January 12th, 1969 was just another Sunday in my beloved Brooklyn. Or so I thought. We all got up at 7 AM and got dressed for Mass. Mary...

By Jim Pantaleno Because of what the world has become today, parents tend to be very protective of their kids. They would shudder if they...

My story starts when my wife Frances and I were looking to buy a home in Brooklyn. Before we were married and during our engagement, we...

Several years after meeting Zev Braun in Chicago he had settled into his new movie making career in Hollywood, California. He came to NYC...

Growing up in New York (born & raised in the other Brooklyn, Staten Island), we (New Yorkers’) always felt we were above the “Star...

I served in the Patrol Division, Investigative Units, Community Relations and ultimately promoted to Detective in the Homicide Squad. I...

The Johnny All- Weather Drive-In By: Salvatore Centonze This is one of my preccious memories of my "Good Old Days"". Here it was, 1965...

It Wasn’t Me. By Craig Sawicki Since I was very young I always had a love for practical jokes. I had two older sisters. Identical twins...

On June 24, 2023, I said goodbye to one of the loves of my life. In her heyday, she was beautiful: classic lines, beautiful shiny black...

Chicago Playboy Club. Hugh Hefner & Zev Braun By Frank Cornacchiulo Hefner was born in Chicago on April 9, 1926, the first child of Glenn...

Ai N Me. By Craig Sawicki To set the stage Zev Braun, the son of one of the founders of my employer (W Braun Company) was a movie and...

Maria Cutignola of East Northport celebrates the joys of the stoop and of ‘A Plain View’ Published in Newsday October 1, 2023 Can I have...

Water Colored Memories By Scott Munson Their day at Watch Hill was wonderful. James Miller, his wife Cathy, and their daughter Hillary...

Diane married in the Bronx in 1966. actor/singer James Giattino, and dancer/choreographer Diane Graviano met while sharing the stage in a...

Did you hear about the telephone operator who got fired from her job? Yea, she had a lot of “hang-ups.”

This is my Story about Growing up In Brooklyn from age 12 1950 to age 19, 1957. my first friend was Peter who lived next door to me.

Never "Nothing To Do" Growing Up In Brooklyn My Mom would say..."If you think you are going to sit around the house on a beautiful day...

Class of 63 Train Ride By: John Albin In 1963 we did not have a senior trip as such. But we did come up with a novel idea Instead. We...

Brooklyn Pork store, after a century of serving up Italian staples, third generation owners of the Carroll Gardens Court Street location,...

Mike was in the bow of the open Steigercraft as John slowly guided it south on the Patchogue River. It was almost noon, nearly five hours...