By Idil Abshir Cortelyou Road feels so self-contained that at times it resembles a small town. Like a residential Russian doll, Cortelyou Road has become a neighborhood within the broader neighborhood of Flatbush. A seven-block stretch from Coney Island Avenue to East 17th Street, Cortelyou Road is home to over 85 businesses. On weekends the...
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December 7, 2010December 8, 2010Live Wire
Fort Hamilton Wins PSAL Title
Fort Hamilton won the PSAL football title tonight, 8-6, over Lincoln at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers (13-0) won their first title since winning back-to-back championships in 2005 and 2006. Lincoln finished the season 12-1.
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Live Wire
Ft. Hamilton HS Leads Abraham Lincoln HS Going into Fourth Quarter
8 to 6 Fort Hamilton leads Lincoln entering the fourth at Yankee stadium. Both teams are 12-0 and playing for the PSAL championship.
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Live Wire
Wanted by the NYPD for Reckless Endangerment (Coney Island)
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance with the identity and whereabouts of the following individual wanted in connection with Reckless Endangerment in the confines of the 60pct. The circumstances are as follows: On Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 2048 hours the suspect, a M/H/30’s, did walk into 3202 Mermaid Ave. and fire two shots...
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Live Wire
Wanted by the NYPD for Robbery (Coney Island)
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance with the identity and whereabouts of the following individual wanted in connection to a robbery in the confines of the 60pct. The circumstances are as follows: On Monday, December 6, 2010 at approximately 1430 hours the suspect, an unidentified M/B, did follow the victim (M/W/72) into the elevator...
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Live Wire
Two Teenagers Charged with Hate Crime
Two teens assaulted a Brooklyn Hasidic man outside a yeshiva yesterday, and have been charged with hate crimes, the New York Post reports. The teens, 14 and 15, attacked shortly before 11 p.m. as the man left the Yeshiva Beer Hatorah in Williamsburg. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that the teens stated that “they did...
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Brooklyn Life, Live Wire
Brooklyn Woman Convicted for Smothering Baby
A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for the murder of her newborn daughter, New York Daily News reports. Laura Sergio, 28, reportedly smothered her baby and then got amnesia about it. Unless a court hears her appeal, Sergio could go to prison as early as this Thursday. Her lawyer maintains...
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December 7, 2010December 7, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Internet Vendor Arrested
A Brooklyn Internet merchant was arrested for mistreating his customers, The New York Times reports. Vitaly Borker, 34, believed that the online complaints resulting from the mistreatment would raise his Google profile. Borker was charged with one count of each wire fraud, mail fraud, cyberstalking and making interstate threats. He was arrested by agents of...
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November 29, 2010November 4, 2013Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Morning – Food Cart Woes at Atlantic-Pacific
by Idil Abshir After Thanksgiving people often feel rejuvenated, ready to power through to Christmas. For food cart vendors however, the days after the turkey and dressing, cranberry and pies, signal one thing: bad business. Sam Dib, a coffee and donut vendor on Atlantic Avenue and Pacific streets, says that he doesn’t really get customers...
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November 15, 2010November 15, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Nonprofit Loses $59K After Bribery Attempt
In a failed attempt to bribe a school principal and a custodian, the president of a Brooklyn nonprofit organization lost $59,000 in City Council grants, the New York Post reports. Gardy Barzela, the organization’s president, tried to bribe the school officials in order to garner support for his after-school program. An investigation by the Department...