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Source: allairports.netEnvironmentalists, civic groups, local pols and members of the fishing and boating community, outraged over a plan calling for the destruction of 400 acres of Jamaica Bay wetlands to clear the path for a runway expansion project at John F. Kennedy Airport [/jfk-expansion-plan-could-hurt-local-economy-wildlife/], finally have a chance to
Photo by Robert Fernandez.It’s finally happened. With violent crime on the rise in Sheepshead Bay [/violent-crime-is-on-the-rise-in-sheepshead-bay-deadliest-year-in-a-decade/], including multiple [/double-stabbing-on-sheepshead-bay-road/] stabbings [/breaking-stabbing-by-sheepshead-bay-train-station/], out of [/breaking-car-plows-through-chase-bank-on-sheepshead-bay-rd/] control [/mustang-leaves-trail-of-destruction-on-emmons-ave/] cars [/holy-shnikes-car-slams-through-cvs-storefront/], and the
God bless America, where our political leaders don't look like 1980s movie villains. They just look like clowns.Daily Jewish Web mag The Tablet ran a compelling feature story this week by Alexander Zaitchik on the ever-changing politics of America’s Russian-Jewish immigrants [http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/
Abraham Lincoln High School
Cemal CansevA Brighton Beach dad is grappling with the heartbreaking news that his young son, discovered drowned in the waters off the 69 thStreet Pier in Bay Ridge, is never coming home. For more than eight years, Sahil Cansev prayed that his 16-year-old son Cemal, a student at Lincoln High
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Courtesy of More Glib Than ProfoundRead it and weep, North Brooklyn. Well, in this case, we all have plenty to weep about. The Village Voice’s Robert Sietsema compiled a round-up [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/03/five_dead_and_g.php] of Brooklyn’s five great restaurants of
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Source: www.nad.usace.army.milIf the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tries to yank its North Atlantic Division headquarters from the Fort Hamilton Army Base, it will be over protests from a number of Southern Brooklyn leaders, including Congressman Michael Grimm. USACE — the world’s largest public
athie black
Source: schools.nyc.govAfter two years of going head to head with the New York City Department of Education, Marine Park Junior High School (I.S. 278) has finally been granted the go-ahead to house an ASD NEST Placement Program for higher functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder students in the school.
Source: Golden's officeIn an effort to eradicate the rising trend of child abuse through New York, State Senator Marty Golden is asking members of the State Legislature to help push forth legislation to provide greater protection for our city’s most vulnerable citizens. Prompted by the shocking news
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Hundreds of giddy, costumed children packed the Kings Bay YM-YWHA’s gymnasium for its Annual Purim Carnival, an exciting indoor festival commemorating the Jewish people of ancient Persia’s rescue from annihilation at the hands of the evil Haman, as told in the Hebrew “Book of Esther.” Kids of all
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Hundreds from the Marine Park community braved torrential rains yesterday to enjoy I.S. 278’s annual “Carnival,” a yearly fundraiser held inside the school’s auditorium at 1925 Stuart Street. Marine Park Junior High School’s teachers, students, parents and neighbors enjoyed hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy, all