Tag Archive | "Bensonhurst"

Service, Smiles, and Signing: Pastry Shop

Monday, October 11, 2010

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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

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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 [...]

Letter from Bensonhurst: Golden Age Club

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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by Mariya Karimjee The woman at the rectory told me that the Golden Age Club met every Wednesday for a few at the St Athanasius Catholic School auditorium.  I expected a gathering of 15 or [...]

After the Bensonhurst Fire

Friday, March 5, 2010

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Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink has chronicled the aftermath of the devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred in a five-part series.

After the Fire: The Long Journey Home

Friday, March 5, 2010

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Luisa left the funeral home last Thursday on a Friday flight out of John F. Kennedy Airport to her home country, Guatemala

I’m Still Here

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor fights her eviction.

After the Fire – Part Two: The Unforgiven

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink plans to chronicle the aftermath of this devastating Bensonhurst fire on [...]

Young and Old, Cooking Together

Monday, December 21, 2009

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A cooking club at the JCH in Bensonhurst puts senior citizens to work with young children. The resulting activity is a sight to see.

Clash Persists on 86th Street in Bensonhurst

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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A clash has arisen between merchants and pedestrians on Bensonhurst's overcrowded 86th Street. In an effort to improve the situation, city officials offered a merchant education seminar. But the sidewalk turf war continues.

D-Line

Friday, October 16, 2009

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By Daniel Roberts Sunday afternoon. The subway ride to South Brooklyn is a quiet one. People sleep or try to read. But on this Sunday, the D-line is undergoing renovation. At the Prospect Avenue stop, [...]