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Charity hunts ‘Frankie’s Heroes’ in cancer fight

Dyker Heights
When Dyker Heights teenager Francesco Loccisano was undergoing cancer treatments at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center in 2006 and 2007, he made sure to visit children in the hospital, his mother, Ca … Full Article
 

Fort Hamilton soldiers recall Martin Luther King Jr.’s march for justice

Dyker Heights
Soldiers stationed at the Fort Hamilton Army Base commemorated the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … Full Article
 

Brook-Krasny says gun control law will 'stop the madness'

Bay Ridge
As Congress prepares to debate President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, state lawmakers from Brooklyn are defending their “yes” votes on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s tough new anti-gun measures. … Full Article
 

New Utrecht Library closing for technology upgrade

Bensonhurst
Attention bibliophiles!  Bensonhurst residents are losing one of their favorite local libraries, but only temporarily. … Full Article
 

Brooklyn's Republican rep has high hopes for ‘Problem Solvers’ in Congress

Bay Ridge
Saying that the issues the country is facing are “too big for one party,” U.S. … Full Article
 

Golden aide confirms he’s mulling run for Bay Ridge council seat

Bay Ridge
He has worked quietly and diligently behind the scenes in Bay Ridge politics for more than a decade. But now, a top aide to state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) is planning a move that will propel him into the spotlight. … Full Article
 

Grimm relieved at Sandy bill’s passage and new Brooklyn funds

Bay Ridge
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Staten Island) issued the following statement after the House passed a $50 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tuesday night. … Full Article
 

Conservative Party head calls gun bill Cuomo’s ‘political theater’

Bay Ridge
Is the state’s tough new gun control bill the opening salvo in the 2016 presidential campaign? Mike Long thinks so. … Full Article
 

Calling Spencer Tracy! Boys Town is coming to Dyker Heights

Dyker Heights
The classic movie “Boys Town,” depicting a Catholic priest’s efforts to save a bunch of tough street kids from a life of crime, will be coming to life in Dyker Heights, only without Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. … Full Article
 

Bay Ridge parents seek cure for son’s rare disease

Bay Ridge
Dayna Scarso knew something was wrong with her two-year-old son Pietro when she took him to the playground near her Bay Ridge home last year. “In the park, he was just slower than the other boys,” she told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. … Full Article
 

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