fort greene Parking Rules, Trash Collection & More Changes To Know On Memorial Day Photo via daniellenebzIf you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule on Monday, May 30: • Government offices and courts are closed. • There is no mail delivery. • All
bungalows Life In Sheepshead Bay’s Bungalow Courts Is Still Rotten Three Years After Sandy The bungalows between Brown and Batchelder streets. (Photo: Hayley Lind)By Hayley Lind Residents of a vulnerable stretch of Sheepshead Bay devastated by Superstorm Sandy say they’re still waiting for help after more than three years of empty promises. According to the city’s Office of Housing Recovery, most
courts Grimm Pushes To Stay Out Of Prison, Claiming Caretaker Status Of Former Borough Prez And Citing War Hero Record Former Congressman Michael Grimm submitted a 60-page memo, along with 35 letters of support, to the judge who will soon sentence him for tax fraud, laying out his case for probation over prison time. Former Staten Island Borough President, and Grimm’s mentor, Guy Molinari claims that the disgraced congressman
courts There Is A God! Credit Reporting Agency Recognizes Brighton Beach Man With Divine Name After 5 Year Battle The face of God (via Facebook)Somewhere beneath the rumbling el, amid the chaotic crowds, street hawkers and senseless skyline of Brighton Beach, there is a God. His name is God Gazarov, to be specific. Gazarov is a 27-year-old owner of a Brighton Beach jewelry store. And now he’s
bennett castello Midwood Man Sentenced To 22-Years-To-Life For Raping 13-Year-Old In Gravesend Bennett Castello (Source: New York State Division of Criminal Justice)A repeat sex offender living in Midwood is headed back to prison after being slapped with a 22-year-to-life sentence yesterday for raping a 13-year-old girl in the basement of a laundry room in a Gravesend apartment. Bennett Castello, 42, of
andrew goodman Midwood Man Pleads Guilty To Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Teen For Three Years Andrew Goodman (via New York Post)Andrew Goodman, of Midwood, pleaded guilty to repeatedly soliciting and enticing a minor to engage in sexual conduct for three years, beginning when his victim was just 12 years old. Goodman, 30, copped to the crime in federal court this morning, admitting to beginning
2033 86th st Landlord Pleads Guilty To Negligent Homicide In Deadly 2010 Fire The location of the 2010 fire. (Source: Google Maps)A Bensonhurst landlord pleaded guilty last month for his role in the deaths of five immigrants from Guatemala in a 2010 blaze. Vasilios Gerazounis, whose building at 2033 86th Street was subdivided illegally when it caught fire, pleaded guilty on October
campaigns Congressman Michael Grimm’s Fraud Trial To Begin In December Congressman Michael Grimm’s trial on fraud and tax evasion charges is set to begin on December 1 after a federal judge yesterday denied a request from the lawmaker’s defense team to delay it. The trial will take place after the November election, but not long enough after it
campaigns Grimm’s Campaign Fundraising Is Tanking, But Now He Has Permission To Fundraise For Legal Defense Amid legal troubles connected to a 20-count indictment for mail fraud, tax evasion and perjury, Congressman Michael Grimm’s campaign cash is drying up – and donors are turning their backs. On the bright side for the lawmaker, he received permission last week to raise money specifically to cover the costs
courts Advocate Sean Henry Announces Challenge To Embattled State Senator John Sampson Sean Henry (Source: electseanhenry.com)Homeless advocate Sean Henry has formally announced his bid to unseat State Senator John Sampson, who is mired in legal troubles connected to corruption allegations. News of Henry’s campaign hit Politicker yesterday, and the campaign issued a press release and launched a website this
brooklyn supreme court Coney Island Resident Sues Trigger Happy Cop For Firing At Dog (Source: GerritsenBeach.net / Flickr)Elizabeth Villafane, a resident of Coney Island, is claiming in a lawsuit that a New York Police Department officer fired one to two shots at her and her dog, according to a DNAinfo article. Villafane has three kids and lives in a New York City Housing
beach Suspect In 2011 Brighton Beach Boardwalk Shooting Says Video Vindicates Him The aftermath of the 2011 shooting, which happened in front of Tatiana’s Restaurant on the Brighton Beach boardwalk.The attorney for 21-year-old Iloune Driver, charged with opening fire on the Brighton Beach boardwalk in 2011, leading to the death of a 16-year-old girl and leaving four others wounded, says
alina soroka 11 Arrested, 4 Guns Seized In Another Rx Drug Bust, Involving Several Sheepshead Residents Source: ragesoss/FlickrFollowing the news of Wednesday’s $3.4 million prescription drug bust, the Drug Enforcement Agency and NYPD announced another area bust yesterday afternoon involving 11 members of a drug ring that trafficked in prescription painkillers and cocaine in Sheepshead Bay and Staten Island. After picking up three
christopher frey Brighton Beach Holocaust Fund Scammer Jailed For Neary Two Years Source: Tracy O. via FlickrThe forger of phony papers that allowed a Brighton Beach-based ring of individuals to ripoff more than $57 million from a reparations fund for Holocaust victims was sentenced to serve nearly two years in prison last week. The New York Post reports: A weeping Dora Grande
86th street Guilty! Daniel Ignacio, Arsonist Who Ignited Bensonhurst Fire That Claimed 5 Lives The location of the 2010 fire. (Source: Google Maps)The man who sparked a blaze in a Bensonhurst tenement in 2010, ending five lives, is now facing 25 years to life after a jury found him guilty yesterday. Daniel Ignacio, 31, was convicted for the arson murder of five people,
1123 avenue z Local Law Firm Office Gets KO’d By Sandy When Superstorm Sandy swept into our lives late last October, there were few basements located in Zone A evacuation areas that were spared. Some people lost treasured family heirlooms while others lost irreplaceable photo albums. Arkady Bukh, a local Sheepshead lawyer who operates his firm (Bukh & Associates) out of
bribery Lobbyist Who Bribed Carl Kruger Now Working For Feds Lipsky on CUNY TV (Source: cuny.tv)Longtime lobbyist Richard Lipsky, who pleaded guilty to bribing ex-State Senator Carl Kruger, has been busy sharing his secrets with federal prosecutors, according to court papers released yesterday and first reported by the Daily News. Acting in full cooperation with with the feds,
boris sachakov Brighton Beach Proctologist Convicted For Fraud SachakovA Brighton Beach proctologist was convicted last week in Brooklyn Federal court for $3.5 million of fraudulent practices involving Medicare and several private healthcare organizations. Boris Sachakov of Colon and Rectal Care of New York in Brighton Beach, was arrested in October 2010 for fraudulent medical claims in which
corruption Charges Dismissed After Video Proves Bogus Arrest, But Homeowner Fears For His Safety An example of the graffiti left near the Hockenjos' home.A Sheepshead Bay man accused of attempting to run over a cop had the charges against him tossed last week, after surveillance video suggested the arresting officer may have fabricated the incident. The Daily News reports: Felony charges against John
courts Sheepshead Bay Mosque Wins First Court Battle, Bay People Push Forward The site of the proposed mosque. Local Muslims painted over where a vandal had previously spray painted "He is dead" after Osama bin Laden's death.A Kings County Supreme Court judge refused yesterday to issue an injunction against the proposed mosque at 2812 Voorhies Avenue that would have required them
courts Sheepshead's Dirty Doc Slapped With Record Bail New York Post is reporting that Michail Sorodsky, a “doctor” with an office on Ocean Avenue and a residence on Emmons Avenue, has been hit with the highest bail in recent memory. Sorodsky stands accused of sexually abusing at least eight female patients and has also been operating an unlicensed
