City Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone followed through on a promise made last year in awarding a check worth $25,000 to Bryant Hamilton for providing information leading to an arrest and conviction of a man found guilty of vandalizing several religious statues in Queens and Brooklyn, including the desecration of a statuie of St. Pius X in Canarsie. More...

One of the most exquisitely decorated houses in Brooklyn - and perhaps the entire city - during the holiday season is the residence (above as it looked last year) in Bergen Beach at National and Arkansas drives. With several alterations this year, the brightly-lit home attracts a daily stream of visitors. It is adorned with hundreds of lights and other Christmas delights that makes it appropriate for children of all ages. Neil S. Friedman More...

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