The New York Times leads this sad story uncomfortably close to “a man walks into a bar,” considering it involves a murder.
Joe Seals, 64, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, was convicted of the second-degree murder of Robert Ellis, a bouncer at a local bar. Seals, a regular at Sportsman’s Athletic Club over the years, admittedly shot Ellis in [...]
Archive for October, 2008
After Years of Bullying, Man Retaliates
Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Drug Bust in Bed-Stuy
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, crime, police on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty-one drug dealers, two handguns, four shootings, and 200-plus bags of crack. After a year-long investigation, the NYPD struck down on a ring of thugs that had been terrorizing local residents at the Kingsborough Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where they held their operations.
Police were tipped off after receiving fearful letters from residents. Read more in the [...]
Soup Restaurant Arrives Just in Time for Winter
Posted in Crown Heights, economy, money on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No, not soup kitchen. A real, bonafide soup restaurant may be arriving in the dead of recession time, all the way from Guyana. So says Stabroek News about German’s, a local Tiger Bay restaurant specializing in soups. Rumor has it that they’re looking to open up shop right on Church Avenue in Crown Heights, where [...]
The Blotter
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, blotter, police on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Police discovered Bed-Stuy resident Dave Walker beaten to death at his home on Macon Street Tuesday morning. Police suspect an attempted robbery, although there was no sign of forced entry. Walker was a retired correction officer and landlord for two other houses in Bed-Stuy and one in downtown Brooklyn.
The Daily News has the details.
Pet Stores: Luxury or Necessity?
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, economy, money on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At Cherish Pet Boutique in Bedford-Stuyvesant last week, a litter of eight blue-nosed pitbulls were yapping away. There used to be nine (one was bought), and these tykes were just two-months old. Since hearing about various economic-downturn-cum-pets stories, I was curious how this one store was faring.
The receptionist, Marcela Ortid, was a new hire (no [...]
PETA Polices Kosher Practices
Posted in Crown Heights, Hasidim on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For Yom Kippur celebrations last week, live chickens were killed in Crown Heights as part of the annual kapparot ritual. Philip Schein, animal rights activist and PETA member, went down to Eastern Parkway to observe and monitor the ceremony, which takes place out in plain view. He did the same thing last year with a [...]
Teacher Wins Technology Grant
Posted in Bedford-Stuyvesant, education on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Michael Doig, an Earth Sciences teacher at Bedford Stuyvesant Preparatory High School, applied for a grant at the end of the last school year, he assumed it was just going to end up in the ether. “It was one of those things that constantly comes through the mailbox,” Doig said about the application. But [...]
