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WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/jul/16/wnyc-map-police-find-guns-where-they-stop-and-frisk-less/] took it upon themselves to map all of the street stops – a.k.a. stop and frisks – using information from the police department showcasing where guns were recovered last year, since firearm control has been the primary justification for
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WNYC created a map that points to the number of stop-and-frisks in relation to the number of gun seizures and numbers don’t quite seem to add up. WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/jul/16/wnyc-map-police-find-guns-where-they-stop-and-frisk-less/] “located all the ‘hot spots’ where stop and frisks are concentrated
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Source: Google MapsBensonhurst (or Gravesend [/earlier-maurice-sendak-illustration-surfaces-in-boody-junior-high-school-yearbook/] )-born creative legend, Maurice Sendak passed away [/maurice-sendak-first-published-illustration/] earlier this year. The art and literary world were abuzz with recollections of Sendak’s humility and great talent. One such writer, albeit unintentionally, went a step further. Celia Blue Johnson and her young family were
Source: Rruss via Wikimedia CommonsIn what seems to be a continuous string of Verrazano Bridge suicides, another attempt was made Monday afternoon. A Brooklyn man had four-hour standoff with officers as he threatened to jump. He had gotten out of his car on the Staten Island-bound upper level and clung
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Source: Roxanne Jo Mitchell via Wikimedia CommonsA national event is taking place wherein supporters for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign are coming together across the country and hosting house parties to “get the conversation started.” A local group is taking part as well. The location is not a home
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Image courtesy of Rocco DecoratoThe story of Costantino “Tino” Decorato’s violent death inside of the Telco Department Store at 109 Avenue U was a shock to anyone who knew the respectful, hardworking young man. Eight years later and the case is no closer to being solved. Three masked and
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Assemblywoman Malliotakis and staff deliver supplies to Jack Semich (second from left), Executive Director of Project Homefront.The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis: This morning, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C-East Shore) delivered items collected during her “July Re-Supply” drive to Project Homefront, a
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Source: Offices of Charles HynesFor more than six years, Rivka Baror, 51, and her husband Avraham Baror, 64, fraudulently collected $108,715.57 in Medicaid and food-stamp benefits while using phony names to hide assets, including a home and several luxury automobiles, prosecutors allege. Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes
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Vincent D'Onofrio and Carin van der Donk. Source: David Shankbone via Wikimedia CommonsBensonhurst native Vincent D’Onofrio of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” fame led his eight-person family to sand sculpting [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/07/sand-sculpting-contest-at-coney-island/] victory in Coney Island this weekend. They made an elaborate
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Photo courtesy of the sales adA local bar and sports lounge is on the market. The name or location is being withheld by the seller, but the information provided does pique our curiosity. The seller is not a broker and there’s no fee. The asking price is $60,000.
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Image courtesy of Kevin Bova, Toys In TroubleMaybe the folks at Coney Island bar Peggy O’Neills (1904 Surf Avenue) have had enough of the Siren Festival bands making all the noise. This Saturday, July 21, they’re holding the “Not the Siren Fest” show featuring bands of their choosing.
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Images attributed to Kevin Amato via DazedDigital.comNew York City photographer Kevin Amato [http://www.kevinamato.com/#!home/mainPage]has been featured in Out, Complex, The Guardian, Vibe and a host of other big name magazines. He’s photographed celebs, models and public figures galore, which means he knows a