Iconic Pizzeria Filmed in Saturday Night Fever Serves Its Last Slice By Linda Steinmuller “It was bittersweet to say goodbye to a Brooklyn tradition when the iconic Lenny’s Pizzeria in Bensonhurst closed after 70 years of great pizza,” Canarsie resident and DJ Jimmy Diele told

Police Officer Adeed Fayaz succumbed to injuries sustained in an attempted robbery, three days after the five-year veteran was shot in the head during a bogus Facebook Marketplace transaction in East New York (see “Suspect Arrested in Murder of Off-Duty Cop”). Hundreds of mourners, including members of

The auditorium at the Hebrew Educational Society was jam-packed for the January 31st meeting of the 69th Precinct Community Council.  Residents came to hear several distinguished guests, including NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Patrol Borough

The first meeting of the year for the 69th Precinct Community Council was held at the Hebrew Educational Society, 9502 Seaview Avenue, on Tuesday, January 31st, where the commanding officer gave a recap of 2022 crime statistics and presented Cop of the Month Awards to

The Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps held a special memorial in remembrance of their late Captain, Joseph Marcellino, at its Annual Holiday Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, January 18th, at the Hudson River Yacht Club. FVAC’s new Captain, Stuart Weiselberg, is pictured with the family

A proposal by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve bus service along the B82 SBS route received positive feedback, along with some concerns, from board members at the January 18th meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18), and a vote on the proposed changes will

Members of the 69th Precinct Clergy Council, under the leadership of Rev. Cecil Moonsam, stopped by the 69th Precinct stationhouse, at 9720 Foster Avenue, on Friday, January 13th, for the precinct’s daily Roll Call. It’s not uncommon for the Clergy Council to visit the officers