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Photo via Brown Harris Stevens [http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/640-2nd-street/townhouse/16467081]Like many post-grads, after completing his studies at Columbia University in the 80s, former president Barack Obama moved to Brooklyn [http://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/27/15454992/barack-obama-former-park-slope-home-for-sale] . The brownstone located at 640 2nd Street [http:
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The U.S. Navy Band marches on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013 after Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. (Photo: E.J. Hersom / defenseimagery.mil via Creative Commons)At least half of Brooklyn’s six members in
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President Barack Obama’s announcement that he is taking executive action to strengthen gun control laws [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-unveil-new-gun-restrictions-slams-congress-for-inaction/2016/01/04/81d539e8-b2fb-11e5-a842-0feb51d1d124_story.html] , increase background checks, and provide financial and human resources to implementing these new rules, along with existing rules, has been met with
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> Stunning image of #Joaquin [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Joaquin?src=hash] from NOAA’s GOES West. Stay informed http://t.co/3GVfGphItj and http://t.co/83F2guq6DU pic.twitter.com/qba4j4yyXG [http://t.co/qba4j4yyXG] — NOAA (@NOAA) October 1, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NOAA/status/649602489503907840] Senator Chuck Schumer
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Students celebrated a successful march to deliver their college applications. Come out and witness an exciting movement for higher education taking place right in our neighborhood. Over 700 high schoolers, from all five boroughs of New York, will be marching towards their local post offices this Friday, including seniors from
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Marine One, a Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King carrying President Obama, flew over West End Avenue apartment buildings on Friday. Also, a bird.In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] The neighborhood received a presidential flyover this week, with President Barack Obama soaring over Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach on
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I bet Obama hates this painting, which hangs in an Indian art gallery, as much as he hates our children. (Source: ssquah.blogspot.com)It might be the worst thing President Barack Obama has ever done. The commander-in-chief is neglecting to make time for teenagers from Edward R. Murrow High
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Heads up, neighbors. Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] will be closed [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/posts/10153395990680385] on Friday, October 25, from 12pm to 6pm, “due to security associated with the President’s visit.” The park confirmed with us this afternoon that the closure does include the entire
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Source: 10000birds.comFederal and city officials announced the formation of an ambitious new research group that will focus its studies on the area in and around Jamaica Bay. According to a press release, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the forming of the Jamaica Bay
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Park Ranger Colleen Sorbera Set Coley Free (Source: jamaicabayosprey.org)The privacy of Coley, the majestic Osprey, has finally been restored after months of intense and warrentless government tracking. Coley’s release was seen as a calculated move by the Obama administration in their overall effort to quiet critical response
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Source: Azipaybarah via FlickrSal Albanese is running for mayor [http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/12/6850576/former-brooklyn-councilman-sal-albanese-make-third-try-mayor] and your’re probably thinking, that name sounds familiar, where do I remember him from? Well, the crack researchers at Bensonhurst Bean are here to give you FIVE incredibly detailed vital
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Source: Jhawk/FlickrTelling Tips [/tag/telling-tips/] is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future. Happy Holidays to our seniors. Here are a few of the benefits that the re-election of Obama has made possible for you:
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The following op-ed is submitted by Alan Bellone [http://belloneforcongress2012.com/Home_Page.php], the Republican candidate running for Congress against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Green Party candidate Colin Beavan in the 8th Congressional District. If you listen to the media and the news, you will hear that you do
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President Harry S. Truman gets a chuckle out of the November 3, 1948 edition of the Chicago Tribune, with the famously inaccurate headline. Source: National ArchivesBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: Every American news enterprise was most likely primed and on its toes for last Thursday’s landmark Supreme Court of
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State Senator Diane Savino, along with Senators Liz “no relation to Carl” Krueger and Tom Duane from Manhattan, is asking Catholic Bishops to reconsider their stance against offering employees reproductive health care through their insurance plans. “We need the church to recognize that acknowledging that Catholic women are practicing birth