Bay Ridge People Features

Neighbors Making News: Insurance Broker Loves Church, Community

August 16, 2012 – 3:52 pm

Dan Texeira

By Paula Katinas

Editor’s Note: The Bay Ridge Eagle has been profiling “The Real Women of Bay Ridge” for several months in response to a controversial “reality” show that caused a local uproar. Now we are proud to expand our profile series to include  men — and women — who are indeed “Neighbors Making News!”

Dan Texeira has lived his entire life within a six-square block area of Bay Ridge and that’s the way he likes it.
“I love Bay Ridge. I have no intention of leaving,” he said proudly.
Texeira, an independent insurance broker, is an example of someone increasingly rare in New York City, where residents move around and newcomers are always arriving. He is a lifelong resident who lives and works in the neighborhood that has been his home since the day he was born. read more »

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Bay Ridge People Events News

‘Doctor Mike’ to the Rescue!

August 16, 2012 – 1:15 pm

Doctor Mike Szczepanski sprung into action to help police stabilize a man suffering from an apparent seizure in Shore Road Park on Aug. 7. Eagle photo by Georgine Benvenuto

Helps To Save Man’s Life
At ‘Night Out’ Against Crime’

By Paula Katinas

No one had to ask, “Is there a doctor in the house?” when a man had a seizure and fell to the ground in Shore Road Park during the “Night Out Against Crime” event on Aug. 7.
“Doctor Mike” came to the rescue!
Mike Szczepanski, a foot doctor who is affectionately known by Bay Ridgeites as “Doctor Mike,” was right there to assist police as they helped the man in the crowded park that night.
“We made sure his air passage was open so that he could breathe,” Szczepanski said.
The man, who is in his 40s, had a seizure while standing near the park’s 79th Street entrance at around 8 p.m. The “Night Out” event, featuring a concert, rides for kids, a barbeque, and a meet-and-greet with local cops, was in full swing at the time. read more »

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News Transportation

City: Sinkhole Repairs Could Take 2 More Months

August 16, 2012 – 12:54 pm

Work will continue at the site of the 92nd Street sinkhole for up to two more months, frustrated residents learned. Eagle photo by Rick Buttacavoli

By Paula Katinas

Bay Ridge residents who have spent their summer watching repair crews at work at the site of a sinkhole on 92nd Street will likely be spending part of the fall doing the same thing.
The sinkhole repair project could take two more months before it’s finished, according to a city official, who spoke candidly at an emergency meeting of Community Board 10 on Aug. 9. read more »

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Events News

Honor Heroes at Run for the Fallen

August 15, 2012 – 6:07 pm

On Saturday, Aug. 18, hundreds of patriotic folks are expected to participate in the Third Annual Run for the Fallen, held in memory of those service members who have been killed in action.
People are encouraged to run for a service member at the Aug. 18 event. Runners will start in John Paul Jones Park on Fourth Avenue and 101st Street, and run along the Shore Road Promenade to the 69th Street Pier and back. read more »

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Crime News

Gun-Running Scheme: Ex-Cop Sentenced to 40 Months

August 14, 2012 – 4:56 pm

Joseph Trischitta is pictured during his time as a community affairs officer at the 68th Precinct. Eagle file photo

By Paula Katinas

He won’t be going anywhere for a while.
Joseph Trischitta, a former community affairs officer for the 68th Precinct, has been sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison for his role in a gun-running scheme led by another former cop at the Bay Ridge stationhouse.
Trischitta, who is retired from the New York Police Department, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Aug. 9 to 40 months in prison for taking part in a scheme involving the illegal interstate transport of firearms and stolen good across state lines, according to Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. read more »

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Bay Ridge People Features Sports

Beach Bum of the Week: Alli Greenstein

August 13, 2012 – 6:29 pm

Alli Greenstein. Photo by George Napolitano

Beach Bum Alli Greenstein is a 22-year-old Huntington, Long Island resident and a graduate of Towson University. Still considering her career options after earning her psychology degree from Towson, Greenstein is currently enjoying her first season dancing in the Beach Bums troupe.
After taking dance for credit in college, Greenstein is enjoying the performing aspect of her summer job at MCU Park. read more »

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Columnists Features Sports

Brooklyn All-Star Robles Flirts With Perfection

August 13, 2012 – 5:57 pm

“A double no-hitter going into the eighth inning! What can you say? Their pitchers were real good and Robles was just spectacular,” exclaimed Brooklyn Manager Rich Donnelly after a classic pitchers’ duel that ended in a 1-0 win for the Cyclones in the ninth inning over the Vermont Lake Monsters.
While a combination of three Vermont pitchers took a no-hitter, with just one walk issued, into the eighth inning, RHP Hansel Robles, who had just been named to the Penn League All-Star squad, took a perfect game into the eighth. read more »

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Crime Events Photo Gallery

Thousands Enjoy ‘Night Out’ in Shore Road Park

August 13, 2012 – 12:33 pm

Police Chief Thomas Chan (left), commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, and Capt. Richard DiBlasio, commander of the 68th Precinct, greet Marathon Bank representatives Zoe Koutsoupakis (second from left) and Monika Buono. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Editor’s Note: Be sure to click the link below to see our full photo gallery!

Music was in the air at the Bay Ridge version of “National Night Out,” the anti-crime event aimed at bringing cops and citizens closer together.
Thousands of people came to Shore Road Park at 79th Street to enjoy a concert by ABBA Girlz, an ABBA tribute band, Tuesday night.
The show was part of an event that had a festival atmosphere. read more »

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Bay Ridge People Features Seniors

Uzzi Family Patriarch Arrived From Italy 100 Years Ago

August 11, 2012 – 9:33 am
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Michele Uzzi-Lamagna and her husband Mike wore T-shirts celebrating the Uzzi family’s 100 years in America.

By Paula Katinas

“Will everyone please be quiet for a minute? We’re trying to Skype with Italy!” Richard Uzzi shouted across the vast Saint Finbar Confraternity Center.
In the front of the hall, a small group of Uzzi’s relatives fiddled with a laptop computer, trying to get a Skype connection to a group of Uzzis in Italy.
While that was going on, clusters of stateside family members were seated at tables festooned with balloons and Italian and U.S. flags, chatting and laughing. In a clever touch, the balloons were anchored to the tables by boxes of spaghetti. read more »

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Bay Ridge People Features Seniors

The Voice of Experience: Self-Taught Artist Enjoys Life

August 11, 2012 – 1:15 am

Artist Tony Faiella presents Stella Tedesco a drawing he created of a Hawaiian scene. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

By Paula Katinas

Tony Faiella says he can draw pretty much anything. A self-taught artist, Faiella, 83, once recreated the scene outside his hotel window when he and his wife Jean were staying on the beach in Hawaii in 1987.
“When we looked out the window of the hotel, we saw Diamond Head. It was so beautiful. The water looked like it had diamonds in it,” he said.
Months later, a relative of his who worked in a bank gave him a calendar that contained a picture of Diamond Head. She suggested that Tony and Jean frame the picture.
“But I said to her, ‘We don’t need to do that. I can draw it.’ And I did. It took a lot of work. I had to get all the details right. The beach on the other side was lined with hotels. I had to get them right. The picture came out nice,” Faiella said. read more »

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