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A residential development on Banner Avenue has changed hands for a second time after a dramatic turnaround under its previous owners. GFI Capital Resources Group’s Irongate Realty Partners has sold the two adjoined apartment buildings to Hudson Companies for $39.5 million. The company purchased the then-beleaguered site for
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Cindy Mauro (left) and Alini Brito (right)More than three years after being fired for an after-hours sexual tryst in a classroom, a judge has ordered the Department of Education to rehire the two Madison High School teachers who got dirty in the dark. Cindy Mauro and Alini Brito were
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Apple Bank on 86th Street, via Google Maps. Inset: Michael Rodriguez, via Brooklyn DA’s officeThe man police believe attempted the March 26 robbery of Apple Bank at 1973 86th Street [/breaking-possible-robbery-at-apple-bank-on-86th-street/] is now in handcuffs, and is accused of going on a 10-day bank heist spree that hit three
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The eternal light at the center of Holocaust Memorial Park was extinguished during Superstorm Sandy. Now, 17 months later, the light is shining again. News came from the offices of Councilman Chaim Deutsch, who said the councilman worked with the Parks Department to repair the facilities there. “Holocaust survivor Elie
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Cekic with the Emmy award during a CBS 2 newscast in November.Back in November, we told you about Ismael Cekic, a Bensonhurst man who came across a 60-year-old Emmy Award [/bensonhurst-man-finds-1950s-era-emmy-award-in-trash-now-searches-for-owner/] poking out of someone’s curbside trash. Cekic turned to the media to help find the original owner,
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Source: NYC Parks DepartmentThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Chaim Deutsch: New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn), in an ongoing effort to improve parks in the 48th District, will host a Town Hall Meeting at PS 195 Thursday, April 3rd at 7 PM, inviting
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Sheepshead Bay’s Randazzo’s after the flood.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced over the weekend that Build it Back payments were finally in the mail [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/03/mayor-first-build-it-back-payments-are-in-the-mail-additional-100-million-allocated/] , and that some construction projects are now underway. The city’s new director of Housing Recovery, Amy
Sheepshead Bay’s Randazzo’s after the flood.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced over the weekend that Build it Back payments were finally in the mail [/mayor-first-build-it-back-payments-are-in-the-mail-additional-100-million-allocated/] , and that some construction projects are now underway. The city’s new director of Housing Recovery, Amy Peterson, elaborated on the numbers at
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Rendering of the completed development.We’ve written before about Brighton Beach’s Bright ‘N Green [/tag/bright-n-green/] development, a sustainable residential development with state-of-the-art green design. The eco-friendly building at 67 Brighton First Lane was approaching completion last fall [/bright-n-green-condo-almost-completed/], and the six units ranging in price from $325,
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Feliciano and Huerta (Source: Facebook)Police say that 86-year-old Heriberto Pagan of East 15th Street in Midwood shot his grandson, Michael Feliciano, 47, in the face, put a bullet in the head of his grandson’s fiancee, Claritle Huerta, 28, and then got in his car and drove off. Nearby,
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NYPD handout showing the suspect.Police are turning to the public for help as they hunt a man who broke into two homes on 62nd Street near 18th Avenue, stealing cash – and a bundt cake. The burglaries occurred on Saturday, March 22, between 4:00 a.m. and 5:30
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Luna Park Houses (Source: Google Maps)A 93-year-old survivor of the Holocaust died Monday morning after a fire ripped through his 15th floor apartment. Lipa Briks, who fled Poland in the 1930s, was pulled unconscious from his burning apartment at the Luna Park complex at 2954 West 8th Street shortly