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A collection of 14 issues

The Summons Issue

The New York World (“get inside your government”) just released a report [http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2012/09/05/nypd-improbable-cause/] on the geography of the city’s 350,000 pink slips — NYPD-issued summonses for minor and minor-ish infractions like public drinking, unreasonable noise, marijuana possession, and reckless driving. Like the

Story On Neighborhood’s Newfound Diversity Once Again Exhumes The Last Long Hot Summer

Rev. Al Sharpton leading the first protest march over the death of Yusef Hawkins in Bensonhurst, 1989.Last week, the Daily News featured Bensonhurst as part of a lead story for Best Places To Live In NY [http://bestplaces.nydailynews.com/stories/bensonhurst-transforms-international-families-move] – an online version of their supplemental real

Pols Raise Voices On Sheepshead Mosque Issue, ‘Bomber’ Renounces Threat

At their June 27 rally, mosque opponents targeted politicians for their silence on the issue. Now they respond.Brooklyn Paper has a pair of updates on the mosque issue, fueled by the deluge of comments they received from their initial report. First up, they got in touch with most of

Weiner Receives Threats, Hate Mail and Powder

Police are still on the scene around Congressman Anthony Weiner’s Sheepshead Bay offices inside the Lundy’s building after the congressman received angry and potentially threatening messages in the wake of the healthcare bill. At his Kew Gardens, Queens, office his staffers received an envelope of white powder. Ultimately