Rearing these birds is serious business and passion in Kings County.
Author: Amanda Julius (Amanda Julius)
At Beacon’s Closet, Unburdening Clothes And Memories
In Williamsburg, reminding us that everything has a history—including clothes.
Markowitz Demands a Brooklyn Apple Store
Borough President Marty Markowitz has put together a video for Steve Jobs, asking him to open an Apple store in the borough of kings. Still no word on what Jobs makes of this. Watch the video here.
Missing Man: Contact Crimestoppers With Any Info
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing Bushwick man, Gspendito Martines, 71. He was last seen leaving his Bushwick home on Tuesday at 6 p.m. [...]
Confirmed Arrest Over Borough Park Abduction Attempt
A man has been arrested by police on 18 Avenue and 55 Street. He was tracked using information about his vehicle, a black SUV, which the child identified.
Gay and Jewish in Brooklyn
by Amanda Julius Benjy Unger remembers sitting cross-legged on his therapist’s floor, waiting to be tapped on the head. Dressed in traditional Orthodox Jewish regalia, “the whole garb,” the 25 year-old was playing duck, duck, goose. The children’s game is one of several tactics used by Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality, or JONAH, to...
Jobless suffer despite employment rise
By Amanda Julius After losing her job in January, Esther Coleman became a statistic. She is now one of the 20,000 Americans who were laid off last month even as national unemployment dropped from 10 to 9.7 percent, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor today. As an updated report on unemployment...