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Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to...

Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Racism, Regional Authority, New York City, Jesse Jackson

Police Seek 'Number 8' Killer After Third Shopkeeper Is Slain in Brooklyn

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Police continue to hunt for the so-called "Number 8 Killer," the man they suspect is behind the murders of three Brooklyn shopkeepers, two of them gunned down over the summer. Rahmatollah Vahidipour, 78, of Woodbourne Road in Great Neck, Long Island.,...

Tags: Nassau County, Criminals, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn (New York City), Paul Brown

Meet Marcus Samuelsson

Just when the chef memoir had started tasting a little overly familiar — the long struggles to cook their food their way, the breakthrough review, the stove burns, the final 60 pages where nothing much happens but happiness and prosperity —...

Tags: Tuberculosis, Cultural Development, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sweden, Meatballs

Nathan's Customers Say New Fries Are Not Cutting It

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Coney Island will forever be known for its boardwalk, the Cyclone, and Nathan’s Famous hot dogs.  And fans of the franks say nothing goes better with them than Nathan’s crunchy crinkle cut French fries. But recently customers are...

Tags: Cheddar Cheese, Career and Workplace, Foods and Beverages, Potatoes, Hot Dogs

Brooklyn Shop Owner Murder Linked To Similar Killing One Month Earlier

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The bullet that killed Issac Kadare, the 59-year-old owner of the Amazing 99 Cent store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, was linked to the same gun used in a similar killing of another Brooklyn store owner a month earlier. Kadare, an Egyptian-born devout Jew,...

Tags: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (New York City), Murder, New York City Police Department

Bizarre Motives Suspected In Brooklyn Shop Store Murders

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Police spent the weekend warning shop owners in several Brooklyn neighborhoods that there is a killer on the loose. Officers also believe he may be targeting stores with addresses that include the numbers 1,7 and 8. Police have released a sketch showing...

Tags: Bay Ridge, Ridge, Brooklyn (New York City), Sunset Park, Borough Park

Cops Investigating After Brooklyn Discount Store Owner Found Dead

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Brooklyn detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a Brooklyn shop owner found in his discount store. Detectives were still on the scene at 1877 86th St. in Bensonhurst Friday afternoon, nearly a day after the body was discovered. Cops say the...

Was Brooklyn Beggar Killed for "Million Photo" TV Collection?

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Homicide detectives are investigating the mysterious death of an Orthodox Jewish man who begged for money outside synagogues, even though his massive collection of vintage TV photos was said to be worth millions of dollars. 55 year old Howard Frank was...

Tags: Suicide, Clark Gable, Lucille Ball, Flatbush, Sunset Park

Con Edison Brownout Affecting Multiple Brooklyn Neighborhoods

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Con Edison is warning Brooklyn customers that, because of problems with electrical equipment, voltage is being reduced by 5 percent in certain neighborhoods. The neighborhoods affected are: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort...

Tags: Gerritsen Beach, Greenpoint, Bath Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Clinton Hill

Castmembers Talk About Drama Behind New Show 'Brooklyn 11223'

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Angelina Favuzza, Christie Livoti, Joey Lynn Tekulve and Valona Saka of Oxygen's newest reality show "Brooklyn 11223" stopped by to talk about the drama we can expect this season. Oxygen takes viewers to the close-knit Brooklyn community of Bay Ridge,...

Tags: Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Human Interest, Drama (genre), Television Industry

'Mob Wives' Star Karen Gravano On New Book 'Mob Daughter'

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From Karen Gravano, daughter of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano and star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives, comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood, where love and family go hand-in-hand with murder and betrayal. In MOB DAUTHTER: The Mafia, Sammy "The...

Tags: New York City, Brooklyn (New York City), Gambino Crime Family, Organized Crime, Television Industry

Teen Killed, Several Injured In Tragic Car Accident On Staten Island

A tragic car accident on Staten Island has left an 18-year-old man dead and several others injured, police said. According to authorities, the crash unraveled at around 9:45 p.m. Monday when the driver of a Chevy Suburban, identified as 25-year-old Brian...

Tags: Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Staten Island (New York City), Criminals, Injuries and Wounds