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8 hrs ago | WNYC-AM New York

Memorial Day Around New York

New York City's Memorial Day observances included both parades and solemn ceremonies.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, New York, US Military, US Navy, Veteran Affairs

21 hrs ago | Patch.com

5 Things: True Tales of Romance and Americana Music Showcase

A 1. You need music. Head to The Way Station A for Jim Greene's Americana Showcase , where this week,A Thomas Bryan Eaton A andA Bucky Hayes A perform.

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Wed May 23, 2012

DNAInfo.com

DA Hynes Honors Brooklyn's Finest at Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast

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The Village Voice

Cop Killer George Villanueva's Heading to The Hoosegow; Offers...

A Brooklyn thug who fatally pushed a police officer last year was in court today, where was hit with a 28 1/2-year prison sentence.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Mon May 21, 2012

FindLaw

Brooklyn DA Has Different Rules for Orthodox Jews in Abuse Cases?

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is coming under fire for treating child sex-abuse cases differently when they involve members of Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 18, 2012

Bay Ridge Journal

Kings County Memorial Day Parade Reaches out to Iraq, Afghanistan Vets

According to the Brooklyn Paper, organizers of the 145-year-old Kings County Memorial Day Parade -- now that the cashflow crisis has eased somewhat -- are trying to get more Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans to join the parade.

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Patch.com

Get Out: A Barbeque, a Garden Party and the Great GoogaMooga

WHAT: Barbeque Fundraiser Backyard Party WHEN/WHERE: Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m., One Last Shag, 348 Franklin Avenue, Bklyn, NY WHY GO: Put on your party pants and come get sassy this Friday at One Last Shag's first BBQ of the Season.

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Thu May 17, 2012

WNYC-AM New York

More Breweries. Less Beer.

Earlier this year, we wrote about Kings County Beef Jerky, an artisanal jerky company in Brooklyn .

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Wed May 16, 2012

CW11 New York WPIX-TV

DA Denies He's Soft On Pedophiles In Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn

The District Attorney of Kings County went on the defensive Wednesday, writing an Op Ed piece in the New York Daily News, insisting his office works hard to protect children from sexual abuse in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn .

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Tue May 15, 2012

SILive.com

B'klyn GOP endorses Grey for state Senate

Kings County Republican chairman Craig Eaton announced the unanimous endorsement of Ms.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Staten-Island, NY

Sat May 12, 2012

The Village Voice

A Breakdown of the NYC Bike Share Map

Yesterday, the New York City Department of Transportation released the initial 420 bike share station locations for the program that will unleash 10,000 bikes onto the already crammed streets of New York by 2013.

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Related Topix: Harlem (New York, NY), Downtown (New York, NY), Queens, NY, New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Brooklyn, NY

Fri May 11, 2012

The Brooklyn Paper

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Local heroes: The Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade - a 145-year-old cavalcade honoring fallen American soldiers - is running thin on veterans, according to worried members of the Kings County Memorial Day Parade Committee.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Veteran Affairs, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Tue May 08, 2012

The Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade issues facing a soldier slump

Local heroes: The Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade - a 145-year-old cavalcade honoring fallen American soldiers - is running thin on veterans, according to worried members of the Kings County Memorial Day Parade Committee.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Veteran Affairs, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Mon May 07, 2012

Curbed

Loftpocalypse: Gowanus Artists (Maybe) Saved by New Court Ruling

The artists of 269 Douglass Street , a commercially-zoned building in Gowanus, are making history.

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Related Topix: Real Estate

SILive.com

Brooklyn Conservatives like Lisa Grey, running against State Sen. Savino

"We believe that she is a superior candidate who understands and clearly articulates the issues we face, and we look forward to giving her our full support in the months ahead," said party chair Jerry Kassar.

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Sun May 06, 2012

The Brooklyn Inc

The Guns of Brooklyn

Law enforcement data indicates that the borough has a disproportionately large number of the city's guns.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, US News, ATF

Fri May 04, 2012

Sheepshead Bites

Scam Alert: Two New Threats To Neighborhood

State Senator Martin J. Golden today is alerting local residents to two scam attempts brought to his attention which sought to obtain personal information for the purposes of fraud.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Social Security

DNAInfo.com

Bookkeeper Indicted for Stealing $2.6M from Estates Without Wills

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Thu May 03, 2012

Grub Street

Red Hook Rising

The new Pok Pok Ny isn't exactly in Red Hook, but it's close enough to have brought some attention to the out-of-the-way area of late.

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Grub Street

Taste Test: Comparing Brooklyn Water to 'Brooklynized' Water

In March, we first learned the official water of the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn would be produced by the Original Brooklyn Water Bottling Company ... which is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Crown Heights, NY

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