Category: <span>Brooklyn Life</span>

By Evan MacDonald Nunzio Franzese, 56, of Gravesend, won the 4th Brooklyn Senior Idol competition and the $500 grand prize Saturday night with his rendition of “Mack the Knife,” a song most famously associated with Bobby Darin. The contest was held at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and was sponsored by State Senator...

By Alex Gecan I decided to pedal my old aluminum Trek out to Red Hook from Morningside Heights rather than wait for the C-train. I arrived at the Bamboo Bike Studio, at 201 Richards St. a little before 7:00. Sean Murray, one of the co-founders of the studio, was arriving at the same time; he...

By Cambrey Thomas Aurelio “AJ” Manresa, Jr. liked to play handball. Candice Battice, a family friend who knew Manresa and saw him grow up, remembers him as a 6’3″ athletic 22-year-old who liked hitting the gym and playing sports. But of all the games he played, she said, he liked handball best. “He would walk around...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mourners Reflect Days After Fatal Shooting in DUMBO By Cambrey Thomas Two days after Aurelio “A.J.” Manresa, 21, was shot to death outside one of the Farragut Houses at 191 Sands St., the talk of the street was of confusion. With glass vigil candles and messages written in marker on ripped cardboard boxes tapped to the wall...

By Kristofer Ríos As Christhian Diaz celebrated his graduation from Cooper Union last May, his mother insisted that he take pictures with everyone: friends, classmates, even seniors he didn’t know well. She had a lot to be proud of. Diaz, who is a 24-year-old illegal immigrant, had overcome many obstacles to get his diploma. He...