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Local Libraries Have A Shot At Winning Ten Grand

Sheepshead Bay LibraryKings Bay Library (3650 Nostrand Avenue) and Sheepshead Bay Library (2636 East 14th Street) are among the finalists for the Revson Foundation’s NYC Neighborhood Library Awards. According to a press release, a panel of judges will decide which of the nominated ten libraries will win a $10,

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More Trouble For Senator Sampson As Taxpayer Funds Earmarked For Charity Vanish

State Senator John Sampson (center) (Source: nysenate.gov)The troubles for State Senator John Sampson keep mounting. Sampson, who has been accused of accepting bribes [/state-senator-john-sampson-charged-in-corruption-scandal/] and threatening witnesses [/john-sampson-threatened-to-silence-witnesses-in-corruption-scandal/] who might testify against him, now has state officials wondering where more than $39,000 in taxpayer money earmarked for

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Family Of 20-Year-Old Drowned Man Needs Help With Funeral

Arnaldo Galarza, 20, drowned Friday at Gravesend Bay Beach while his helpless friends and family watched. (image from Daily News)Family members of a 20-year-old Bedford Stuyvesant man who drowned last Friday in Gravesend Bay say they are in desperate need of cash, in order to pay for his funeral.