Have You Seen Missing Brooklyn Man Victor Kruglyak?

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A Silver Alert has been issued for Victor Kruglyak, an 82-year-old white man from Brightwater Court and Brighton 5th Street in Brooklyn. The missing has Alzheimer’s and dementia and may be in need of medical attention.

Kruglyak is 5'4" tall, 150lbs, with white hair. He is wearing a yellow t-shirt, brown shorts and a blue baseball hat.

Last Seen: Near Corbin Place and Oriental Boulevard in Brooklyn at approximately 10:00 AM on 7/10.

If you see him, call 911.

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Another Body Found in Prospect Park Lake; Incurable Disease Hits Brooklyn Oak Trees; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Linus, Dachshund (10 m/o), Dekalb & Portland Ave., Brooklyn, NY • "He barely graduated dog school." pic.twitter.com/dJmEOb6yaf

— The Dogist (@thedogist) January 1, 2017

- A search for a missing person ended tragically Monday, when the body of a 19-year-old man was pulled from Prospect Park’s lake. [Daily News]

- Deadly, incurable & fast spreading oak wilt disease detected in Brooklyn trees. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn cheerleaders need help getting to the national championship in Orlando. [abc7]

- Cops are looking for a man who tried to rip off a woman’s pants in an elevator in Ditmas Park. [Daily News]

- The big-money developers who lavished cash on Mayor de Blasio’s nonprofit appear to be behind the planning of the multibillion-dollar Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) trolley line. [NY Post]

- Brighton Beach is brought to life through the lens of Franck Bohbot in this 'Little Odessa' series. [fubiz]

- Brooklyn to show up in force at post-inauguration protest. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- To kick off the Trump era, the House votes to get rid of the Office of Congressional Ethics. [TPM]

WATCH: Nicki Minaj performs "Starships", from "The Pinkprint Tour: Nicki Minaj Live From Brooklyn" concert special. pic.twitter.com/HNJmWsqMVf

— Minaj Society (@MinajSociety) January 2, 2017

Nicki Minaj performs "Starships", from "The Pinkprint Tour in Brooklyn.

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Troy Avenue 'All Good;' Cop Snapchats Unfortunate Family; More Fortis Plans for LICH Filed and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn: Rapper Troy Ave was shot in the arm & grazed in the head while driving Maserati on East 91st St & Linden Blvd. @AllisonPapson pic.twitter.com/2k2RrKiBqR

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 26, 2016

- Troy Avenue 'all good' after getting shot twice in Brooklyn on Christmas. [Rolling Stone]

- A sad Christmas: An NYPD officer was suspended without pay after posting a humiliating photo of a handcuffed Brownsville family to Snapchat. [DNAinfo]

- Fortis files plans for another tower on the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- How an abandoned building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard became a hub for pioneering startups. [WSJ]

- Two gay guys visit friends in Brooklyn, have their picture taken. Now they're on the wall of the new Second Avenue subway line. [Star Tribune]

- Cops are looking for a 50-year-old man who assaulted a 29-year-old man inside a bar in Brighton Beach. [PIX11]

- Ortiz: Don’t dump homeless in Sunset Park hotels. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- No Rockettes will be forced to perform at Trump's inauguration. [Slate]

- The Twitter account of Sony Music falsely tweeted Monday that Britney Spears had died. [USA Today]

Taiwanese, Brooklyn-based artist Min Liu creates GIFs with charming homespun aesthetics that cram each short second with surreal curiosity. pic.twitter.com/gkQcVm6Dnx

— Saatchi Gallery (@saatchi_gallery) December 26, 2016

This GIF is kinda cute!

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Electoral College Letter Writing Site Goes Viral; Sex Crimes on Subways Jump; Uber Stalking and More Brooklyn Briefs

Gone viral: #Brooklyn man's website helps people contact #ElectoralCollege before #Trump vote. #TheResistance https://t.co/Hxkt94UohP pic.twitter.com/drUnt0DA5f

— Brooklyn Daily Eagle (@BklynEagle) December 13, 2016

- Brooklyn shop owner's son hit with stun gun by cops after threats to kill himself, tense standoff. [Daily News]

- Sex crimes on the city’s subways jumped 28 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2015. [NY Post]

- More details emerge about southern Brooklyn's Backwards Wheelchair Lady (read the comments). [Bensonhurst Bean]

- Brooklyn man convicted of raping 82-year-old woman in her Brighton Beach home. [Pix11]

-  Now anyone can track affordable housing in NY using this new data mashup. [Brownstoner]

- Internal Uber employees helped ex-boyfriends stalk their ex-girlfriends and searched for the trip information of celebrities such as Beyoncé. [Reveal News]

- Will the Brooklyn-Queens streetcar benefit developers more than locals? [Curbed]


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Brad Lander's Gowanus Plan; BQX Meeting Tonight; and More Brooklyn Briefs

A new citizen humbly asks two women passing by, who happen to be federal judges, to take his pic outside courthouse. pic.twitter.com/Gl1mLeDYTh

— John Marzulli (@marzullij) June 17, 2016

In Cadman Plaza Park, Downtown Brooklyn ...

