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Free Resource Book Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Brighton Beach

(Source: Brighton Beach: Strengthening Community Resiliency / Brighton Neighborhood Association)Brighton Beach is experiencing a transformation — due to Superstorm Sandy recovery [/circling-drain-patience-waning-ny-rising-plan-fix-sandy-sewage-backups/], changing demographics, or a surge in development [/plans-filed-five-story-building-ocean-view-avenue/] that is rubbing out the low-slung bungalows. To better understand these changes, and find out how to meet the needs of

Business

Local Businessowner Killed By Own Vehicle While Chasing Carjacker

The scene at 4th Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Street after Phil Dellegrazie was killed. Police created a tented area to provide privacy for the deceased. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) The owner of a local iron works business was fatally struck by a carjacker [/police-fire/cops-hunt-two-carjackers-killed-greenwood-heights-man-with-his-own-car/] after

Central Brooklyn

Have You Seen This Package Thief?

https://youtu.be/lYiKmpkTYs8 Neighbors at 705 East 18th Street, between Foster Avenue and Glenwood Road, are hoping police will be able to nab a man who stole a package off their front porch in broad daylight. The theft occurred on Tuesday, March 29th at 12:11 pm. Please contact

Central Brooklyn

Literacy Center Serving Pakistani Women Struggles To Remain Open

English literacy students at BRICK. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)A program that serves — and empowers — immigrant women in our community may be in danger of closing. The Female Literacy Center [/blog/neighbors/brick-opens-female-literacy-center-in-response-to-the-loss-of-adult-literacy-classes/] housed at Brooklyn Rebuild Immigrant Community and Knowledge (BRICK) [/blog/neighbors/breaking-barriers-new-community-center-aims-celebrate-pakistani-culture-connect-neighbors/] has a funding gap of

Central Brooklyn

Vigil In Little Pakistan Honors Victims Of Easter Terrorist Attack

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIt was a call for peace, from Coney Island Avenue to the streets of Lahore. Borough President Eric Adams, along with other elected officials and leaders of our local Pakistani community, held an interfaith candlelight vigil last night to honor the victims of Sunday’s terrorist attack

fort greene

Ingersoll And Fort Greene Leaders Bring Voter Registration To The People

Photo courtesy of Darold Burgess.Voter registration may be over for anyone seeking to vote in the April 19 presidential primary (FYI it’s not too late to register for the main thing, aka General Election in November), but Fort Greene community leaders definitely made the most of the time

Central Brooklyn

Photos Of The Day: Spring In Ditmas Park

Daffodil. (Photo: Tracey Hohman)Lovely photos from reader Tracey Hohman– that she took today in her garden. Thank you Tracey, and Happy Spring! Euphorbia Mrs. Robb’s Bonnet. (Photo: Tracey Hohman)Paper bush. (Photo: Tracey Hohman)

history

For The Love Of Prayer And Architecture: The Churches Of Park Slope

Grace United Methodist Church. (Photo by Kathie Lou Moser)Park Slope boasts some of the most beautiful and diverse churches in all of New York City. And while some are faithful and congregants, others treasure the history of their architectural structure. With the arrival of Good Friday and Easter weekend,

Business

Construction Approved At 1502 Cortelyou (updated)

Looks like we may be getting another restaurant in the neighborhood. Department of Buildings has approved work at the location of the old Cornerstone/Solo Bar (aka Brick Oven Pizza) on the corner of Marlborough. We just received word from the owners that it will be an authentic Spanish Tapas

Central Brooklyn

Fifty Years Of Love — And Great Pizza — On Church Avenue

Three generations of the Imburgia family, beneath the photos of Mr. and Mrs. Imburgia, who emigrated to New York City from Sicily in the 1960s. (Photo: Imburgia family)Last Sunday, Korner Pizza celebrated fifty years of serving up delicious pizza and warm welcomes to the residents of Kensington. The neighborhood

Business

Key Food Stakeholder Group And Developer Say ‘Constructive Dialogue’ Happening; Details Under Wraps

Rendering of new development at 120 5th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] The Park Slope Key Food Stakeholder Group — a convergence of neighborhood community organizations as well as local and citywide politicians — released a joint statement today with developer Avery Hall Investments saying that

Bensonhurst

Meet Donald Trump’s Biggest Fan: Dyker Heights Resident & Filmmaker Angelo Bonsignore

Angelo Bonsignore wears his Trump gear. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)The last time we spoke to Angelo Bonsignore, he was documenting — in meticulous detail — the history of Dyker Heights’ spectacular architecture [/dyker-heights-just-holiday-lights/]. These days, the 37-year-old film editor and occasional character actor has a new obsession: GOP presidential frontrunner Donald