Catholic leaders in New York have named today a “diocesan day of prayer” in the face of diminishing communicants and clergy. The New York Daily News reported Sunday and this morning that the Diocese of Brooklyn, which oversees Catholic churches in Brooklyn and Queens, is considering closing churches and consolidating parishes in order to overcome...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Mother Faces Possible Murder Charges
By Yolanne Almanzar A 27-year old woman sitting in a cell at Rikers Island has only one wish, says her lawyer. Teresa Foster wants to attend her 2-year-old son’s funeral, but faces possible murder charges for his brutal death. Last week, Aiyden Davis was found unconscious after police rushed to Foster’s apartment at 41 Kingston...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Deadly Car Crash in Midwood
One teenager was killed and two were injured when one of them, a 16-year-old boy, crashed a minivan into a tree and a house at 1613 E. 23 St. a little before 2:00 P.M. yesterday, police said. The driver and one passenger, another 16-year-old boy, were listed in stable condition at Kings County Hospital, but...
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October 3, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Woman Faces Possible Murder Charges in 2-year-old Son’s Death
By Yolanne Almanzar A 27-year old woman sitting in a cell at Rikers Island has only one wish, says her lawyer. Teresa Foster wants to attend her 2-year-old son’s funeral, but faces possible murder charges for his brutal death. Last week, Aiyden Davis was found unconscious after police rushed to Foster’s apartment at 41 Kingston...
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October 2, 2010October 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn’s Ragamuffin Parade Brings Out 4,000 Costumed Kids
By Alysia Santo Matthew Gaisi said his daughter, Kayla, didn’t want to come to the Ragamuffin Parade in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, this Saturday, “She didn’t want to look too raggedy,” he said. When she heard she could wear what she liked, she changed her mind. “I’m an enchantress,” she said, showing off her black and...
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October 1, 2010October 5, 2010Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Mosque Rally Turns Ugly
by Vegas Tenold It was supposed to be a rally about parking. Somehow it turned into praise for Qu’ran burning, declarations of war and enough vitriol to warrant almost 20 police officers. Almost before it began, it became clear that the crowds lining Voorhies Avenue for last Sunday’s rally against a proposed mosque had different...
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October 1, 2010October 1, 2010Live Wire
Cause of Fatal Fire Still Under Investigation
Fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a fire in Midwood that killed an 8 year-old boy and injured five of his siblings late Wednesday evening, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. While no cause has yet been discovered, the fire does not appear to be suspicious. Avigdor Krasny, 8, died when he became...
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October 1, 2010October 1, 2010Live Wire
Man Stabbed to Death Outside Brooklyn Bar Over Dogs
Chai Eun Hillmann, 41, an aspiring actor and martial arts instructor, was stabbed to death outside the Branded Saloon in Prospect Heights, just after 2 a.m. Thursday, according to the New York Times. Hillmann was trying to untangle his dog’s leash and another dog’s when Hilmann tried to untangle them. An altercation began and Daniel...
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October 1, 2010October 1, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Assistant DA Quits Over ‘Apprentice’ Appearances
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, a 29-year-old assistant district attorney in Brooklyn and Brooklyn Law School graduate has resigned from her position after taking a leave of absence and secretly filming for “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump’s no-crap, on-camera strategy game for a high-paying gig. Saeidi-Azcuy’s superiors at the district attorney’s office did not know why she took the...