDetail.aspx?id=4e6a-4d32-4e44-413d&FirstnameFilter=jeremY&LastnameFilter=safran&PageIndex=0] was killed earlier this evening in the