By Evan MacDonald In the end, there were no surprises. Goliath had David’s number on Saturday afternoon in Coney Island, as undefeated Abraham Lincoln rolled to a 38-14 win over Sheepshead Bay yesterday in the first round of the PSAL playoffs. With the drama virtually settled after the opening period, the emotions on each side...
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November 15, 2010November 16, 2010Brooklyn Life
Whatever happened to Pastor Ann?
By Lynn La Pastor Ann Kansfield believes there is a war going on—a cultural crusade against her family values. Raised by a father who was a pastor himself in downtown Rochester, N.Y, she is a huge proponent of marriage. She believes she is “way too conservative” to not get married. Asked why she got married...
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November 15, 2010November 16, 2010Brooklyn Life
Video: So Much Jewelry
By Michael Keller
In Little Pakistan, Once Upon a Time Antiques on Coney Island Avenue remains a neighborhood center.
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Students in Brooklyn Exposed to ‘Benign’ Substance
Students at Frederick Douglass Academy in Starrett City, Brooklyn were exposed to a ‘benign’ substance today, CBS New York.com reports. Eleven students and two adults were treated after they were exposed to the unknown substance. Reports say a student may have brought some substance or chemical and sprayed it or exposed other students to it....
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Literally at Butt of ’30 Rock’ Joke
Brooklyn received attention on last night’s NBC comedy 30 Rock in the form of a fictional brand (Brooklyn Without Limits) of a pair of denim jeans worn by the shows main character Liz Lemon, Entertainment Weekly reports. The brand BWL was visible on the waist of Lemon’s rear end. The episode parodied the hipster style that...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Five Schools in Brooklyn Receive Magnet School Grants
Five schools in Brooklyn received $3.3 million in magnet school grants from the U.S. Department of Education, The Greenpoint Gazette reports. One school, MS 126, will receive $1.5 million over three years and is looking to develop an environmental engineering program. The decision was made by a vote of students, faculty and parents of the...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Police Arrest 20 for Entering Abandoned Subway Station
Police have arrested 20 people for trying to enter an abandoned subway station that is known for its underground street art, The New York Times reports. Police have confronted subway art goers in plain clothes. The arrested were charged with criminal trespass and some others were caught with graffiti paraphernalia, officers said. “This is not an art...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Williamsburg to Receive Own Branded Cigarettes
Williamsburg will be featured on packs of Camel-brand cigarettes, The Wall Street Journal reports. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. started a campaign that features various American cities on packs of cigarettes. Austin, TX and Las Vegas have already been featured by the company as part of their 10-week contest asking participants to guess where the camel mascot...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Cigar Lounge Choking Out Fort Greene Residents
Some residents in Fort Greene are complaining a cigar lounge is forcing them to reconsider their residential locales, New York Daily News reports. Diamonte’s Brooklyn Cigar Lounge on South Oxford St. opened last year and is moving some neighbors to seal their windows to keep cigar smoke from seeping into their apartments. “I cannot open...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Woman Suing Hospital for Skin Rotting
A Brooklyn woman is suing a hospital in Coney Island for a botched injection meant for her diabetes that left skin on her arm rotting, Gothamist reports. Marie Louis-Jeune, 55, received an injection at the Coney Island Hospital but the staff missed her veins leaving a calcium chloride solution to eat away at the epidermis around...