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Night And Day You Are The One (as the Cole Porter song says): Dyker Heights grocery shop 3 Guys From Brooklyn is open all night. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

3 Guys From Brooklyn, the other Brooklyn grocer with cult status

Food, Glorious Food. Whole Foods isn't the only B'KLYN grocer with cult status. In the southwest section of the borough — where the Whole Foods that hit Gowanus in late 2013 is too far away to be a convenient shopping spot — 3 Guys From Brooklyn is the grocer people talk about. … Full Article
 
Cyclists who completed a 650-mile fundraising trek from West Bloomfield, Mich., to Borough Park, Brooklyn, celebrated at the Investors Bank branch at 13th Avenue and 47th Street with fellow cyclists and friends. They were raising funds for Friendship Circle, a Jewish organization that helps children with special needs.

Borough Park cyclists ride 650 miles to raise funds for special children

Seven women who are part of the Investors Bank Bike 4 Friendship Cycling Team pedaled down 13th Avenue in Borough Park to complete a 650-mile fundraising trek on July 8. … Full Article
 
Brave little Pietro Scarso receives his first infusion of an experimental new drug.

Experimental drug gives Bay Ridge boy hope

A Bay Ridge boy bravely battling a rare and deadly form of muscular dystrophy is finding new hope in an experimental drug he is taking as part of a clinical trial 3,000 miles from home. … Full Article
 
The block of 19th Avenue between 80th and 81st streets looks brand new.

Treyger pumps $400,000 into repaving streets

Residents of Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Coney Island will have to be on the lookout throughout the summer for signs about parking restrictions on their streets. … Full Article
 
The promenade, which sits in the shadow of the majestic Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, is a popular place for pedestrians, bike riders, and those who want to capture the beauty of the waterfront with cameras.

Parks Dept. to repair Shore Road Promenade potholes

The Shore Road Promenade, a popular place for bike riders and pedestrians, resembles the surface of the moon, according to Bay Ridge officials, who said the pathway is littered with crater-sized potholes, some as deep as 12 inches. … Full Article
 
Arnold Silveri and his grandson, Nicholas Vilardi, 13, are both big baseball fans. Photo courtesy Silveri

Brooklyn native pens book on Sandy Koufax

Next year will mark 50 years since Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Sandy Koufax announced his retirement at the premature age of 30 due to arthritis in his pitching arm. … Full Article
 
State Sen. Marty Golden, pictured with members of the firefighters’ union in Albany last month, sponsored the bill in the senate. Assemblymember Peter Abbate was the assembly sponsor. Photo courtesy Golden’s office

State extends Sept. 11 task force for five years

A bipartisan bill sponsored by two Brooklyn lawmakers to extend the life of a Sept. 11 task force that assists first responders has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. … Full Article
 
The Rhapsody Players will be singing great hits from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s at their show. Photo courtesy John Heffernan

Rhapsody Players to perform ‘Summer in the City’ concert

Now that summer is in full swing, a Bay Ridge-based singing group is eager to help audiences celebrate the season. … Full Article
 
Councilmember Vincent Gentile (right) congratulates Alfonso and Sylvia Valentin, the king and queen of the prom. Photo courtesy NYU Lutheran

Shore Hill prom turns seniors into teenagers again

Proms aren’t just for high school students anymore. … Full Article
 
Alec Brook-Krasny resigned from the New York State Assembly on Tuesday. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Candidates scramble to run for Brook-Krasny’s seat

With Alec Brook-Krasny’s resignation from the New York state Assembly effective July 7, speculation is mounting over who will run for his seat. … Full Article
 

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