Tag Archive | "East New York"

Occupy Wall Street Repairs Foreclosed Brooklyn Home for Needy Family

Thursday, December 8, 2011

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After moving into a foreclosed East New York home a day earlier, Occupy Wall Street protestors began tackling the difficult task of repairing the house Wednesday, the New York Times reported. The Brooklyn home is in [...]

Good Samaritan Collars His Neighbor’s Attacker

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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A Brooklyn man is being hailed a hero for coming to the rescue of his petite neighbor, who was attacked by a man recently paroled. The NY Daily News reports that Oscar O’Bar ran after [...]

New York’s Final Taxidermist is Moving Shop

Monday, July 18, 2011

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John Youngaitis sells the Cypress Hills studio space that was a menagerie for more than a half-century.

Three Brooklyn Congressional Representatives to Lose Clout

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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By Miranda Neubauer Brooklyn’s clout in the new U.S. Congress will be greatly diminished come January. Despite easy victories in November, the borough’s three most powerful congressional representatives will be removed from leadership posts in [...]

Off-Duty Officer Wounds Suspect

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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An off-duty New York City police officer shot and wounded an alleged suspect who was trying to steal the officer’s motorcycle, the Wall Street Journal reports. The incident occurred around 2:30 am in East New York when [...]

Wal-Mart Reportedly Wants BK Spot, Leads NY Veterans Day Parade

Thursday, November 11, 2010

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Wal-Mart is this year´s New York Veterans Day parade lead sponsor. The mega corp paid $100,000 for the honor,  and its executives are taking part in the procession, reports WNYC News.  The parade runs along [...]

Housing in Brooklyn is All About Location

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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Throughout most of Brooklyn, the housing market has rebounded from the slump that followed the economic collapse of 2008. While the number of new properties being sold in America is currently the lowest in recorded [...]

Long Island teen charged with attempted murder of a police officer

Monday, October 18, 2010

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A Long Island 17-year-old who the authorities say shot a police officer three times in a fire exchange in a Brooklyn building on Sunday night has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer [...]

83-year-old Brooklyn man escapes plane crash with facial wounds

Monday, October 18, 2010

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A single-engine plane trying to make a practice landing crashed onto a Long Island street Sunday morning, killing one passenger and injuring three others, the New York Daily News reports. One of the injured, a [...]

Police officer shot in East New York

Monday, October 18, 2010

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An NYPD police officer was struck last night during a shootout in the stairwell of a Brooklyn building that began when he and his partners spotted a teenager riding his bike on the sidewalk, the [...]