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Dyker Heights

May
10
City Council Votes To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Plaguing Southern Brooklyn

City Council Votes To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Plaguing Southern Brooklyn

City Council Member Vincent Gentile and community advocates celebrating the support of the “aggravated illegal conversion violation” bill. (Photo by
5 min read
May
10
Dyker Heights Shooting Leaves Man With Serious Injuries Near Public School

Dyker Heights Shooting Leaves Man With Serious Injuries Near Public School

(Screenshot via Google Maps)A 20-year-old man was shot in the cheek inside a Dyker Heights apartment on Tuesday, across
1 min read
May
08
Former U.S. Coast Guard Member Jumps To His Death From Verrazano Bridge

Former U.S. Coast Guard Member Jumps To His Death From Verrazano Bridge

(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)A former Coast Guard member jumped to his death from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge [/25-facts-verrazano-narrows-bridge-bensonhurst/
1 min read
May
02
Dyker Heights Street Could Be Renamed After Slain Cop

Dyker Heights Street Could Be Renamed After Slain Cop

Officer David Guttenberg’s plaque in the 68th Precinct. (Photo via Durante)A small memorial display is the first thing
5 min read
Apr
12
Donovan To Host Tele-Town Hall; Bay Ridge Activists Host Live Town Hall

Donovan To Host Tele-Town Hall; Bay Ridge Activists Host Live Town Hall

(Photo via Dan Donovan’s office)Next week, the 11th Congressional District will get two separate town hall meetings to
3 min read
Apr
06
Man Fatally Struck By Minivan In Dyker Heights

Man Fatally Struck By Minivan In Dyker Heights

A 71-year-old man was struck and killed last night while crossing 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, said cops. The man
1 min read
Mar
08
Activists Rally For Planned Parenthood While Donovan Decides If He’ll Support ACA Replacement Plan

Activists Rally For Planned Parenthood While Donovan Decides If He’ll Support ACA Replacement Plan

Dan Donovan’s District Office, 7308 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Carly Miller)In response to a House
4 min read
Mar
06
Dyker Heights Businesses Adapt To Shifting Demographics

Dyker Heights Businesses Adapt To Shifting Demographics

Antonio Chavez, owner of Grandma’s Bakery on 13th Ave. in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Paul Frangipane)Antonio Chavez wears
4 min read
Feb
24
Come Hungry To Rakuzen’s All You Can Eat Sushi In Dyker Heights

Come Hungry To Rakuzen’s All You Can Eat Sushi In Dyker Heights

Though we were sad to see Rocco’s Calamari’s [/dyker-heights-roccos-calamari-latest-long-time-business-close-shop-bensonhurst/] go last August, maybe it’s not the small
4 min read
Feb
23
Illegal Home Conversions Making 13th Avenue Trashy, Says McCabe

Illegal Home Conversions Making 13th Avenue Trashy, Says McCabe

Photo courtesy of the Liam McCabe Campaign OfficeCity Council candidate (43rd District) Liam McCabe recently spoke to Dyker Heights residents
2 min read