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Dec 28, 2024 · Community leader Basil Capetanakis died Dec. 22 at age 94. Capetanakis was a founding member of the Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District; chairman of Community Board 10 from 1992 to 1995, and a longtime board member of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the Bay Ridge Community Council’s Civic Award in 2014. “He was a pillar of our community and active in the Greek ...

Jan 2, 2025 · A Christmas Eve fire destroyed a two-story house under construction on Shore Road Lane. The blaze began around 3 a.m. and was …

After nine years, South Brooklyn Foundry has served its final meal. Customers were surprised when the restaurant at 6909 Third Ave. suddenly …

Nov 16, 2024 · Dozens of New York’s Bravest battled brush fires at the Marine Park Golf Course Nov. 8 and 13. Both blazes broke out …

Jan 10, 2025 · Two cops saved a 22-day-old girl who was choking on milk in a home on Eighth Avenue and 43rd Street Dec. 27. Officers Zihan Liu and Jeshua Hernandez were called to the home at 9:30 p.m. They lifted the unconscious child and Liu slapped her back to clear the blockage. The girl regained consciousness ...

Five of the six suspects outside a store after the attack. Photos courtesy of NYPD

Jan 16, 2025 · A two-alarm fire destroyed a home on 20th Avenue and Bay 25th Street Jan. 12. The blaze started at 4:15 p.m. on the porch outside the 2½-story building and 106 firefighters extinguished the flames in an hour. No one was injured. Firefighters battle the blaze in Gravesend. Images via Google Maps The ...

Two men went on a stabbing spree Tuesday morning in front of the Shell gas station on Fifth Avenue and 36th Street. …

Jan 29, 2025 · Capt. Mobeen Yasin was named the commanding officer of the 72nd Precinct this month. The precinct serves Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace. “With almost two decades of police experience, he’s eager to address precinct conditions and to continue building strong community relations,” according to ...