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gambling

Update: Markowitz Begins Coney Casino Coalition

Source: Wikimedia CommonsThis week Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced he’d support [/assembly-speaker-sheldon-silver-eyes-coney-island-for-casino-destination/] a casino in Coney Island. Wednesday, Marty Markowitz began a coalition backing gambling in Coney Island, according to the Daily News. [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-borough-president-marty-markowitz-starts-coalition-backing-proposed-coney-island-casino-article-1.1137174] “Back in January when I called for c

antisemitism

Shomrim Monitoring Holocaust Park After Anti-Semitic Vandalism, Calls For Camera Surveillance Increase

A footprint left at the site of the vandalism last week, believed to belong to the culprit.Our report last week on the anti-Semitic graffiti at the Holocaust Memorial [/breaking-anti-semitic-graffiti-found-at-holocaust-memorial-park/] was met with swift responses from elected officials [/more-responses-to-anti-semitic-vandalism-at-holocaust-memorial-park/], and so far one measure has been taken to ensure the

euriphile joseph

ReServe Programs Helps Students Adjust to College Life

Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard) is taking part in the ReServe’s College Success Coach [http://www.reserveinc.org/news/in-pilot-program-reservists-matched-with-first-year-college-students/] Program, aimed at assisting recent high school graduates transition into their first year of college. The program, funded by Open Society Foundations, will match 200 first-year students from

ethnic

Beth Israel’s Filipino Staff Keep Heritage Alive For Younger Generation

The banderia, a traditional Filipino instrument. (Source: famenyc.org) Traditional Filipino music is alive and well in Brooklyn, provided long-term care by a duo of Marine Park nurses working at Beth Israel Brooklyn Hospital [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-20/news/32751201_1_musical-director-filipino-nurses-music-ensemble] at 3201 Kings Highway. Maria Bella Soriano-Locsin

amir khan

Paulie Malignaggi To Fight Pablo Cano In October At Barclays Debut

Source: L. Frank Cabrera via Wikimedia CommonsBensonhurst brawler Paulie Malignaggi will make his Barclays Center debut on October 20th, reports ESPN. [http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/boxing/post/_/id/1857/malignaggi-to-fight-cano-awaiting-mystery-megafight] The “Brooklyn Pride” event will not have Malignaggi headline against Amir Khan as was expected. [/will-boxing-foes-amir-khan-and-bensonhursts-paulie-malignaggi-duke-it-out-again/] Instead, the

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