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Bensonhurst Couple Fights To Keep Home For Autistic Son

John Cosentino and his mother. (Source: Anthony Cosentino via Brooklyn Eagle)A Bensonhurst couple is fighting to save the last-resort home of their severely autistic son, who lives in one of the state’s few remaining housing facilities for the developmentally disabled that is now slated for closure. Anthony and

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Survey Declares Brighton Beach “Dangerous Looking,” Outraging Igor Oberman

“Dangerous” elderly people roaming the streets of Brighton Beach. (Photo By Uliana Bazar via npr.org)A survey conducted by MIT and published [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/height_of_affluence_bVMSDUKXpd8oLtrArnrUEO] by the New York Post has declared that Brighton Beach is the third most dangerous looking

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Walmart In Brooklyn? Fuggedaboutit! Nation’s Biggest Retailer Gives Up Fight For East NY Location

Source: Koonisutra/FlickrProving that resistance is not futile, the All-American Ultra-Chain, Walmart, has retreated from efforts to plant its flag in East New York. Since at least 2007, Walmart has been paving the way for an invasion of Brooklyn’s Gateway II shopping center [/brooklyn-walmart-gateway-shoppin/]. Local activists claimed America’s