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Nov
06
2012 Election Local Results

2012 Election Local Results

Local results are beginning to come in: • Simcha Felder (Democrat) wins over David Storobin (Republican) for State Senate District 17.
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Nov
06
Donate Blood, Swap Clothes at PS 139

Donate Blood, Swap Clothes at PS 139

A blood drive is taking place at PS 139 on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4
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Nov
06

Q and B Trains Stopping Service Due to Hanging Cables

Manhattan-bound B and Q trains are not going past Prospect Park Station because of hanging cables. Brooklyn-bound trains are operating
Nov
06
Watch the Election Results in Ditmas Park

Watch the Election Results in Ditmas Park

Whether you support Romney, Obama, Stein, Johnson, Elvis or someone else, you may decide that you want to be with
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Nov
06

Poll Sites Need Volunteers for Crowd Control, Translators and More Help

Polls around the area need volunteers to help with “crowd control, kreole speaking translator, poll look ups. We need help!
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Nov
06
Two Cops Were Almost Crushed by Falling Tree During Hurricane Sandy

Two Cops Were Almost Crushed by Falling Tree During Hurricane Sandy

The stories from Hurricane Sandy never cease to amaze. Cops from the 70th Precinct were on the street for the
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Nov
06
City Won’t Take Damaged Trees Until After Wednesday’s Storm

City Won’t Take Damaged Trees Until After Wednesday’s Storm

Damaged and dangerous trees line the streets of Ditmas Park [/blog/news/look-up-watch-out-for-dangerous-trees-ready-to-fall] in the wake of Sandy, hanging precariously
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Nov
06
Simcha Felder May Caucus with Republicans

Simcha Felder May Caucus with Republicans

Simcha Felder’s campaign has inspired an awful lot of debate around here [/blog/politics/simcha-felder-firmly-opposes-any-redefinition-of-marriage-says-new-ad] . Now, the Democratic State
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Nov
06
Neighbors Building a Bike-Friendly Flatbush

Neighbors Building a Bike-Friendly Flatbush

Ditmas Rides [http://www.ditmasrides.com/], founded by Rene Netter, has been hosting weekly bike rides around the neighborhood for
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Nov
06

NYC on High Wind and Coastal Flood Watch for Wednesday

Wednesday’s nor’easter is developing now. Although the storm still poses a threat to very vulnerable areas, today’s
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