
PARK SLOPE — A GYM TEACHER at a high school in Park Slope was arrested Wednesday after sending a Snapchat picture of his penis to a 16-year-old female student after propositioning her, according to the Daily News. Michael Boitano, 40, an athletic director at a school on the John Jay campus, was busted after the girl told several of her classmates, who informed school staffers. Boitano, who is married, was released on $10,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the girl and have no contact with her, according to the News.
An earlier report stated that Boitano worked at Millennium Brooklyn High School. Millennium’s Principal Kevin Conway told the Brooklyn Eagle on Thursday, however, that Boitano never worked at Millennium, but rather a different school on the John Jay Campus, which houses multiple schools.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.