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Alex Ellefson

Feb
08
Deutsch Prods Agencies To Protect Waterfront After Floodwaters Pour Into Local Streets

Deutsch Prods Agencies To Protect Waterfront After Floodwaters Pour Into Local Streets

A reminder of the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene (Photo by Mickey Whitley) City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is urging federal
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Feb
08
Mayor’s Controversial Rezoning Plan Moves To City Council For Approval

Mayor’s Controversial Rezoning Plan Moves To City Council For Approval

275 4th Avenue, rendering by Moso Studio/ODA Architecture. (Courtesy of Moso Studio/ODA Architecture)Mayor Bill de Blasio’s
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Feb
08
Cops Catch Stickup Kids On A Bus Using Find My iPhone App

Cops Catch Stickup Kids On A Bus Using Find My iPhone App

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Feb
08
Morning Mug: “Never Go On Trips With Anyone You Do Not Love.” — Ernest Hemingway

Morning Mug: “Never Go On Trips With Anyone You Do Not Love.” — Ernest Hemingway

Photo by Joseph AkbrudMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
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Feb
07
ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are
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Feb
05
Puzzle: “Snow Provokes Responses That Reach Right Back To Childhood.” — Andy Goldsworthy

Puzzle: “Snow Provokes Responses That Reach Right Back To Childhood.” — Andy Goldsworthy

Photo by Vladimir Korostyshevskiy
Feb
05
Burglar Sneaks Through Window To Snag Jewelry & Cash, Cops Say

Burglar Sneaks Through Window To Snag Jewelry & Cash, Cops Say

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops are after a man who snuck through an open window last week and snapped
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Feb
05
Pols Rally Around Effort To Landmark Riegelmann Boardwalk

Pols Rally Around Effort To Landmark Riegelmann Boardwalk

Source: blhphotography via FlickrCity council members are pushing back against the effort to rip up parts of Coney Island’s
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Feb
05
‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell From Wastewater Treatment Plant Has Become Intolerable, Neighbors Say

‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell From Wastewater Treatment Plant Has Become Intolerable, Neighbors Say

The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Source: DEP)The rancid smell from the wastewater treatment plant over on Knapp Street
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Feb
05
61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/25/2016 – 1/31/2016

61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/25/2016 – 1/31/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’
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