Kensington News

On June 7, the weather cooperated and a lovely day unfolded as the Village of Kensington celebrated its 100-year anniversary.

PHILADELPHIA - A man sought for questioning in the rape of an 11-year-old girl was upgraded to stable condition Wednesday, a day after he was severely beaten by angry neighbors who recognized him from a photo distributed by police.

NEW YORK - Love may not conquer all in real life, but its power in relatively inexpensive books is quite a comfort in this economy.

Cops released video Tuesday of a group of bandits who have been sticking up bodegas across Brooklyn , sometimes beating store workers and even shooting one employee, police said.

Even glimmers of possibilities for stimulus money have built some symbolic bridges in moving forward with the sewage treatment plant upgrades on East Shore Road.

By joining a neighborhood CSA -- Community Supported Agriculture -- urban dwellers don't merely share in farming without getting their hands dirty and get fresh produce.

Emporio 231 Mott St., nr. Prince St. 212-966-1234 Is New York having a Roman moment? It would seem so, with the recent openings of the Roman-style pizzeria Farinella, plus Stateside outposts of Sora Lella and Obika, and Bedford Street's forthcoming Quinto Quarto Osteria Romana.

Six villages on the Great Neck peninsula will hold elections on Wednesday, March 18 --- Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and Thomaston.

B25 bus at Tillary St. and Cadman Plaza stop in downtown Brooklyn. It's one of six routes MTA may eliminate to cut costs.

When Morehouse buddies Patrick D. Smith and Ozzie E. Smith both entered the dental field, it seemed only logical they should start a practice together.

In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron Water like a stone.

As is the tradition at Eater, our closeout of the year is a survey of friends, industry types, bloggers, and readers.

A few weeks ago, the NY Times did a story on 30-something native Park Slopers who found one another through Facebook.

Two years ago, the Windsor Terrace/Kensington section of Brooklyn was one of the brightest spots in the emerging Brooklyn real estate market.