Police are on the hunt for a violent pervert who followed a Marine Park woman home on Thursday night and sexually assaulted her before running off with her phone and cash, authorities say. The victim said that the man followed her back to her apartment building on Avenue N and East 33rd Street at 12:40 am, and made it look like he had a gun before forcing his way into her apartment as she was opening the door. Cops said the dirtbag then tied up the 47-year-old victim using duct tape and zip ties and sexually assaulted her before running off with her cellphone…
Dottie Turano, longtime Community Board 18 district manager, to retire
Longtime Community Board 18 district manager Dottie Turano will step down from her post later this month, marking an end to her nearly four decades of community service. “During the last several weeks I have been procrastinating in writing this email,” Turano wrote in an email to board members. “After 38 years of public service, the majority of which has been with the Community Board, originally as the Youth Coordinator and subsequently as the District Manager, I and my family believe that it is time to close this chapter in my life and retire.” Turano, who raised her children in Canarsie and now resides on Mill Island, began her longstanding career in civil …
City shuts down Marine Park development for unsafe conditions, unapproved elevator
City regulators shut down a Marine Park development site after the builders flagrantly ignored city-approved construction blueprints — and put workers’ lives at risk in the process, according to a Department of Buildings spokeswoman. “We issued a stop work order for the site…and issued violations to the contractor for disregarding the approved plans and putting workers in jeopardy by skirting safety regulations,” said Abigail Kunitz. Neighbors filed 11 official complaints to the department since June 2018, claiming that the…
In com-petition! Carmine Carro’s handicap parking spaces pit parents against seniors
Its a war of petition! Marine Park moms are squaring off against local seniors in a battle over three handicap-parking spots the city is installing at a senior center located in Brooklyn’s biggest green space. Disabled seniors say they need the spots to access services at the Carmine Carro Community Center — which attracts thousands of oldsters with free activities and workshops — while parents claim that inviting traffic through the park will put their kids in danger, and both sides have launched dueling petitions in opposition to one another! “I started a petition that reached…