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After Her Mother Dies In Borough Park Apartment Explosion, Daughter Reopens Franchezka Unisex Salon

Franchezka Unisex Salon reopened on Monday, December 28 by Helen Figueroa, daughter of Francisca Figueroa. (Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope News)The lights were on at Franchezka Unisex Salon [http://www.yelp.com/biz/franchezka-unisex-brooklyn] (500 5th Avenue near 12th Street), a business which had been shuttered since early

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Bensonhurst Park Restrooms Bombed Out From Halloween Fire

An early afternoon fire destroyed the restrooms on the corner of Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst Park on Friday, October 31. All units were called in to fight the blaze at 1:45pm, and the fire was under control by 2:09pm, said FDNY officials. The cause of