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Anthony Finkel

A collection of 5 issues

Free COVID-19 Diagnostic & Antibody Testing On Newkirk Avenue Tonight

MIDWOOD – There will be free COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing inside the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS) headquarters on the corner of Newkirk and Coney Island Avenues between 6-8 pm tonight. Neighbor Anthony Finkel saw there was a need in the Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington community in terms of access

Calling Local Musicians & Vendors! Apply Now To Be A Part Of The 40th Annual Flatbush Frolic

For this year’s 40th annual Flatbush Frolic [/blog/photos/scenes-from-the-2014-flatbush-frolic], the street fair that brings thousands of people to Cortelyou Road in September, the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org] is planning big things — and they’re now looking for local vendors and area musicians to get involved in

Standing Where Neighbor Raphael Kurton Was Fatally Shot In Ditmas Park, Our Community Calls For Peace

One of our youngest neighbors at Friday’s community peace gathering.“I want everyone to repeat his name: Raphael Kurton, Raphael Kurton, Raphael Kurton,” Councilman Jumaane Williams said as neighbors who gathered to call for an end to violence in our community Friday night wiped away tears, their shoulders shaking,

Breaking News: Dunkin’ Donuts In Newkirk Plaza Robbed Late Friday Afternoon

Photo courtesy Anthony FinkelA man claiming to have a gun, but not actually showing it, robbed the Dunkin’ Donuts in Newkirk Plaza [http://www.yelp.com/biz/dunkin-donuts-brooklyn-98] just before 5pm Friday, making off with about $100, a spokesman from the 70th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/

The Lights Are Back On! Flatbush Development Corporation, CB 14 & Business Leaders Work To Fix Dimly Lit Newkirk Plaza Passageway

Almac Hardware Owner Javier Saez and his employee work on replacing the lighting in Newkirk Plaza’s Marlborough passageway. Photo by Anthony Finkel, of the Flatbush Development CorporationAfter numerous neighbors voiced concerns about the dimly lit Marlborough Road passageway at Newkirk Plaza, the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/