Stephen Witt
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Beyonce and mom help recovering Brooklynites
March 8, 2010 | 3:45pmLooking every bit as beautiful and glamorous as her superstar persona, pop diva Beyoncé, and her mother Tina Knowles came to dumbo last week to help people addled by drug...
Beyonce comes to DUMBO
March 5, 2010 | 5:07amOne of pop music’s brightest stars is coming to DUMBO Mar 5 - with the mom. Beyoncé and Tina Knowles are scheduled to speak at the opening of the Beyoncé...
Bars to stay away from Churches
March 4, 2010 | 1:05amTwo Brooklyn lawmakers are tightening a law so people don’t drink near where they pray.Under State Sen. Dan Squadron and Assemblymember Joan Millman’s bill, a loophole will be closed in...
U.S officials look at downtown Brooklyn for economic abuse
March 4, 2010 | 12:14amWhile advocates for the poor admit that a local economic boost hardly compares to life-and-death abuses around the world, they appeared downright giddy to get federal officials to inspect a...
City to move nearly 500 workers to downtown Brooklyn
March 3, 2010 | 11:12pmRiders on the B54 bus going to Jay Street/Borough Hall and others in downtown Brooklyn may soon see an ease in security measures.At the same time, another 460 workers will...
Barclays Center to do official groundbreaking
March 3, 2010 | 9:49pmWith the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center arena set for March 11, the ducks finally seem to be lining up in a row for developer Forest City Ratner.The...
AY starts off an economic boom for Brooklyn contractors
March 3, 2010 | 9:49pmWith the Barclays Center arena and the Atlantic Yards project officially underway, all the parties to the Community Benefits Agreement say they expect the agreement to be honored.The 2005 CBA...
Water bills expected to increase in double digits
March 3, 2010 | 4:29pmWith water rate hikes expected to be in double digits when they are announced next month, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner came to Brooklyn recently to discuss projects...
Tischler off ballot in 44th District City Council race
March 3, 2010 | 4:28pmAll he needed was 765 signatures and a dream of becoming the first 18-year-old city council member.But Abraham Tischler’s dream went up in smoke Tuesday when the city Board of...
Tall building makes for short tempers
March 2, 2010 | 2:19amA half-built house on a quaint Sheepshead Bay street has become a lightning rod of discontent for keeping the neighborhood character intact.Community Board 15 voted 27-2 with four abstentions to...
Fire erupts in Sheepshead hell house
March 1, 2010 | 9:25pmThe Sheepshead Bay “Hell House” earned its moniker Friday morning after a smoky fire forced panicked residents out into the two-day blizzard.Firefighters responded at about 8:30 a.m. after the blaze...
Brooklyn lawmakers do fine by the environment
February 26, 2010 | 5:31pmBrooklyn’s lawmakers in Washington received glowing grades on their 2009 National Environmental Scorecard, according to the national League of Conservation voters (LCV).The criteria for the scores comes from how lawmakers...
Locked out church congregants hold annual meeting
February 25, 2010 | 12:49amA Boerum Hill congregation may still be locked out of their church, but it won’t stop them from holding their annual meeting — in Brooklyn Heights.The Bethlehem Lutheran Church, located...
Atlantic Avenue BID moves forward
February 24, 2010 | 9:33pmAs far as downtown Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) go, the one proposed for Atlantic Avenue appears more accommodating to many of the small shops that line the strip.That was the...
Brave cop ends armed robbery pattern
February 23, 2010 | 10:39pmQuick thinking and keen observation helped end a string of armed robberies of fruit stores and bodegas.It also earned the police officer who made the collar the 67th Precinct’s Cop...
Longtime Coney Island supervisor retires
February 23, 2010 | 10:39pmWith the chin whiskers of his goatee nearly down to his chest and a twinkle in his eye, Thomas “Duke” Schneider appears as your typical Coney Island character.Which makes sense...
Uptick in murder rocks East flatbush
February 23, 2010 | 9:16pmWith five murders in a little more than the first five weeks of 2010, violent crime continues to haunt the streets of East flatbush.Last year the precinct led Patrol Borough...
Race heats up for 44th District City Council seat
February 23, 2010 | 4:35pmWith money to spare and endorsements raining down faster than a summer thunderstorm, the two frontrunners in the special 44th District City Council race are galloping toward the March 23...
Race heats up for 44th District City Council seat
February 23, 2010 | 2:32pm44challengeB/K/F/PSnewsone pic2-25-10editedRace heats up for 44th District City Council seatGreenfield and Lazar clear frontrunners By Stephen WittWith money to spare and endorsements raining down faster than a summer thunderstorm, the...
Sign honoring American military in Iraq to get replaced
February 22, 2010 | 9:16pmA bitter cold wind whipped off the ocean causing many in the crowd gathered at the corner of Oriental Boulevard and Corbin Place last Friday to shiver and shudder.But it...