By Alex Ellefson on Sep 02, 2015 05:15 pm Customers poured into Brooklyn’s first Macy’s Backstage at the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza — one of six pilot locations opening this fall for the company’s new discount stores — immediately after a Wednesday morning ribbon-cutting ceremony. “Welcome to Backstage,” Peter Sachse, Macy’s chief for innovation and business development, announced before the ribbon cutting. “We at Macy’s have [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Sep 02, 2015 02:54 pm Two Coney Island men were sentenced Wednesday for a bloody 2012 stabbing attack against rival gang members that left one man dead and another with slash wounds to his throat, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced. Alex “Shorty†Escamilla and Heiberto “Big Boy†Guerrero received sentences of  21 years to life in prison and 20 [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Sep 02, 2015 02:02 pm A portion of Hubbard Street will be dual-named “Seth Kushner Way” in honor of the beloved pop culture photographer, comic writer and Sheepshead Bay native who died of leukemia earlier this year, according to the website Bleeding Cool. The naming ceremony will take place on October 4th near Kushner’s childhood home at Shore Parkway and Hubbard Street, [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Sep 02, 2015 01:01 pm More than two months after closing the 86th Street storefront where it operated for 21 years, renowned cake and pastry maker Baku Bakery will reopen at a new location on Avenue U within the next week, the store’s owners says. The bakery announced on its website that it was back in business. “We couldn’t stay away [...]
By Rachel Silberstein on Sep 02, 2015 12:00 pm Get your hands dirty for a great cause. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium Education Department and Partnerships for Parks’ Catalyst Program are looking for volunteers to help them collect, identify, and clean up litter along the shoreline of Kaiser Park. The International Coastal Cleanup Day will take place on Saturday September 19, from [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Sep 02, 2015 10:00 am Congressman Hakeem Jeffries announced Tuesday he would support the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran. In a lengthy article published on Medium, Jeffries explained how he arrived at his decision: This deal is not perfect. Nevertheless, after rigorous examination, I have concluded that upholding the agreement and affirming the diplomatic path that has been charted represents [...]
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