Asian-Americans Push for District of Their Own
Asian-American civic groups are pushing for redistricting in Brooklyn that would give growing Asian ethnic groups a district and representation of their own.
Tag Archive | "Bensonhurst"
Silvio Steps Down – Not That You’d Know it in Brooklyn
Monday, November 14, 2011
Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation as Italy’s prime minister may have sent shockwaves across Europe, but it has barely sent a ripple through Brooklyn’s Italian neighborhoods. The Ink speaks with Italian-American Brooklyners and the chief editor of a prominent Italian-American publication.
Bensonhurst Native Optimistic Despite Unemployment
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Michael Gargiulo had a great job at MTV out of college, but then things started to change. Gargiulo left MTV to work for a new small production company for a year. After that company downsized, he went back to MTV, and worked on one show before being let go again in May. It was a new and disturbing experience.
Community Eagerly Awaits Opportunities New Shopping Center Will Provide
Friday, October 7, 2011
After years of debate and final approval by the City Council two weeks ago, the first tentative signs emerge of the construction of BJs Wholesale Club on the Bensonhurst waterfront. Hazardous material signs and rat [...]
For Proclaiming His Innocence of a Brooklyn Rape, An Illegal Immigrant Faces Deportation
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Giraldo is caught — unjustly, he says — by a federal program aimed at serious criminals and security risks
Brooklyn Woman Allegedly Attacks MTA Bus Driver
Friday, December 10, 2010
A woman allegedly attacked an MTA bus driver on her morning to commute, accusing her of purposely driving slow. Alicea Diaz of Coney Island was aboard the B82 Limited in Bensonhurst when she allegedly yelled [...]
Three Brooklyn Congressional Representatives to Lose Clout
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
By Miranda Neubauer Brooklyn’s clout in the new U.S. Congress will be greatly diminished come January. Despite easy victories in November, the borough’s three most powerful congressional representatives will be removed from leadership posts in [...]
Bensonhurst Food Pantry Reaches Out to Neighboring Communities
Thursday, October 28, 2010
By Alysia Santo Thomas Neve’s storefront is almost always full of people, yet being busy is not enough to keep him open. Neve is the founder of Reaching Out Community Services in Bensonhurst, the only [...]
Service, Smiles, and Signing: Pastry Shop
Monday, October 11, 2010
By Mariya Karimjee The man walks in when the afternoon rush in Villabate-Alba has receded. Three of the employees are wiping down the counter tops with dishrags that look as though they’d be making more [...]
NYC firefighter questioned in Bensonhurst hit and run killing
Monday, October 11, 2010
Police yesterday questioned a NYC firefighter whose car killed a Brooklyn man in a hit and run, amNewYork reports. The firefighter, Pat Quagliariello, turned himself in at the 62nd Precinct to identify the vehicle that killed [...]
Friday, January 13, 2012
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