Leah Finnegan | Local Brooklyn News and Features

Unconditional Support, No Questions Asked

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Doula Project, headed by two Williamsburg women, provides a comforting, no-strings-attached aid to women undergoing abortions.

Leah Finnegan, The Doula Project, Williamsburg

Crown Heights institution fights threat of closure

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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The building used was sold earlier this year with the expectation that all the tenants would leave. But the community — a term that encompasses everyone from elected officials to the bar’s regular stable of crotchety seniors who take the place over in the afternoons — is trying to find a way to keep the Starlite Lounge in business for another 50 years.

buildings, Crown Heights, housing, Jack Mirkinson, Leah Finnegan

The Life of a Grip

Monday, November 23, 2009

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Leah Finnegan describes the little-glamorized life of a film grip on a Martin Scorcese shoot in Park Slope.

film grips, Here is Brooklyn, Leah Finnegan, Park Slope

In Search of Brooklyn

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Leah Finnegan goes to Brooklyn to find out what tourists are really looking for.

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Brooklynites Unsurprised By Gay Marriage Vote Delay

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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By Leah Finnegan Had the New York Senate passed a landmark bill to allow same-sex marriage Tuesday, Brooklyn couple Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy might have finally made plans to legalize their union. Instead, the bill was shelved and the partners, together for 19 years, will have to wait – not that they were surprised [...]

David Paterson, gay marriage, Leah Finnegan, Park Slope

The Cafeteria

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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By Leah Finnegan The phalanx of Tupperware-clad students crowded around the microwave in Brooklyn College’s cafeteria either doesn’t notice or tries to ignore what’s scrawled on the wall above the machine, with an arrow pointing downward: “It’s very nasty.” The cafeteria is technically titled the Metropolitan Food Café, and is decorated in shades of [...]

education, food, Here is Brooklyn, Leah Finnegan, tupperware

Skaters Remember Fallen Friend

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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When up-and-coming inline skater Brian "Cozmik" Scott was murdered on Oct. 12, the skating world was rattled. His friends came together Sunday to skate in his memory and honor what he did so well.

Brian Scott, Cozmik, Flatbush, Jack Mirkinson, Leah Finnegan, skaters

Brooklyn Hairdresser Goes It Alone

Friday, October 23, 2009

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Sheryl Oliver has cultivated her small business for three years. Originally from St. Vincent, owning her own salon is a dream Oliver is still realizing.

Flatbush, hair salons, Leah Finnegan