https://freerepublic.com/tag/gravesend/ en-us Mon, 1 Jun 2026 00:00:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4381784/posts A second video of sewer spelunkers emerging from a Brooklyn manhole wearing headlights and carrying shovels has surfaced — but there remain no answers on what they are doing down there. One creepy new clip shows a whole cadre of men exiting from a manhole at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Lynch Street in Williamsburg early Friday morning, according to footage obtained by Williamsburg 360. Video shows one man wearing a headlamp emerging from the ground after pushing off the cover of the manhole – which is located in the center of the intersection. [snip] Men with flashlights and... NYPost https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4381784/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2026 00:00:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3452132/posts Say goodbye to the late-night fries and gravy. One of the last classic Brooklyn diners is biting the dust — and soon they’ll all die off due to the state’s minimum-wage increase and other factors, restaurateurs and economic experts predicted Friday. The owner of the four-decade-old, 24-hour greasy spoon, Del Rio Diner in Gravesend, said his place is closing down because he can’t afford to pay cooks $15 an hour, along with rising rents and expensive Health Department inspection fees. … New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3452132/posts#comment Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:46:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3063084/posts A young man was scalped and killed by the blades of a model remote-controlled helicopter that chopped off the top of his head in Gravesend, Brooklyn today, sources said. The 19-year-old victim — a well-known model helicopter enthusiast — was on the corner of Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street around 3:40 p.m., when he lost control of the toy aircraft, it boomeranged and sliced off the top of his head NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3063084/posts#comment Thu, 5 Sep 2013 21:33:56 GMT