Tenants and Landlord Battle Over Building, Housing Violations

Sunday, January 8, 2012

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Tenants and Landlord Battle Over Building, Housing Violations

Residents of a Sunset Park apartment building are withholding rent until the owner resolves ongoing building and housing violations.

Gladstone Disproves Already-Refuted Theory of Media as Influencing Machines

Monday, December 12, 2011

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My 18-year-old self would have thoroughly enjoyed “The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media” as required reading for an undergraduate course on mass communication. The graphic novel illustrated by Josh Neufeld traces the evolution [...]

Congested Brooklyn Thoroughfare to Undergo Development

Friday, December 9, 2011

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Congested Brooklyn Thoroughfare to Undergo Development

If all plans are finalized by the borough president, one of Brooklyn’s major thoroughfares will become unrecognizable in the coming years as it evolves from an accident-prone access road to a pedestrian-friendly commercial district. A [...]

Slew of Park Slope Restaurants Shuttered Due to Economic Slump

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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Slew of Park Slope Restaurants Shuttered Due to Economic Slump

Various Park Slope institutions crumbling under the weight of fiscal woes have closed in the last month, potentially altering the neighborhood landscape.

Park Slope Boasts Booming Real Estate Market

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Park Slope Boasts Booming Real Estate Market

Park Slope houses evoke the urban landscape of 1950s Brooklyn, but boast a modern-day price tag.

Parents and Teachers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Merits of Language Mixing

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Parents and Teachers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Merits of Language Mixing

“Maria quiere coffee after class, pero I have to study.” These ten simple words meaning “Maria wants coffee after class, but I have to study” sound harmless, but are highly contentious when uttered by a [...]

Diminished Street Cleaning Services Leave Seventh Avenue Trashed

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Diminished Street Cleaning Services Leave Seventh Avenue Trashed

Park Slope’s primary commercial district has transformed from an immaculate strip of small businesses to a garbage-ridden spectacle.

Low-Income Kids Threatened By City Funding Cuts

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Low-Income Kids Threatened By City Funding Cuts

Local children and parents will lose much needed help because of budget problems.

Court Considers Evidence in 16-Year-Old Double Murder Case

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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The prosecution presented evidence today linking Anatoliy “Tolik” Valenko to the purchase of a chain saw that may have been used in the murder and dismemberment of his two roommates 16 years ago. The prosecution [...]

Rapists at Large Reportedly Attacked Dozen Women in Seven Months

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Rapists at Large Reportedly Attacked Dozen Women in Seven Months

Park Slope and surrounding South Brooklyn neighborhoods have been plagued by a slew of sexual assaults over the last seven months. Multiple perpetrators have allegedly attacked 12 women since March. The rapists have not yet been captured by authorities.