GERRITSEN BEACH: Greek Orthodox church brings aid to Sandy-ravaged Gerritsen...
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyA Midwood parish has done its part to prove that the ancient axiom “beware of Greeks bearing gifts” doesn’t ring true. The Three...
View ArticleSHEEPSHEAD BAY: Cross-species assistance!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyA first responder is always willing to help a New Yorker in need — regardless of species. An FDNY...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: Historic Shore Theater marquee won’t return, owner says
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThe signs, they are a-changin’! The Shore Theater’s iconic sign will not be coming back to the landmarked Coney Island building,...
View ArticleKINGS HIGHWAY: Rolling rehab center finds new home
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyA drug rehab center shot down by Gravesend residents who didn’t approve of the facility’s clientele has found a new home 17 blocks away...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Attorney General looking into Marty’s super storm relief fund
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyThe state’s top lawman is keeping his eye on Borough President Markowitz’s Hurricane Sandy relief fund. Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleCRIME: Cops: Employee hurls calculators at boss
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Daily61st Precinct Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest— Manhattan Beach—Gravesend Calculated crook A disgruntled employee threw vitriol and calculators...
View ArticleCONEY ISLAND: Cops: Teen, bites woman, hits her with cart
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Daily60th Precinct Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate Bad shopping experience A 16-year-old boy was arrested for biting a woman and throwing...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Trio attacks, robs man on 72nd Street, cops say
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn Daily68th Precinct Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights Drink and dive Three goons lobbed a beer bottle at a Guatemalan man on 72nd Street on Dec. 2 —...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Rockin’ around the army base
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyHark! The United States Army band heralded in Christmas at Fort Hamilton. The ensemble from...
View ArticleSTANDING O: New chairman of dept. of medicine takes his chair.
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyFort Greene Welcome and take a seat Hats off to Dr. Jean Ford for being named the new Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the...
View ArticleSTANDING O: Dr. Kara Pasner is named “Most Influential Women”
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyDowntown Specs out to Dr. Kara Pasner, a professor of vision care technology at City Tech. The “Eye Gal” has been named one of the...
View ArticleSTANDING O: Standing O is back and cheering Brooklyn on!
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMidwood Three cheers to Dr. Maurice Alwaya, the nicest pulmonologist around. The good doctor...
View ArticleNOT FOR NUTHIN’: Judge Joanna rules on ‘nanny murder’
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By: Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyI know she did it, you know she did it, and she knows she did it. So why is child-slaying nanny Yoselyn Ortega pleading not guilty?...
View ArticleCANARSIE: Cops: McDonald’s fry guys busted in grease fight
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyTwo McDonald’s employees were arrested for dousing each other in hot cooking oil during a fracas in the Canarsie fast food restaurant,...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Vikings tame Lions in South Shore season opener
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailySouth Shore Vikings Brianna Fraser and Aurellia Cammock dominated hosting Brooklyn Collegiate Lions for a basketball season opening...
View ArticleCANARSIE: PS 115 kids get free school supplies!
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyCanarsie elementary students gained between 10 and 15 pounds on Monday — in school supplies! The Kids in Need Foundation, working with...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Bathroom break helps Blackbirds soar
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyJulian Boyd had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Long Island University Blackbirds extend its home winning streak to 29-games...
View ArticleMILL BASIN: Mill Islanders: Sandy hit us pretty hard
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn DailyWaterfront homes on Mill Island were slammed by Hurricane Sandy, say residents who claim the super storm flooded the basements a...
View ArticleBAY RIDGE: Ridge decks Shore Road Park with Christmas spirit
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Will BreddermanBrooklyn DailyIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Shore Road Park! More than 300 people —...
View ArticleFLATBUSH: G train catch-22
See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Danielle FurfaroBrooklyn DailyRiding the G train might seem like a trip into Dante’s “Inferno,” but subway boosters claim it’s straight out of a Joseph Heller...
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