Cosmo ‘Gus’ Cangiano, who put his family’s deli dynasty on the map, dies at 81
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyBrooklyn-born Purple Heart recipient Cosmo “Gus” Cangiano — a Neapolitan butcher’s son who advanced his father’s American Dream of a...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: Coney co-op has blow-out anniversary
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyA cooperative housing development in Coney Island celebrated its 50th year in grand style. The...
View ArticleJOE KNOWS: Future bright for Nazareth despite championship game loss
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyNazareth coach Oggie Quiles had a poignant message for his young baseball team right before it took the field for its championship...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Senior center’s ‘race night’ raises big bucks
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyAnd they’re off! The Bay Ridge Center held a Night at the Races fund-raiser where old and young...
View ArticleDOWNTOWN: Guitar heroes: Musicians to hold fund-raiser for Haitian guitar school
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Robert HamBrooklyn DailyIt’s a thin line between love and Haiti for this musician. Veteran New York City guitarist Marc...
View ArticleSTANDING O: Standing O shouts a hearty ‘Mazel tov’ to Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMidwood Mazel tov L’chaim to Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, executive director of the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush. Rabbi...
View ArticleSTANDING O: The bright lights of Broadway are shining for star-struck eighth...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBay Ridge A hootin’, hollerin’ huzzah to stage-struck eighth graders Ilana Iskhakova, Vincent Nastri, Caitlyn Schmidt, and Andrew...
View ArticleBUSHWICK: First bite: Bushwick gets a food fest
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyConsider it a rite of passage. The Bushwick Starr Theater is hosting the first “Taste of Bushwick” in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood...
View ArticleGOWANUS: Computer geeks and comedians team up for Comedy Hack Day
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew PerlmanBrooklyn DailyCall it Silly-con Alley. On June 15, Littlefield in Gowanus will play host to Comedy Hack Day — an event that sees comedians and...
View ArticleSTANDING O: Standing O stands welcomes PAL’s ‘police commissioner for a day’...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMidwood Salutes and a high-five to Fequere Saint Georges. The terrific teen was sworn in as...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Ridgites march against the scourge of drugs
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matt HansonBrooklyn DailyMembers of Bay Ridge’s Muslim community came together last Saturday to highlight a growing scourge in the neighborhood — an epidemic of...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Nazareth’s Belk joins Georgetown after VCU decommitment
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyNazareth senior forward Yazmine Belk is on her way to Georgetown after all. Belk wanted to join the Hoyas from the start, but there...
View ArticleA BRITISHER’S VIEW: Sissy Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion puts all Americans...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyWar is a necessary evil as long as there are oppressors in the world, and the United States exists on the backs of brave and dutiful...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE NIGHTS: Show Dad a righteous time in the Ridge
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailySunday June 15 is Father’s Day — and nothing shows your old man you love him like a big night out in Bay Ridge! Start the weekend off with...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: Bring on the Yankees! Cyclones return Saturday night!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Brooke CorteseBrooklyn DailyThe latest Battle of the Boroughs will kick off this year’s Brooklyn Cyclones season, as the...
View ArticleRembering the fallen
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyMembers in Fort Hood, Texas, recommitted to readiness and resilience for soldiers, families and civilians during a ceremony installing the post’s...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Bad sign
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyAn erroneous parking sign on Nostrand Avenue is giving locals a lot of grief — even after the city...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Xaverian completes unlikely playoff run with Catholic...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn Daily Xaverian’s baseball season easily could have ended more than two weeks ago with heads hung...
View ArticleGERRITSEN BEACH: Gerritsen Beach boxer to make history at Barclays
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyBoxing provided Heather “The Heat” Hardy with new confidence and a new direction in life. Saturday in the Barclays Center ring will...
View ArticleGERRITSEN BEACH: Puss gets the boot
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Max JaegerBrooklyn DailyFirst they came for the kitties. A group of wild cats living in shanty town in Plumb Beach faces...
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