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Assemblyman Colton Warns Of Imminent Flood Insurance Hikes

Homeowners in areas hard hit by Superstorm Sandy in Southern Brooklyn and Staten Island are now at-risk of another blow: skyrocketing flood insurance premiums. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is currently re-drawing floodplain maps, which will create a sudden spike in insurance premiums for homeowners rezoned into high-risk flood

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Coney Island History Project Remembers The Astrotower In New Video Montage

The Astrotower may be nothing more than a 5-foot stump [/astrotower-demolished/] , but Coney Island lovers will forever remember it as the swaying, 270-foot tower to the stars that it once was. NY Curbed [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/26/remembering_coney_islands_astrotower_now_gone_for_good.php]

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A Good Day In Sheepshead Bay: A Tale Of Two Hurricanes

READER SUBMISSION: Mickie Burbella Whitley, an East 15th Street resident and North Carolina-native, passed by this derelict motor boat in the Bay. The sight brought back memories of Hurricane Irene and, 10 years earlier, Hurricane Floyd – during which she made her drive up from North Carolina to Brooklyn. Here, she

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Friday Photo Finish: Unanticipated Quiet

image by Jason NewmanThe above photo can also be seen on local photographer Jason Newman’s Flickr page [http://www.flickr.com/photos/infideler/6087461438/]. It was taken on August 27, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Jason’s wife Samina, who sent us the image, had the following