Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Federal authorities arrested a reputed Russian mob boss involved in
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Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park area apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 543 Ocean Ave [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3223610780-543-Ocean-Ave-Brooklyn-NY-11226] Available:
Bensonhurst
8403 7th Avenue (source: Google Maps)A Staten Island insurance agent who ran a business [/dyker-heights-insurance-agent-slapped-with-hate-crime-charges-for-targeting-the-elderly-in-fraud-scheme/] on the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights border admitted to defrauding elderly clients out of nearly $4.5 million on Tuesday. Paul Simoneschi, 70, pleaded guilty to first-degree scheme to defraud, first-degree money laundering and second-degree
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> Car plunges into filthy and frigid Gowanus Canal https://t.co/6NhNy7D1t8 — David Hale (@DavidHa51596823) January 18, 2016 [https://twitter.com/DavidHa51596823/status/689137203352612864] A Brooklyn man who drove his car into the Gowanus Canal after fleeing from a ‘hit-and-run’ incident was held on $15,000 bail. Matthew Murphy
Education
Fifty-four years may have passed since Martin Luther King Jr made his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, but that hasn’t been enough time for his dreams of a post-racial, harmoniously collaborative society to be fully realized. And it seems hundreds of Brooklyn Technical High School students would agree.
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State Senator Martin Golden. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)State Senator Marty Golden has created an online petition [http://www.nysenate.gov/questionnaires/martin-j-golden/petition-prevent-2261-bragg-street-becoming-half-way-house-federal] for neighbors to voice their opposition to a proposed halfway house [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] on Bragg Street — located across the street from the Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses.
Bensonhurst
Nautilus Playground. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/nautilus-playground_brooklyn])Two Coney Island playgrounds are getting a facelift thanks, in part, to Superstorm Sandy recovery funds secured by City Councilman Mark Treyger. According to a press release sent Friday, the councilman worked with the city administration and the
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Nautilus Playground. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/nautilus-playground_brooklyn])Two Coney Island playgrounds are getting a facelift thanks, in part, to Superstorm Sandy recovery funds secured by City Councilman Mark Treyger. According to a press release sent Friday, the councilman worked with the City administration and the
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Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC ParksMissed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://http//www.bklyner.com/calendar]! FYI: Check out our guide to events marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day [/blog/2016/01/
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook
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The United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow
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