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A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Federal prosecutors unsealed a five-count indictment Thursday against a member of the Coney Island-based “Mermaid Boys” gang for charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics trafficking, unlawful use of firearms and murder in the aid of racketeering.
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Calvert Vaux Park (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)Charles Ragusa, 47th District Leader, [/charles-ragusa-male-district-leader-47th-ad/#.V3_FM5MrKSM] has proposed a plan take advantage of Calvert Vaux Park’s rich ecosystem [/7-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-calvert-vaux-park/#.V3_EVpMrKSM], which would create both jobs and educational opportunities in Brooklyn. Ragusa noted that the shorefront park — as
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Frank Giambanco (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)A little more than a year after it opened, Bella Napoli, Neapolitan-style brick-oven pizzeria [/grand-opening-bella-napoli-serves-fancy-brick-oven-pizza-bay-parkway/#.V36545MrLe0] on Bay Parkway, has changed hands, and its new owner is adding a Sicilian flair to the menu. Palermo-born Frank Giambanco — who runs the joint with
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PS 163 Bath Beach (Photo via Google Maps)Do your tweens have summer plans yet? The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] of Brooklyn is rolling out two free youth programs for grades 5 through 8 at local schools, that are open to children across District
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Photo via Google MapsCouncilman Mark Treyger and New York City Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been announced today that Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, in Brooklyn’s Coney Island and West Brighton areas, was awarded a $2.4 million HPD grant to help fund the cost of emergency repairs and resiliency
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(Image by Axel Taferner / Flickr [http://(www.n0t.net/])A heat wave is expected to grip New York City this week, with temperatures soaring to 90 degrees today and over 94 by Thursday. But — and here’s the kicker — it’s going to feel much hotter. With intense humidity, the
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Courtesy of ENGEL & VÖLKERS New York Real EstateWith new developments coming up on Surf Avenue, interest in a private residential, gated community called Seagate, has increased. Investors, new residents and of course beach lovers have been flocking to the area looking to ride the wave of new developments. Of
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A boarded up home in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) City officials are warning homeowners to beware of suspicious phone calls from scammers posing as Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/homeowners/rebuild.shtml] representatives. The Department of Investigation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/
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> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] joined thousands of Muslim New Yorkers in #BathBeach [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BathBeach?src=hash] #BK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BK?src=hash] to celebrate Eid ul Fitr – Eid Mubarak! pic.twitter.com/sSaPb8dJH3 [https://t.co/sSaPb8dJH3] — NYC Mayor’s CAU
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Photos via NYPDCops are looking for five women in connection to a citywide scam in which the perps [/police-warn-scams-targeting-elderly-asians-bensonhurst/#.V30YoJMrKSM] approach middle-aged Asian women and persuade them that their jewelry is cursed. In five recent incidents, the victims were approached by three of the five women pictured, who told them
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Davina and The Vagabonds. (Photo: Davina and The Vagabonds [https://www.facebook.com/Davinaandthevagabonds/photos/a.10150291789224277.347426.9536279276/10154162781894277/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Check out some of the free outdoor concerts going on in the area. There are also Cyclones
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https://youtu.be/_cEeg5DQ-70 As mourners said farewell to beloved pizzeria owner [/community-weeps-louis-barbati-slain-owner-lb-spumoni-gardens/]Louis Barbati this morning in Dyker Heights, the NYPD released new video of the man they believe may be responsible Barbati’s death. The film shows the male walking in the vicinity of the scene of the