Story of the corner store, as seen in City Limits
This report by Brooklyn News Service writer Kiran Sury appeared on the City Limits Brooklyn Bureau Web site. On the corner of Flatbush Avenue and …[read more]
Bed-Stuy, Do or Buy
By ROBERT GARCIA Mshari Whaley remembers what it was like. “I use to collect the crack bottles on the street, because I liked the colors …[read more]
Learning to live with the Barclays Center
By JERMECIA EDWARDS A few days after a Department of Environmental Protection inspector came to measure the noise level at Wayne Bailey’s loft on Dean …[read more]
Slow recovery in Howard Beach
By SANDRA ALMONTE It was only the beginning of a long and grueling nightmare for Lisa Urena, 27, and her boyfriend Matt Caputo, 30, when …[read more]
The Heretofore Untold Story of College Students Devastated by Hurricane Sandy
By Amanda Rodriguez Flooding in Brooklyn is not something we see often; however, when Hurricane Sandy stormed New York, she took with her the lives …[read more]
Sandy still taking toll on Red Hook businesses
By DAVID BELTRAN Sitting on a black leather chair with her cat lying stretched across the floor by the fireplace, Triciann Botta waits for customers …[read more]
Recalling Jews and Italians in old Bensonhurst
By JAMILLE SUTTON The Italians began settling in Bensonhurst in the early 1900s. According to Aimee Cohen, 70, a Jewish immigrant from Egypt, Jews began …[read more]
In Bensonhurst, Chinese and Italians again live side by side
By JAMILLE SUTTON Tim Law, a Hong Kong native and long-time resident of Bensonhurst, counsels Chinese immigrants who move to the once predominantly Italian-American Brooklyn …[read more]