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Free Gasoline in Brooklyn Adds to Distress in Sandy’s Aftermath
Free Gasoline at the Brooklyn Armory Causes Confusion What at first sounded like good news to Brooklyn residents who have been patiently waiting in insanely long lines for gasoline for their cars and...
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Just last month, hundreds of New Yorkers attended a “Think Israel” conference in Manhattan. The meeting was held by the Jewish Agency and Nefesh B’Nefesh. NBN’s primary goal, according to their...
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Department of Education Announces Reopening of Twelve More Schools
Hurricane Sandy Closes Schools The New York City Department of Education announced that 12 more schools are ready to reopen in their regular locations after having been in temporary quarters since...
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Mayor Bloomberg Establishing Grant Program to Help Small Businesses Hit Hard...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has promised to create a matching grant fund to aid small businesses seriously damaged by the raging winds of Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged the eastern seaboard...
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City and Private Sector Rentals Available for Sandy’s Homeless Population
Hurricane Sandy Left Many New Yorkers Homeless In order to house individuals and families displaced by the fierce Hurricane Sandy, the city is reserving some empty apartments which it helped develop...
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Lost Dolphin Dies in Polluted Gowanus Canal
Dolphin Stuck In Polluted Gowanus Canal A seven-foot long dolphin was seen by onlookers on Friday swimming in the highly polluted Gowanus Canal, occasionally surfacing and trying to rid itself of the...
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Shore Parkway Promenade Bike Path On Road to Recovery
One of Brooklyn’s favorite bike trails is about to get the attention it has needed ever since Hurricane Sandy did her worst to this scenic route. Shore Parkway Bike Path Before Hurricane Sandy...
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Interim Use Planned for Domino Sugar Site Before Towers Rise
Site of New Towers Planned for 2025 and Beyond Jed Walentas says that during the year leading up to the groundbreaking and the 10 to 15 years to build the $1.5 billion office and residence tower in...
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Brooklyn Local Ridership Rolling Along
G Train Arriving The G train, also known as the Brooklyn local, has been gaining riders at a rate faster than any other subway line in New York City. Data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
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Bushwick’s M Train Central Station Reopens with New Look
New Look for the M Train Central Station After a hiatus of five months and an $11 million makeover, commuters in Bushwick got back their Central Avenue stop on the M train line. Among the spanking new...
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BPL Requests Public’s Opinion of Controversial Plans for Brooklyn Heights Branch
Proposal F for Brooklyn Heights Branch of the BPL The Brooklyn Public Library is urging the public to voice their opinion on seven proposals for the future of the Brooklyn Heights branch of the BPL....
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Confusing Traffic Lights Causing Danger at Brooklyn Intersection
Traffic Lights Send Confusing Messages at Brooklyn Intersection The corner of Kings Highway and East 34th Street in Brooklyn is a place where drivers don’t know there “stop” from their “go” according...
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Emergency Services Police Prevent Suicide at Brooklyn Bridge
Common spot for jumpers: Brooklyn Bridge Four Emergency Services Unit detectives climbed 20 feet above the roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday to rescue a man who was threatening to jump off....
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Operation “Summer All Out” Bringing 300 More Cops to Brooklyn and the Bronx
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton In an effort to reduce the shocking surge in shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton will be taking many of his officers off their desk...
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Brooklyn Bridge Flags Stolen: Replaced with White Flags in Mysterious Bold...
Vandals replaced American flags with white flags on Brooklyn Bridge Once again the security of the Brooklyn Bridge has been compromised. In what is the second incident of its kind, and according to...
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German Artists Confess to ‘White Flag’ Caper
Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke claim to have replaced American flags with white ones on the Brooklyn Bridge A pair of German artists, Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke claim that they are the...
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Provocative Custom License Plate to be Pulled in Brooklyn
Terrorist car? A black Ford vehicle has been spotted around the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge bearing a custom license plate emblazed with the name ‘HAMMAS.’ For those of you who have been living...
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Postal Worker Arrested for Hoarding Mail
A small portion of the undelivered mail Instead of delivering his mail, 67-year-old mailman Joseph Brucato has been keeping it hidden; in his car, home and locker. After arresting Brucato on Wednesday...
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Upcoming: 15th Annual Ship Finance Forum
Next month, on November 12th, the 15th Annual Ship Finance Forum will take place at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Entitled “Riding the Wave: Institutional Capital for Shipping,” the corporate...
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Cargo Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge
Cargo ship scraped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge. No one was hurt. A cargo ship heading south along the East River struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday night, said the Coast Guard....
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