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Bensonhurst native to present Brooklyn-inspired stories
Bensonhurst
Author, poet and playwright John Biscello is a Bensonhurst native, but he’s lived in Taos, NM for the past eleven years. This summer he will be returning to New York to read from various Bensonhurst-inspired stories. … Full Article
Golden, Malliotakis demand NYPD crackdown on ‘day spas’
Bay Ridge
Alarmed at the number of massage parlors and day spas opening up in Bay Ridge, two of the neighborhood’s elected officials called on the New York Police Department and other agencies to investigate the establishments to make sure there’s no hanky-panky going on behind closed doors. … Full Article
DiNapoli meets with small business owners
Bay Ridge
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli met with a group of small business owners in Bay Ridge on June 14, assuring the merchants that they had a sympathetic ear in state government and promising to do what he could to make their lives easier. … Full Article
Massage parlors rub Bay Ridge residents the wrong way
Bay Ridge
Charging that a slew of massage parlors that have opened up in Bay Ridge in recent months might be offering customers “more than they advertise,” namely that they are fronts for prostitution, Councilman Vincent Gentile has contacted the 68th Police Precinct and the Brooklyn district attorne … Full Article
Brooklyn Hospitality HS feted at Cipriani’s
Flatbush
The Brooklyn Academy of Hospitality and Tourism was honored at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on May 6 at the National Academy Foundation’s (NAF) annual Benefit. … Full Article
NY-centric novel to launch in Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge
In “Astor Place Vintage,” a novel by New York-based writer Stephanie Lehmann (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster), the past and present intertwine through the stories of two women—one longing to succeed in a rapidly modernizing world and the other clinging tightly to yesterday. … Full Article
Fort Hamilton dedicates bluff in memory of a fallen soldier
Bay Ridge
At the Fort Hamilton Army Base there is a bluff on the waterfront that offers a breathtaking view of the Narrows and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. … Full Article
Regina Opera presents Verdi’s `La Traviata’ as season finale
Bay Ridge
As part of the worldwide bicentennial tribute to Italy’s great composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), on Saturday June 8, the Regina Opera presented his masterpiece, “La Traviata,” for the finale of its 43rd season at its new theatre at O … Full Article
Toys ‘R’ US reopens June 28 at Caesar’s Bay mall
Bensonhurst
Bensonhurst residents will once again have a place to buy toys for their children. … Full Article
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