-  Uh oh: Without public announcement, Councilman Brad Lander "stepping up" Gowanus community planning process. [PMFA]

- Meeting at St. Francis in Brooklyn Heights tonight to discuss the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector (“BQX”) streetcar. [BHB]

- MTA to extend R train shuttle. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Tucker Reed, the president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and a champion of Atlantic Yards, will leave his post in August after four years. [Atlantic Yards/ Pacific Park]

- A rally was held Saturday in honor of a murdered Brooklyn teenage girl days after an arrest in the decade-long cold case. [NY1]

- Brownsville residents seek answers after mentally ill ex-convict is fatally shot. [NY Times]

- Have you seen this perv? Cops released a photo Saturday of a creep they say groped a 13-year-old girl in Brighton Beach. [Daily News]

- Judge considers controversial Brooklyn CB9 rezoning case. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Cops are turning to the public for help in locating a 21-year-old man who went missing from Bay Ridge this week. [Bensonhurst Bean]

 - Cheeto fans object to Donald Trump's new nickname, #CheetoJesus, calling it an "unforgivable, mean-spirited attack on Cheetos." [Twitter]

#DonaldTrump Some fine artist finally came up with what I believe is the very best #CheetoJesus ... no idea how. pic.twitter.com/Ss0BAun4C9

— John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) June 19, 2016

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Pier 6 Comment Deadline is Today; Homeless Couple Clean Up Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Signing up supporters to save the Brooklyn Heights Library. Photo:MK Metz

- Homeless couple cleans up a Bay Ridge park, criticizes de Blasio for letting it go to hell. [NY Post]

- Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6 public comment deadline is today. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet is moving from Tribeca to St. Ann's ex-digs in DUMBO. [WSJ]

- Woman drowns at Brighton Beach. [Daily News]

- Woman dies after plunging in front of a subway train on Fulton Street Saturday evening. [Daily News]

- Just what were those loud noises Saturday night in Fort Greene? [Patch]

- Brooklyn woman discovers her boyfriend was a cheat and a killer.[News.com.au]


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Water Rescue In Brighton Beach, Midnight Wednesday

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From the scanner:

Marine units and the NYPD rushed to Brighton Beach at midnight Wednesday night to rescue a man who was in pain and couldn't get out of the water.

The man was reported in the ocean off 1311 Brightwater Avenue off Seacoast Terrace.

Shortly after midnight, rescue units confirmed a "civillian is in the water" and EMS and NYPD were at the scene.

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This Is How Close You Were To the $130 Million Powerball Jackpot Last Saturday

Map courtesy of Google

You were this close to buying the $130.3 million Powerball ticket in Brighton Beach ticket this past Saturday.

The ticket was sold at Rocco’s Bakery and Deli at 117 Brighton Beach Avenue, Sheepshead Bites reports.

According to SB's calculations, if taken as a lump sum the ticket is worth only $73.4 million, with the winner getting about $45.7 million after taxes.

So it's not exactly $130 million . . . but that's still a lot of bagels.

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Boerum Hill Recreated with LEGOs; Mexican Gangs; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Brooklyn man stabs mother and brother as 8-year-old sister watches. NY Daily News

- The Walgreens slated to replace the only grocery store in Windsor Terrace says it will dedicate a “significant” amount of space to fresh produce and meat. Brooklyn Paper

- Thank goodness someone finally recreated a scale replica of Boerum Hill using nothing but LEGOs. Apartment Therapy

- Fashion student seeks good Samaritan straphangers who saved her life after she fainted on Brooklyn subway tracks. NY Daily News

- Even more new funky art installed outside BAM yesterday. Brokelyn

- Mexican gangs are on the rise in Brighton Beach. Sheepshead Bites

- Hilarious reviews of a Bic pen apparently designed just for women. Gawker

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Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO Mourn Respected Lawyer, P.S. 8 Dad

Michael Rothenberg, executive director of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) and local dad, was mourned at a memorial service Sunday at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights.

He died at age 47 after a plunge from the 29th floor of 100 Jay Street in DUMBO, landing on the fourth-floor terrace over a Chase bank.

Rothenberg's death shocked a wide swath of people across DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights, who knew him as a kind man, a competitive squash player, and a thoughtful neighbor. According to the extensive obituary in the Brooklyn Eagle, Rothenberg was a dedicated volunteer at P.S. 8, where his children attend school.

Rothenberg oversaw the team of attorneys and activists fighting to remove toxins (including PCBs) from more than 700 public schools across the city. Other issues he worked on included ending Medicaid discrimination and winning aid for the families of union workers killed on 9/11.

