1706 cropsey ave
The former location of Cropsey Medical Care PLLC, 1706 Cropsey Ave (Source: Google Maps)Gregory Konoplya pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection to a $13 million Medicare/Medicaid scheme based out of Bensonhurst. According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Konoplya is the fourth defendant to enter
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Mayoral candidate John Liu (Source: Michael Appleton for NY Times).Queens-based Comptroller John Liu has gained the support of prominent Southern Brooklyn Democrats in his bid to for mayor. Politicker is reporting [http://politicker.com/2013/09/some-southern-brooklyn-pols-flock-to-john-liu/] that demographics and Liu’s popularity among Asian communities in Southern Brooklyn
2575 coney island ave
61st Precinct police station located at 2575 Coney Island Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A prisoner, arrested on charges of drug possession, used his shirt to hang himself in the 61st Precinct police station (2575 Coney Island Avenue). According to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-hangs-shirt-bklyn-precinct-article-1.1448286] in
8017 new utrecht ave
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes announced that his office shut down more day spas and arrested more people on prostitution-related charges in the city’s effort to root out illegal sex trade businesses and human trafficking practices in Southern Brooklyn. According to a
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Jeffrey Babbitt in a recent photo taken by neighbor Robert Pizzimenti, via Newsday.Sheepshead Bay resident Jeffrey Babbitt was the victim of an alleged hate crime last week when he was assaulted by an enraged man, leaving him brain dead. CBS News reported [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/06/
47th city council district
Image via johnforcouncil.comCity Council candidates John Lisyanskiy is outraged over the latest mailer distributed by the Small Business Coalition, one of several PACs throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race to replace term-limited Domenic Recchia, [/real-estate-business-interests-spend-800000-on-local-city-council-races/] which claims that he profited from Superstorm Sandy price gouging. The
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Degrees above the horizon that the rocket will be visible. (Source: Orbital.com) If the skies are clear tonight and you find yourself walking along the boardwalk at Coney Island or Brighton Beach, or by the Shore Parkway greenway along Gravesend Bay, you might just see a NASA rocket blasting
This graphic shows approximately the trajectory it will take as seen from Brighton.(Image courtesy of Ben Cooper.)If the skies are clear tonight and you find yourself walking along the boardwalk at Coney Island or Brighton Beach, or by the Shore Parkway greenway along Gravesend Bay, you might just
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Source: FArepublicans via flickrRepresentative Michael Grimm changed his mind regarding his previously expressed support of President Barack Obama’s proposed military strike in Syria. According to a report [http://www.wfuv.org/news/news-politics/130905/new-york-congressman-changes-his-position-syria] by WFUV, Grimm reversed his position, joining a growing number of New York politicians
1890 ocean ave
1890 Ocean Avenue (Source: Google Maps)A man was found stabbed to death in a Midwood apartment last night. NBC News is reporting [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/58-Year-Old-Man-Stabbed-Killed-Midwood-Brooklyn-222652631.html] that while the cause of the stabbing is still unknown, a woman was arrested on the scene last night.
amy pirozek
An out-of-control model helicopter plunged from the sky, gruesomely killing its 19-year-old owner in Bath Beach yesterday. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/teen-killed-remote-controlled-helicopter-slices-throat-article-1.1447068] that Roman Pirozek Jr.’s model helicopter fell from the sky and slashed his head and throat. The
48th city council district
Candidates in the council race.The race to replace Michael Nelson as councilmember for the 48th District is about impossible to predict as the Powerball, but prognosticators have speculated that the issue of securing a “safety net” for the district’s poor and sick might be a major factor. An