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Staten Island man arrested for attempting to bribe city employee to lease Mill Basin Wharf

April 4, 2021

A Staten Island man was arrested Thursday for allegedly bribing an employee of the city’s economy-boosting arm to fast-track his approval to lease the Mill Basin Wharf.  “Bribery and gift-giving are not the ways to do business with the City of New York. Today’s arrest demonstrates that City employees are one of our most valuable tools to combat corruption,” said City Department of Investigations Commissioner Margaret Garnett. “This investigation underscores the value and importance of New York City’s mandate that City employees must report corruption.” In July 2020, Bachir Bourabah reportedly offered an employee of the Economic Development Corporation a boat and …

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Dottie Turano, longtime Community Board 18 district manager, to retire

October 11, 2020

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 …

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Jay & Lloyd’s Kosher Deli bids farewell to Sheepshead Bay

June 7, 2020

After 28 years of feeding and entertaining customers from across the city and around the world, the duo behind a beloved Sheepshead Bay mainstay — Jay & Lloyd’s Kosher Deli & Family Restaurant — have closed their doors as the pair packs up their wealth of memories on Avenue U.  “There are probably 100 stories, I can’t say how many stories there are,” said co-owner Lloyd Lederman. “I keep looking back and there were only good times — it’s what’s helping me get through this.”  Lederman and his partner Jay Stern have known each other since they were kids growing…

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Fake detective pulls driver over in Mill Basin, robs him at gunpoint

May 3, 2020

Real detectives are looking for the fake officer who stopped a driver in Mill Basin last month and robbed him at gunpoint. The NYPD released on Friday photos of the phony cop involved in the caper that took place at 5:40 pm on April 8 at the corner of East 61st Street and Avenue U. Law enforcement sources said the 38-year-old male victim was stopped at a red light at the intersection when the crook approached the driver’s side of his vehicle…

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