Their firefighter sibling, Stephen, never made it to their family game on Sept. 11, 2001 As much as the Siller brothers loved golf, it was a rare and special day when all four of them could play together. Russ was a college professor, George owned a sporting goods store, Frank sold fur coats, and...
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July 31, 2011August 11, 2011Brooklyn Life
Battle of the Boardwalk: Concrete or Wood?
The iconic planks of Coney Island and Brighton Beach are due for a makeover, and not everyone is pleased. Despite a cool evening rain, Dionne Rose and Jason Zanora decided to walk out to the Coney Island Boardwalk after their last day of school at nearby Lincoln High School in June. They hid from the...
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July 14, 2011July 23, 2011Brooklyn Life
Chernobyl’s Ripples Sicken Brooklyn Immigrants
Exposure to radiation 25 years ago appears to have caused a spike in thyroid cancer rates among Soviet émigrés in the Coney Island area