Bensonhurst
A young Borough Park mom who was reported missing [/missing-teen-last-seen-bay-parkway-mothers-day/#.VzI46aODGkp] on Mother’s Day may have been taken against her will, according to her family. Phone records indicate that Chelsea Michelle Cobo, 22, of 58th Street, was dropped off by friend on
Business
Photo: Chad MurrayPropellerhead, a new restaurant and bar expected to open at the end of May [/blog/news/coney-island-avenues-propellerhead-back-on-track/], is looking to hire two chefs as soon as possible. The new culinary addition to Coney Island Avenue (at Cortelyou Road) is seeking candidates who
Bensonhurst
Betty Anna Canizio with former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes (Source: Facebook)Betty Anne Canizio — the Board Of Elections (BOE) official who was suspended in the aftermath of the purge of registered Brooklyn voters [/thousands-of-brooklyn/#.VzDADKODGko] revealed during New York’s presidential primary — has no intention of ending
Bensonhurst
Hanna Deli, 2570 86th Street. (Source: Google Maps)An 86th Street deli owner was arrested Saturday for allegedly pointing his gun at a group of teens he claims were trying to shoplift. [Redacted] Hanna, 56, has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, child endangerment, and menacing for allegedly
Bensonhurst
Photo: NYPDCops are searching for a Borough Park woman who reported missing on Mother’s Day, and was last seen in Bensonhurst. Chelsea Cobo, 22, of 58th Street, left St. John Riverside Hospital in Yonkers on Friday, May 6, at 1:30pm, according to police. She was last seen on
Police & Fire
Source: Google MapsA Coney Island teenager has been convicted of felony murder and arson for setting fire to a mattress [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/two-cops-in-critical-condition-after-suspicious-coney-island-fire/] in the hallway of a New York City Housing Authority building, Brooklyn District Attorney
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Source: Google MapsA Coney Island teenager has been convicted of felony murder and arson for setting fire to a mattress [/two-cops-in-critical-condition-after-suspicious-coney-island-fire/] in the hallway of a New York City Housing Authority building, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today. Marcell Dockery,
Central Brooklyn
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Police & Fire
Image via Brooklyn DA’s office.A 25-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for fatal shooting man during a confrontation on a Sunset Park stoop in 2013, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today. Valentin Torres, of 538 82nd Street in Bay
Nonsponsored
A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Council unanimously passed a package of bills sponsored by City Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel yesterday, protecting homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy from fines levied against them by the Department of Buildings (DOB) or the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
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Councilman Mark Treyger (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Bensonhurst Bean)City Council unanimously passed a package of bills sponsored by City Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel yesterday, protecting homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy from fines levied against them by the Department of Buildings (DOB) or the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
Education
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