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Rachel Silberstein

Rachel Silberstein

Jun
17
MTA Considers Reinstating X28 Weekend Service

MTA Considers Reinstating X28 Weekend Service

Photo Courtesy Of Justin BrannanThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seriously considering restoring a weekend express bus service to Manhattan
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Jun
16
Entire Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Entire Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Residents of a sleepy, treelined block in Gravesend woke up this morning to find their homes and cars vandalized with
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Jun
16
Quiet Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Quiet Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Residents of a sleepy, treelined block in Gravesend woke up this morning to find their homes and cars vandalized with
4 min read
Jun
16
Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Calvert Vaux ParkIn time for summer, elected officials from southern Brooklyn are once again calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio’
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Jun
16
Here’s What You Need To Know About This Weekend’s Mermaid Parade

Here’s What You Need To Know About This Weekend’s Mermaid Parade

By William CarusoColorful costumes will flood Coney Island for the annual Mermaid Parade [http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid-parade-registration-page]. The massive
2 min read
Jun
15
Taiwanese Fried Chicken Spot (With Veggie Options) Opens In Former Baku Bakery

Taiwanese Fried Chicken Spot (With Veggie Options) Opens In Former Baku Bakery

OFC Chicken V opens at 1972 86th Street, the former site of Baku Bakery (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)
2 min read
Jun
15
Brooklyn Chamber’s Carlo Scissura Named King Neptune Of This Year’s Mermaid Parade

Brooklyn Chamber’s Carlo Scissura Named King Neptune Of This Year’s Mermaid Parade

Courtesy of Carlo ScissuraConey Island’s 34th Annual Mermaid Parade [http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid-parade-registration-page] is this weekend, and Brooklyn
2 min read
Jun
15
New Utrecht Library Temporarily Closed For Renovation

New Utrecht Library Temporarily Closed For Renovation

New Utrecht Library (Google Maps)As of the end of day Monday, June 13, the New Utrecht Library [http://www.
1 min read
Jun
14
‘Bored Teen’ Who Set Deadly Mattress Fire Gets 19 Years To Life

‘Bored Teen’ Who Set Deadly Mattress Fire Gets 19 Years To Life

Photo via Google MapsThe “bored teen” [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/bored-teen-accused-of-setting-coney-island-fire-now-faces-armed-robbery-charges/#.V2BlyOYrLe0] who set a deadly mattress fire
1 min read
Jun
14
‘Bored Teen’ Who Set Deadly Mattress Fire Gets 19 Years To Life

‘Bored Teen’ Who Set Deadly Mattress Fire Gets 19 Years To Life

Photo via Google MapsThe “bored teen” [/bored-teen-accused-of-setting-coney-island-fire-now-faces-armed-robbery-charges/#.V2BlyOYrLe0] who set a deadly mattress fire in Coney Island in 2014 has
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