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Jul
24

Pols Want Small Business Administration To Forgive Debt To Sandy Vicitms

Source: sba.govDid you apply for a loan from the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
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Jul
24

New Coney Island Pedestrian Plaza Unveiled

Site of pedestrian plaza before installation (Source: Google Maps)After months of haggling and bargaining, the new Coney Island pedestrian
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Jul
24

New Coney Island Pedestrian Plaza Unveiled

Ste of pedestrian plaza before installation (Source: Google Maps)After months of haggling and bargaining, the new Coney Island pedestrian
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Jul
24

Army Corps Of Engineers Awards $7.3 Million Contract To Restore Beaches Of Coney Island

Source: wheany/FlickrThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7.3 million contract to the Great Lakes Dredge
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Jul
24

After Two Months, Authorities Successfully Contain Measles Outbreak In Borough Park

A Microscopic Look at the Measles Virus (Source: Center For Disease Control via Wikimedia Commons)The rare outbreak of measles
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Jul
23

Senate Stalls In Approving FEMA Funds For Religious Buildings Damaged By Sandy

A bill that would release FEMA funds to houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been stalled in the
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Jul
23

Swastika Flown Over Coney Island And Brighton Beach By People Who Aren’t Nazis

Source: Gifter Photos via Twitter via GothamistIf you went to Coney Island or Brighton Beach on Sunday afternoon, you might
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Jul
23

Hikind In Hot Water Over Conflict Of Interest Involving Maimonides Medical Center

Source: assembly.state.ny.usAssemblyman Dov Hikind’s radio show, which broadcasts to a large Orthodox Jewish audience, is growing
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Jul
23

Child Porn Pervert In Gerritsen Beach Might Get Off On Technicality

Source: mikey k via flickrGerritsen Beach man Yuri Bershchansky was targeted by federal agents for downloading child pornography, but might
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Jul
23

Gerritsen Beach Library Eyeing September Reopening

The interior of the Gerritsen Beach Library Post-SandyThe Gerritsen Beach library (2808 Gerritsen Avenue), which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy,
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