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By Stefanos Chen The stairs leading to the fourth floor of the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park are winding and narrow, which is why Sister Mary Paul Janchill used the elevator in her later years. By the time you reach the fourth floor entrance, you can already smell her smell, says a staff [...]

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Unidentified Man Struck by Subway Train

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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A man, whose name has yet to be released, was struck and killed by an oncoming G train this morning in Park Slope, Stefanos Chen reports.

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Push

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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It’s 4 pm on the last warm Sunday of the calendar year and the handball courts in Sunset Park are packed. Stefanos Chen brings us one player's last desperate minutes to find a pickup game before dark.

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My BK Greek Wedding

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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The Brooklyn Ink takes you to a Greek wedding in Fort Hamilton with bouzouki player Mike Stoupakis and his band, Fantasia Music. Opa! Share

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Old Greek Church

Monday, October 19, 2009

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By Stefanos Chen The service was already running late when the priest asked the choir to join him at the altar. It took close to three minutes for the elderly choir members to walk or wheel their way down the aisle. The priest explained that the Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church of Brooklyn was celebrating the [...]

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