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Salvatore Strazzullo in 2017: The Bensonhurst attorney is now facing allegations of stealing $1.5 million from elderly clients.Photo: Arthur de Gaeta/Brooklyn Eagle

Bensonhurst attorney accused of stealing $1.5 million from elderly clients

December 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

In a breach of trust and professional ethics, Brooklyn attorney Salvatore Strazzullo faces serious charges for allegedly pilfering nearly $1.5 million from three unsuspecting clients. This revelation was announced by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Thursday. Fifty-one-year-old Strazzullo, with his law office nestled on 18th Avenue in the heart of Bensonhurst, stands accused of […]

Bill Guarinello, long-serving chair of Brooklyn community board retires

June 13 | Helen Klein

BENSONHURST — After 33 years as chair of Community Board 11, Bill Guarinello presided over his final board meeting on Thursday. It was truly the end of an era, and those who were present during the meeting, at Il Centro, 8711 18th Avenue, were keenly aware of that fact, giving Guarinello, one of the longest-serving […]

Legendary pizzeria to have grand finale Sunday

February 23 | Jaime DeJesus

Lenny’s Pizza – which will live forever in Hollywood lore – is closing for good at 10 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant, at 1969 86th St., opened in 1953. It was immortalized in the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever,” in which Tony Manero, played by John Travolta, eats two slices of pizza at the same time. […]