It’s been a while since we boarded the nostalgia train over at Wandering NYC. Here are some old real estate ads I found while scouring Google for the names of South Brooklyn developers and architects. I had hoped to save these for a longer history/ architecture piece, but decided to have a little fun with what I have so far.
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In a second, unrelated incident involving gun-play in the neighborhood since last week, one neighbor shot at another brandishing a pistol in a neighborhood barbershop yesterday. This time, instead of a happy ending, the shooting resulted in the loss of someone’s life.
The Daily News reports that the deadly altercation took place inside of Macione’s Barbershop on Bath Avenue. According to the newspaper, off duty NYC Corrections Officer Michael Minnini, age 25, was threatened by a neighbor who had been involved in a long standing feud with Minnini’s family. The neighbor, Carlo Calabro, age 77, allegedly entered the shop while Minnini was getting a haircut and “got into it” with Mr. Minnini, pulling out a silver .25-caliber handgun.
Officer Minnini then pulled out his own service-issued 9-MM pistol. According to witnesses quoted in the Daily News, the pair fought and five shots were heard coming from the barbershop. Mr. Minnini walked away with minor injuries while Calabro died, apparently from a gunshot wound to the head
Egbert Benson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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On Wednesday Jaqueline Benjamin, a 17-year MTA veteran, says she was repeatedly punched by a passenger while driving the B82 bus. Alicea Diaz of Coney Island, the woman accused of the assault, claims that the bus operator was driving too slowly and that was the source of the conflict, according to the New York Post. Assaulting a MTA bus operator is a felony in New York State punishable by up to 7 years in prison.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is leaning toward a smoking ban on beaches and in parks in New York City. “When you ask people in parks or on beaches they say they just don’t want smokers there,” “People take their cigarette butts and packages and just throw them away.” Bloomberg said. DO IT MIKE!!! He is right on this issue…people just throw their butts and other shit all over the once pristine beaches. People should be fined for smoking especially with children around…as well as leaving fast food wrappers and cups on beach to blow around and end up in the ocean water. People that leave and break glass bottles on the beach should spend the night in the tombs. OK…too harsh? How about mandatory 8 hr community service for the litterbugs to clean up after the unsanitary litterbugs…what do you think??
Villa Paradiso, on Bath Avenue at the corner of 20th Avenue. All photos: Brian Hedden
Last week, I tried out an Italian restaurant on Bath Avenue called Villa Paradiso. I’m still working out the kinks in the “BK Southie Eats” feature (blogging about this was a bit of an afterthought – expect any future articles to be a bit more descriptive than this one), but I thought you might be interested in hearing about it. Continue reading »
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