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Vandal writes anti-Semitic message on community board office door

Borough Park

Police are looking for a vandal who wrote anti-Semitic graffiti on a Borough Park building that houses the offices of Community Board 12 over the weekend. … Full Article

Dyker Heights Intermediate School principal to retire

Dyker Heights

Madeleine Brennan, the longtime principal of Dyker Heights Intermediate School whose tenure began during the Kennedy Administration, has announced her retirement, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle has learned. … Full Article

Past and future collide in NY-centric novel

Bay Ridge

In “Astor Place Vintage” (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster), a novel by New York-based writer Stephanie Lehmann, the past and the future … Full Article

Volunteers give Milestone gift to Bensonhurst – a cleaner park

Bensonhurst

Sweeping changes have come to Milestone Park in Bensonhurst. Literally! … Full Article

Bay Ridge history buffs have a new leader

Bay Ridge

The Bay Ridge Historical Society, a group founded the same year the nation celebrated the Bicentennial, has started a new era with the election of a new president. … Full Article

Website captures Midwood seniors’ memories

Midwood

Most people are familiar with the basic history of the “Greatest Generation” – how many of its members suffered during the Depression, fought during World War II, then came home to take advantage of the G.I. Bill and start careers and families. … Full Article