Southwest Brooklyn’s Asian-American community, up in arms over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to eliminate the do-or-die entrance exam for the city’s elite high schools, is busy planning its next move in the escalating fight. A group of parents met with Assemblymember William Colton, who is supporting their efforts, at the United Progressive Democratic Club […]
Cops are looking for the man they say stole $2,000 from a Bensonhurst synagogue while draped in a Jewish prayer shawl known as a tallit. According to police, the man broke into the Yeshiva Ohel Torah Synagogue near 63rd Street and 17th Avenue through a side window and swiped the cash from the place of […]
One safety pin hangs out of Mitch Cohen’s mouth as he stabs another into a mahogany cuff of mink fur, labeling the fur coat with a sticky note for storage until next winter. The 63-year-old Brooklynite has been working in the fur business for over 30 years. Now, he says, a proposed bill in the […]