Tag Archive | "Brighton Beach"

NY State Republicans Want to Redistrict Southern Brooklyn

Friday, January 27, 2012

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Republican members of the New York State Senate revealed their proposed redistricting plans Thursday, which eliminated State Senator Carl Kruger’s 27th District that sits between Mill Basin and Brighton Beach, the Brooklyn Paper reported. The [...]

Coney Islanders Rally Against Education Budget Cuts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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Some 70 students, teachers, parents and local union members marched Wednesday through Coney Island to protest state and city budget cuts to education.

Worker Dies in Brighton Beach Building Collapse

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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One of the five injured workers in yesterday’s building collapse has died. Three of the other workers are in stable condition at Lutheran Medical Center and a fourth declined treatment. A preliminary view of the 5-story apartment’s [...]

Murder in Little Odessa

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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Alla Kamenev, 65, was shot in broad daylight on Oct. 20 in Brighton Beach. Police say her ex-husband was the one who did it. And the family isn't talking.

76-Year-Old Coney Island Man Indicted for Ex-Wife’s Murder

Monday, October 31, 2011

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Dimitry Kamenev, 76, has been indicted in connection with the killing of his ex-wife Alla Kamenev, 65. His case was transferred to the Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday morning, and the court will proceed with [...]

Suspect Arrested in Brighton Beach Shooting

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Police have arrested and charged a man for the murder of Alla Kamenev, 65, who was shot just before noon on October 20th on the corner of West 2nd Street and Sea Breeze Avenue. Dimitry Kamenev, 76, [...]

Chernobyl’s Ripples Sicken Brooklyn Immigrants

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Exposure to radiation 25 years ago appears to have caused a spike in thyroid cancer rates among Soviet émigrés in the Coney Island area

Fake Holocaust Claims Affect Brighton Beach Residents

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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An Associated Press story reports that the arrest of 17 people on charges of fraudulent Holocaust survival stories has cost some residents of Brighton Beach and other parts of Brooklyn access to benefits paid by [...]

Holocaust Fund Defrauded of $42 Million

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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A fund dedicated to collecting reparations for Holocaust survivors from the German government was defrauded more than $42 million in the span of 16 years. The 17 indicted were charged with using faked identification, falsified [...]

From Russia With Love and Propaganda

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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This is how the world looks on Russia's government owned Channel One