An extended tribute written by Beth Rasin describes Rothenberg's razor sharp wit and penchant for puns, his chocolate chip cookies, his vision for NYLPI and how he made himself available to law students and young lawyers.

His family and colleagues at NYLPI issued a joint statement reading in part:

“Michael was the kind of person we all strive to be: a fearless advocate for those less fortunate, a wonderful role model to his young children, and a dedicated friend,” said Jonathan Kopp, a close family friend. “This is a great loss for everyone who was touched by him."

"A man with an enormous heart, a compassionate soul and a burning desire to better the lives of others, Michael Rothenberg is survived by his wife, Zerline Goodman; their children, Brice, Garon and Zaya Rothenberg; his mother, Eleanor; and his brothers, David and Seth. "

Brooklyn Activist Lawyer Dies in Fall From Roof Brooklyn Eagle

Top photo courtesy NYU; bottom photo by MK Metz

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Building Collapse in Brighton Beach; Strip Club Riles Red Hook; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A huge pile of rubble is all that is left of a five-story building under construction in Brighton Beach after it suddenly collapsed around 2:30 p.m. as local residents and passers-by watched in horror. Firefighters are still searching through the rubble for victims. Brooklyn Eagle

- Hookers seeing red over strip club. Brownstoner

- Muslims in New York feel powerless over NYPD secret reports. NY Daily News

- Party boat makes emergency stop because three "intoxicated teens" needed medical attention. Gothamist

- The FAA has launched a manhunt for laser-wielding criminals after several attacks against pilots at LaGuardia Airport over the weekend. Gothamist

- Even stranger: "Child's foot" found on lawn in Queens was actually bear paw. Quote: "It's more common than you think." Gothamist

- Obamacare scores big legal victory. NY Magazine

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Boyland's Car Window Shot Out; 'Russian Dolls' Reality Series; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Assemblyman William Boyland was driving with his seven-year-old son in Brooklyn last night when his car’s back window was shot out. Brooklyn Politics Blog

- Two of the restauranteurs behind Morimoto will be opening a noodle house in Prospect Heights later this month. Brooklyn Paper

- A Brooklyn man admitted stealing more than $700,000 using more than 2,000 stolen credit card numbers. Main Justice 

- St. Francis College named to Forbes Best College list -- again. Brooklyn Eagle 

- Here's a hyper-local, personal walking tour of that walker's wonderland, Park Slope. Intelligent Travel

- Those are fancy tree guards they're installing on Myrtle Avenue. Myrtle Avenue via Brooklynian

- "Borscht-and-bling" reality series "Russian Dolls" is about a group of Russian-Americans in Brighton Beach. According to the NY Times, "the producers didn’t have any difficulty recruiting a gaggle of vain, vulgar spendthrifts willing to hiss, preen and cry on cue for the camera."

- The Statue of Liberty to close for yearlong renovation.  Huff Post

- TSA criminals are having a field day stealing your stuff at JFK airport. Queens Crap  

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'Brighton Beach' Reality Show Casting Almost Closed; Still Looking for Gorgeous Guy

“Brighton Beach,” the  reality TV show that follows the everyday dramas of Russian-Americans in Brooklyn, is still casting -- but many slots are filled and the show is now only accepting video submissions.

If you're a "gorgeous guy," however (like Roman, pictured left) the Brighton Beach Facebook Page encourages you to post your photo and let fans vote you up.

One season of "Brighton Beach" has been picked up by the Lifetime network, according to the NY Times, Sheepshead Bites and other sources.

The casting packet asks: "Are you the Russian Snooki or The Situation? Are you a super outgoing and fun-loving Russian-American that sometimes sneaks kalbaska, pel'meni and vodka from the fridge? Can people hear the Euro/Techno/Russian music blasting from your car before they see you pull up? Do you attend birthday parties at Russian restaurants every weekend?"

You'll need to get a friend to videotape you answering a bunch of questions. (Be high energy and have fun!) The questions cover such ground as

• What really defines you as a Russian American?
• What's the first thing you want to do if you're picked for the show? 
• Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
• What is your relationship philosophy?
• Describe your typical weekday (include daytime and nighttime activities, your job).
• Describe three things that people don't like about you.

To audition, click here.

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Brighton Beach Jubilee on Brooklyn Independent Television

On Thursday, September 18 at 12:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m., BIT presents "Neighborhood Beat: Brighton Beach."

Join host and Brighton Beach resident Pat Singer for the 32nd Annual Brighton Jubilee.

Started in the summer of 1977 through the Brighton Neighborhood Association, this annual tradition attracts residents back from the around the world.

In this episode BIT will cover a variety of events with performers and vendors as well as interviews with the people that make it possible. Guest appearances include Borough President Marty Markowitz, Daryl Dawkins of the New Jersey Nets , Frankie Marra and His Band, King’s Chorus, dancers, singers, and more.

More information at Brooklyn Independent Television.

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