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The Brooklyn School of Inquiry located at 50 Avenue P in Bensonhurst (Source: Google Maps)Several of Brooklyn’s schools scored the highest on state-level exams, including several located in Southern Brooklyn. News 12 is reporting [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/7-brooklyn-schools-earn-top-25-honors-on-state-exams-1.6083236] that schools in Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Dyker
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Four Sparrow Marsh, Flatbush Avenue near the Belt Parkway. (Photo by Adrian Kinloch via Slate)English photographer Adrian Kinloch submitted a gorgeous photo essay detailing the strange fringe between the end of the city and the edge of nature, which is, apparently, a place called Southern Brooklyn. Kinloch’s dazzling
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Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblyman Dov Hikind’s activities involving his radio show and Maimonides Medical Center is being investigated by the Moreland Commission. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cuomo-anti-corruption-commission-investigates-assemblyman-hilkind-article-1.1466804] that Hikind is being investigated for potential conflicts of interest and
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Photo by Erica ShermanKingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard) was rewarded with millions of federal dollars today thanks to the efforts of Senator Charles Schumer. According to a press release [http://www.schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=345750&], Schumer secured $3.8 million for the award-winning institution for
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(Source: CubaGallery via Flickr)City Council candidate John Quaglione (R) wants to bring order to the commercial streets of Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://brooklyneagle.com/articles/quaglione-says-dot-should-mark-parking-spaces-2013-09-20-170000] that Quaglione is requesting that the Department of Transportation (DOT) sets clear parking spaces
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Andrei Kirilenko (right) (Source: oso via Flickr).The Brooklyn Nets have had a busy off season, making trades for NBA superstars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in their hopes to steal the spotlight away from Carmelo Anthony’s New York Knicks. According to a report [http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/
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Source: CeCILL via Wikimedia CommonsBorough Park and Midwood are getting $1 million in security cameras installed on its streets in the coming months, and some are questioning whether taxpayer money should be diverted to an area with low crime rates. Gothamist is reporting [http://gothamist.com/2013/09/22/brooklyn_
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Source: www.ny.curbed.comThe ‘Bright N’ Green’ environmental building project being constructed at 67 Brighton First Lane is nearly complete, according to a report [http://www.multihousingnews.com/news/sustainable-mixed-use-building-nearly-complete-in-brooklyns-brighton-beach-neighborhood/1004090438.html] by Multi Housing News. The 6,500-square-foot building, which features solar panels, wind turbines on the roof
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Sheepshead Bay LibraryCongratulations are in order for the fine folks at the Sheepshead Bay Library (2636 East 14th Street) and the Kings Bay Library (3650 Nostrand Avenue) for receiving cash prizes from the Charles H. Revson Foundation as part of their first ever NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. According to a
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Source: Glabb via Wikimedia CommonsA man tried to jump off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge but was successfully talked out it by the NYPD. SI Live is reporting [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/police_rescue_workers_respondi.html#incart_m-rpt-2] that the incident caused several lanes of the
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Bummer. (Source: GerritsenBeach.net via Flickr)The Marine Park Halloween Walk, an event that has taken place for nearly 30 years, has come to a halt at the orders of the Marine Park Civic Association. Brooklyn Daily is reporting [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/38/mm_halloweencanceled_2013_09_
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When it comes to digging through the archives of the forgotten newsreels of the 1940s, Coney Island has some of the best gems. On our sister site, we marveled at the “Lady Lifeguards of Manhattan Beach,” [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/12/video-the-lady-lifeguards-of-manhattan-beach-circa-1940/] undergoing a series of military-like drills to