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It’s October, which means it is Socktober at St. Finbars Church. St. Finbar’s is collecting new socks for men, women and children. The socks are donated to CHIPS in Brooklyn. You can drop them off or send some socks from Amazon to: St. Finbar’s 138 Bay 20th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214 […]
Monday, September 28th, 2020RIP Sama Ali
Photo from Daily News Around 4:00 this afternoon, a beautiful seven-year-old girl named Sama Ali was killed by an armored truck in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Sama was riding her scooter when she was hit. “Sama was walking with her mother, a brother, and friends on their way from spending a day at […]
Sunday, September 27th, 2020JC Penney’s in Kings Plaza Closed
JC Penney’s closed in the Manhattan Mall and Kings Plaza today. See story here
Friday, September 25th, 2020Coney Island Film Festival 2020
The Coney Island Film Festival – See here
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020Brooklyn Rallies After Breonna Grand Jury
Thousands marching in NYC tonight for #BreonnaTaylor @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/OpCtwznoB2 — Ali Bauman (@AliBaumanTV) September 24, 2020 Brooklyn rallied for Breonna Taylor. Hearing the grand jury verdict upset many people. The grand jury verdict found the use of force justified. No officer is going to be charge with […]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020Coney Island Sand Pumpkin
So Cool! pic.twitter.com/BSvMZNTf8k — Jim McDonnell (@coneyislandjim) September 23, 2020
Saturday, September 19th, 2020Shooting in Bensonhurst – Shooter is a Teen.
The Citizen App reported that a man was shot near 1571 – West 11th Street in Bensonhurst. At 9:00 pm, the NYC Alerts 911 sent out a tweet stating the shooter is a 15 year old. He’s 5’10, thin (115 pounds) and wearing a green sweatshirt. […]
Saturday, September 19th, 2020Remembrance for Ruth Bader Ginsberg 9/20
There will be a remembrance for Brooklynite, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on Sunday, September 19th at 1:00 PM outside the Brooklyn Municipal Building at 210 Joralemon Street. Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived in Flatbush on East 9th Street. (See here) She attended James Madison High School. For college, Ginsburg went to Cornell […]
Friday, September 18th, 2020Man Hurt in Bensonhurst. Suspect Detained
Around 7:00 pm tonight, a man was hurt near 2167 – 74th Street in Bensonhurst. The Citizen announced that the man was shot (in the leg) – see picture above. Some people are saying the man was hurt in the backyard but he wasn’t shot. People in the area said that there […]
Thursday, September 17th, 2020Statue at Coney Island Church Attacked
This man put in a lot of effort to take down the statue at Our Lady of Solace Church in Coney Island, Brooklyn. See story The news has reported that the Knights of Columbus will replace the statue.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020Andrew Gounardes Accepted Developer’s Money
Why did Andrew Gounardes accept money from a developer? Journalist, Ariama C. Long of Kings County Politics revealed that Senator Gounardes accepted $2,250 from a developer. KCP noted that Andrew Gounardes failed to discuss the donation. (See here) If he accepted a donation, Gounardes should have been able to speak about […]
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020NYPD Asian Task Force Was Formed
When an 89-year-old grandmother in Bensonhurst was lit on fire in July, politicians in the area barely said anything about it until China Mac and Brooklynite marched in Bensonhurst. China Mac and the Asian community were upset that this wasn’t handled like a hate crime. When someone lights a woman on fire […]
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