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Dog-gone
adorable
Locals raise big bucks
for injured pooch
BY JESSICA PARKS
Southern Brooklyn dogooders
have raised thousands
of dollars for the dog who survived
a March 5 crash that left
her 66-year-old owner dead.
“Stormy and her dad,
Frank, were walking in Bay
Ridge near 101st and 4th avenue.
A speeding driver hit both
of them,” wrote Britton Woodruff,
an organizers of an online
fundraise for the pup. “Tragically,
Frank, a beloved and
long-term member of the Bay
Ridge community, was killed.”
Stormy suffered a broken
pelvis and leg from the crash,
but still ran 10 blocks home. It
was her arrival that alerted the
victim’s wife that something
was wrong.
“Stormy suffered a broken
pelvis and leg, along with several
lacerations,” Woodruff
wrote. “Despite these injuries,
Stormy somehow made it back
to her home on her own, and
collapsed on the ground, outside
her building.”
She has returned home as of
Wednesday, according to a post
on the donation site, but still
has a long road to recovery.
Organizers initially hoped
to raise $3,000 through the Go-
FundMe campaign and set a
long-term goal of $10,000 to help
with veterinarian costs. As of
Friday, more than $7,000 in donations
have poured in.
Police said the dog’s owner,
BROOKLYN PAYS
Stormy is recovering from injuries
with the help of donations.
Photo by Britton Woodruff
IT FORWARD Frank Delcovenaere, was
crossing 101st Street against
the crossing signal at around 7
pm when he was mowed down
by a 19-year-old driving a 2011
Mercedes Benz. The driver
was traveling southbound on
Fourth Avenue when he made
a right turn through the intersection
and stuck Delcovenaere,
immediately killing
him, according to cops. Eyewitnesses
have said the driver was
speeding.
Family friends described
Delcovenaere as a beloved
member of the southern Brooklyn
community.
“He was ever-gracious and
warm. He cared about the
people that he came into contact
with and knew everyone’s
name,” a family friend told
Brooklyn Paper.
Rabbi David hosted a food giveaway outside a Neptune Avenue Key Food on March 17.
Borough comes together amid outbreak
BY ROSE ADAMS
As coronavirus continues
to spread across
the city, several southern
Brooklynites have come
together to help their
neighbors in a time of
need — spearheading food
giveaways, meal delivery
services, and restaurant
crawls.
The efforts began on
Sunday, when a Coney Island
do-gooder led a handful
of residents on a Chinese
restaurant food crawl
in Bensonhurst.
“Restaurants are hurting
and jobs and family
businesses may be lost due
to prolonged shut downs
and reduced seating,” said
Steven Patzer, a Gravesend
resident who hosted the
event. “These are businesses
that deserve to continue
to be part of our food
landscape.”
The group ordered food
from six eateries including
86 Bakery, Mr. Bun, and
Chen Won Dim Sum, which
have suffered up to a 70
percent drop in business,
Patzer said. Attendees ate
mostly outside and used
hand sanitizer as a precaution,
he added.
On Tuesday, a Coney Island
synagogue got in the
spirit by hosting a food
giveaway to help struggling
locals.
“Key Food was out of
stock of eggs, potatoes,
and onions, so people who
simply couldn’t get food locally
were so grateful we
provided it for free,” said
Rabbi David Okunov of the
Warbasse Jewish Heritage
Congregation.
The congregation had
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