Pedestrian Killed On Belt Parkway
     Aman, who apparently wandered onto the Belt Parkway - before the eastbound Rockaway Parkway exit - late Tuesday night, was struck by a late model four-door Hyundai sedan and landed in a westbound lane where he was hit by another car that fled the scene, according to a source at the scene. Police a...
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Rkwy. Pkwy. Shopping Center Rite Aid To Close
By Charles Rogers With Dara Mormile
      Now it's official. The Rite Aid Pharmacy in the shopping center at Rockaway Parkway and Avenue M will close next Wednesday, September 26. It is the second large chain store in that shopping center to close, following Waldbaum's supermarket, which shut down earlier this year.
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Maisel Hints Dusk-To-Dawn Pier Closing Plan May Be Rescinded
By Dara Mormile
      Assemblyman Alan Maisel (pictured) told residents at last week's United Canarsie South Civic Association (UCSCA) meeting that he believed Gateway National Park Service is looking to rescind their plan to close Canarsie Pier from dusk to dawn as a result of community opposition.
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