Tag Archive | "Here is Brooklyn"

Brooklyn Rabbi Charged in Sex Sting

Friday, February 15, 2013

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A Brooklyn rabbi is being accused of trying to lure an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl to meet for sex.

Zorrilla League Brings Competitive Baseball and Family Vibes to East New York

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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The semi-pro league, which attracts top Latin American players, is heading into the stretch run of its 56th season.

A Garden Grows from Recovery and Penance in Bushwick

Sunday, August 14, 2011

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At the southwest corner of Himrod Street and Wilson Avenue in Bushwick stands the Himrod Wilson Community Garden, where tomatoes, basil, summer squash, string beans, eggplant, mint and more grow from four plots. Luis A. [...]

At Jury Selection, Brooklyn Court House

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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By Kim Chakanetsa On the third floor of the Brooklyn Court House, the judge sits high and straight-backed, framed by two flags and a wooden plaque. She looks up. “Chris,” she says, “we’re ready.” With that [...]

The “Kid Boom” in Gentrified Red Hook

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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By Lea Khayata On a late weekday afternoon, Valentino Pier Park, in the south west end of Red Hook, looks like any neighborhood park. Kids on their scooters and bikes are playing around the pier [...]

Sunset Park Joins Brooklyn’s Craft Liquor Industry with Gin Distillery

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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By Camilo Smith Somewhere in the middle distance between the Gowanus Expressway and the polluted Gowanus Bay lies a small factory where a young man carefully tastes a batch of clear white liquid dripping from [...]

Coming Out in Cobble Hill

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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By Joi-Marie McKenzie “Baby, baby, baby, where did our love go?” Diana Ross’ voice slides over the speakers in Re/Dress Brooklyn, a vintage clothing shop in Cobble Hill. Three volunteers, wearing coordinated black T-shirts, greeted [...]

Brooklyn After The Tornado : On Washington Avenue

Sunday, September 19, 2010

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by Joi-Marie McKenzie and Joe Proudman Twenty-four hours after a tornado swept through Brooklyn, longtime Clinton Hill resident James Randall is picking up the pieces. The tree that once stood in front of his house [...]

Mad Dash for Nosh

Thursday, September 16, 2010

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by Michael Keller You’ve never seen so many hands reaching for matzo balls. And then there’s the Kugel: Broccoli Kugel, Butternut squash Kugel, Spinach Kugel, Sweet Noodle Kugel, Apple Cherry Kugel, Apple Blueberry Kugel, Champagne [...]

Old Park Slope Meets New Park Slope

Friday, April 30, 2010

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Crazy children bring both sides of the neighborhood together.