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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

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Early Morning Fire Claims Life Of 66-Year-Old Shewming Seto On East 29th Street

1836 East 29th Street, the scene of the fire. (Source: Google Maps)A fire ripped through a two-story semi-detached house in Marine Park early this morning, killing the 66-year-old homeowner. First responders rushed to the scene of the two-alarm blaze at 1836 East 29th Street at 3:51am today. Firefighters

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Power Lines Spark Fire Near Roll-N-Roaster, Dozens Left Without Power

Several sections of power lines exploded on East 29th Street and Emmons Avenue this morning, sparking a small garbage fire near Roll-N-Roaster restaurant, and leaving as many as 100 Con Edison customers without power. “Four sections of overhead wire were involved. There’s 50 to 100 customers affected. It’s

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Rapid Repairs Town Hall On Monday, December 10

Photo by Erica ShermanStill need work done on your home, but having trouble finding the funds? Can’t figure out how to navigate the system’s not-so-rapid Rapid Repairs Program? Attend this town hall! Representatives of New York City’s Rapid Repairs unit [/bloomberg-announces-the-nyc-rapid-repairs-program-for-sandy-damaged-homes/] will attend a town hall meeting

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Person Of Interest TV Series Shooting Tomorrow Near Roll-N-Roaster – No Parking In Area Beginning Tonight

CBS’s crime drama Person of Interest will be shooting in the Bay tomorrow, meaning no parking around the location beginning tonight at 10:00 p.m. Signs showed up on meters and telephone polls around Roll-N-Roaster late last week, letting residents know that parking will be off-limits for the

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Another Broken Sign

Courtesy of Alex T.At East 29th Street and Voorhies Avenue. Shall we start the DOT clock?

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Bad Builder Threatens Children’s Safety

This is NOT how you build a treehouseThree years ago, workers began demolishing 2820 Avenue Z to make way for a new building. The problem is, it never had permission to do so. The resulting mess is a portrait of Department of Building’s inefficacy that is now putting schoolchildren