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Jul
02

Tire Shop Owner Fighting City Over 30K In Sidewalk Damage

Hilna Discount Tires at the Corner of 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The Department of Transportation (DOT)
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Jul
02

Local Boat Clubs Finishing Repairs From Sandy Damage

Varuna Boat Club (photo by nolastname)Eight months have passed since Superstorm Sandy crashed to the shores of Sheepshead Bay
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Jul
01

Mold In Sandy-Damaged Homes Still Raising Health Alarms

Mold.The scourge of mold spreading outside of homes abandoned by Superstorm Sandy victims has local residents expressing fear and
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Jul
01

Nelson Allocates Nearly $2 Million To Coney Island Hospital

Source: Gregory MaizousCouncilman Michael Nelson is allocating nearly $2 million in capital funds towards the continued restoration of Coney Island
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Jul
01

Truck Driver Orders Burger After Deadly Hit And Run

6th and 65th Street (Source: Google Maps)A large white flat bed truck slammed into a bicycle rider this past
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Jul
01

Citywide Flash Flood Warning Issued Until 3:00 P.M. (UPDATED)

Source: Jacinta Quesada via WikimediaThe following is a notice [http://www.weather.gov/okx/] from the National Weather Service. >
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Jul
01

Citywide Flash Flood Warning Issued Until 3:00 P.M. (UPDATED)

Source: Jacinta Quesada via WikimediaThe following is a notice [http://www.weather.gov/okx/] from the National Weather Service. >
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Jun
28

Loss Of Brighton Beach Street Signs Angers Residents

Brighton 1st Street and Brighton 2nd Lane (Source: Google Maps)It is now nearly nine months since Superstorm Sandy caused
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Jun
28

Local Pols Push Crackdown On Illegal Day Spas

Marty Golden, Photo By Erica ShermanFearing that a slew of newly opened day spas are engaging in illegal prostitution practices,
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Jun
28

The History Of Manhattan Beach And Brighton Beach

Moving the Brighton Beach Hotel (Source: New York Public Library via ny.curbed.com)In the 1870s, Manhattan Beach and
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