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L&B Spumoni Gardens via Google MapsDUMBO – L&B Spumoni Gardens, the beloved Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, has announced the opening of a second location after eighty years of business. The draw? The new spot is just down the street from Grimaldi’s [https://www.grimaldis-pizza.com/] and
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDYKER HEIGHTS – After the vicinity of 10th and 11th Avenues from 65th to 85th Streets saw three car crashes in three hours last weekend, the community is demanding life-saving traffic measures. “We are urging, pleading, demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) finish the traffic study they’ve
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PARK SLOPE – What a drag it is walking 15 blocks on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope unless you are “in drag” marching in the 23rd annual Brooklyn Pride Parade celebrating sexual identity, diversity, and tolerance. Joe Russo with his daughter Annika, 3, of Park Slope watch the parade. Photo by
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The intersection where Elnur was killed. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BATH BEACH – Just last month, three-year-old Emur Shavkator was riding his scooter, when a van struck and killed him at the dangerous intersection. Now, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a traffic light to be installed in November. On
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Photo Credit: Erica Krodman/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBOROUGH HALL – On Wednesday afternoon, Borough President Eric Adams recognized four Brooklyn residents – State Trooper Joshua Kaye, Jacob Abraham, Hopeton Kiffin, and Obocho Peters – with awards for exceptional, heroic behavior. The ceremony was held in the marbled Borough Hall rotunda, decked out in
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Olivia Oldham/BklynerCARROLL GARDENS – On Wednesday, June 5th, residents of the 76th precinct gathered in the basement room of the police station for the last community meeting before disbanding for the summer. Deputy Inspector Megan O’Malley gave a brief run-down of area crime in the last month, emphasizing that
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGERRITSEN BEACH – “Drag queens are robbing children of their innocence,” people shouted outside the Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn Public Library branch on Thursday. Inside, a small room was packed with children listening to a drag queen read It’s Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr. Everyone was
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Aleh Sheipak via Brooklyn DA Office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – In July of last year, a drunk Brooklyn man drove on the wrong side of the Belt Parkway. He killed one person and severely injured two. Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to two charges. On July 12, 2018, 51-year-old Aleh Sheipak was driving
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Photo via Office of Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.UPDATE: The mailbox has been replaced with a brand new one. BAY RIDGE – Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a mailbox in Bay Ridge today. Three phrases were written: “Kill all Jews,” “Israel,” and “Mario Cuomo.” The word “mayor” was written and crossed out.
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Eid 2019 Todd Maisel/ BklynerRamadan, the month of blessings [/ramadan-2019/], has come to an end. Today (and tomorrow depending on whether or not the moon was sighted in other parts of the world, and in this city), Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr. > It was great to join with thousands
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928 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The development at Coney Island and Webster Avenues is coming together. The hotel that replaces the old Jiffy Lube building at 928 Coney Island Avenue is expected to open by 2021, contractor Triborough Construction Services told Bklyner. The four-story commercial Best
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Photo: Mordechai LightstoneCROWN HEIGHTS – Another act of anti-Semitism. Last night, a note saying “Hitler is coming” was on a billboard at the Jewish Children’s Museum (JCM). The hateful note was placed on an interactive billboard at the Jewish Children’s Museum. It’s a billboard where people are encouraged