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Four-alarm fire in Bensonhurst home
injures civilian, two firefighters
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photo by Adam Balhetchet
At the scene of the fire.
NYPD seeks suspect for public lewdness on N train
Police are looking to identify a
Kings Plaza celebrates Fashion Week Brooklyn
The catwalk is coming to southern
Brooklyn as Macerich’s
Kings Plaza, Brooklyn’s premier
shopping destination, is set to
host the third annual Fashion Week
Brooklyn Fashion Show, on Saturday,
April 21 at 6 p.m.
Guests can expect to see the hottest
trends from Kings Plaza retailers on
the runway featuring over 100 models
selected from Kings Plaza Casting
Calls. This year’s participating
retailers include Macy’s, Forever 21,
Charlotte Russe and a sneak peak of
fashions from soon-to-open retailers
including Primark and Burlington.
“Kings Plaza is proud to host the
opening ceremony of Brooklyn’s
signature fashion event here at the
borough’s premier shopping destination,”
said Dawn Simon, area senior
marketing manager, Macerich.
“Focusing on fashion is natural for
Kings Plaza and we invite the community
to experience this incredible
event. This year’s fashion show is
event more special,” said Simon. “We
will feature a sneak peak of amazing
fashions that will be found at our new
retailers, Primark and Burlington,
who will open stores at Kings Plaza
this spring.”
Fashion Week Brooklyn (FW|BK)
is a bi-annual international collection
show founded by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit
BK|Style Foundation (BK|SF).
FW|BK has emerged as one of the
leading fashion events showcasing
the talent of aspiring and established
designers from across the globe. Attendees
include a diverse spectrum
of socially conscious, influential,
fashion-forward men and women.
On March 4, 2014, Brooklyn’s Borough
President Eric Adams formally
endorsed Fashion Week Brooklyn
as the Official Fashion Week of the
borough and the event is widely
recognized as Brooklyn's premier
fashion event.
Established in 2006, BK|SF has
devoted each season of FW|BK to
support charitable organizations including
the Soles4Souls Foundation,
MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Art
In Motion Show, Denim Day NYC and
Colel Chabad.
BK|SF lends a voice to social issues
including human rights, HIV/AIDS
awareness, eco-friendly initiatives,
poverty, community development
and leadership training.
For full details about Fashion
Week Brooklyn, please visit www.
fashionweekbrooklyn.com.
Kings Plaza serves the entire borough
of Brooklyn as its only enclosed
mall, with 1.1 million square feet on
two levels, and a 10-level parking
garage. The property is the last stop
on 10 NY Transit bus lines, making
it a convenient retail destination for
urban shoppers.
For up-to-the-moment information,
like Kings Plaza on Facebook or check
out kingsplazaonline.com/.
man they say masturbated on
a train in the Sunset Park area.
According to cops, on Monday,
April 9 at around 10:30 a.m., a
31-year-old woman was sitting on
the southbound “N” train when the
suspect entered at the 59th Street
station and sat across from her.
The man, without exposing
himself, proceeded to masturbate
underneath his pants. The suspect
continued the act until he exited the
train at the Stillwell Avenue station.
He then fled in an unknown location.
The perp is described as a white
male, approximately 60 years old, 5’7”,
230 pounds with a light complexion,
gray hair, gray mustache and brown
eyes. He was last seen wearing a black
t-shirt and white pants with a black
design on them.
Anyone with information in
regards to this incident is asked
to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers
Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or
for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips
by logging onto the Crime stoppers
website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com or by texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
—Jaime DeJesus
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
An image of the suspect.
A four-alarm fire
badly damaged
a Bensonhurst
home on Wednesday,
April 11, injuring three.
According to the FDNY,
the blaze started inside the second
floor of a home on 63rd Street
between 19th and 20th Avenues at
around 3:15 p.m. It was under control
at around 5 p.m. One civilian sustained
a non-life threatening injury,
while two firefighters also sustained
minor injuries.
According to the FDNY fire
marshals, the cause of the fire was,
“illegal use of torch on a combustible
roof,” according to the FDNY's official
Twitter account. FDNY also reported
that there was no smoke alarm in use.
—Jaime DeJesus
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