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  1. Not So Fast on that Duane ReadeRead the original story w/Photo

    5 min ago | The New York Times

    ... said. Geez, Gersh A drug bust, a neighborhood guide, a magnetically repulsive video by the editor of the Brooklyn Paper, and more. (12) The state's highest court has ruled against the main challenge to the eminent-domain seizure of land in the ...

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  2. Leonie Haimson: Our Children are More Than Test Scores - The Huffington PostRead the original story

    11 min ago | Lost in the Ozone

    On the front page of today's Times is one of those iconic stories that epitomizes the system under Bloomberg and Klein: Francisco Hernandez Jr., a 13-year-old Brooklyn boy with Asperger's wandered alone in the New York subway system for days, after he had been scolded at school for not concentrating.

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  3. Stress could be spelled "Scrooge."Read the original story

    16 min ago | York Dispatch

    ... direct governing force upon spending," says Dr. Alan Hilfer, director of psychology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. "If you have $100 in your pocket, and that's all you can spend, you'll look around and make a decision based on the ...

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  4. Man Comes Back From The DeadRead the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | CBS2

    ... What happens if your heart stops beating? Is it possible to survive? CBS station WCBS-TV in New York recently met a Brooklyn man who lived after his heart quit for 47 minutes, and it's all thanks to a team of doctors who refused to give up until ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Offbeat

  5. November MadnessRead the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | The City Birder

    ... vast plantings of azaleas awoke for a second bloom. I also noticed many rose shrubs sporting new flowers. In the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and elsewhere, irises have opened again. Perhaps I've just never noticed that these plants open in the ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Home Gardening, Home, Sagaponack, NY

  6. New York Is Cleared to Condemn Property for Ratner Atlantic Yards ProjectRead the original story w/Photo

    29 min ago | Bloomberg

    Bruce Ratnera s $5 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn will move ahead now that New Yorka s highest court has affirmed the statea s right to seize the property, a spokesman for the developer said.

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, US News

  7. As lawmakers fail to cut budget, NY Gov. David Paterson asks for power to do it himselfRead the original story w/Photo

    44 min ago | Post-Standard

    ... "He knows that we are not going to support his cuts. So he is trying to act like a macho man." Sen. Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat, said he thinks the move is just part of negotiations. "We're having conversations," he said, adding that he ...

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    Related Topix: David Paterson, US Governors, New York, NY

  8. Top Court Upholds Use of Eminent Domain on Atlantic Yards ProjectRead the original story w/Photo

    48 min ago | WNYC-AM New York

    ... this morning, the Court of Appeals ruled against property owners and businesses in the development's footprint in Brooklyn . A majority of the judges said that the area was sufficiently blighted to justify the state's use of eminent domain. Some ...

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  9. Atlantic Yards Project in Brooklyn Clears Legal HurdleRead the original story w/Photo

    56 min ago | New York Times

    The last major obstacle to a groundbreaking for the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn fell Tuesday when New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, dismissed a challenge to the state's use of eminent domain on behalf of the developer, Bruce C. Ratner.

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  10. New Yorker paroled after pleading guilty in Carlisle assault caseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | PennLive.com

    A Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was accused of binding, beating and sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend in Carlisle settled the charges against him Tuesday by pleading guilty to simple assault.

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  11. Rich and Helen DeVos purchase ArtPrize piece by artist Norman MooneyRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Muskegon Chronicle

    ArtPrize brought Norman Mooney "Windseeds" Rich and Helen DeVos have decided the sculpture by the Brooklyn, N.Y.- based artist will remain in West Michigan.

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Household Products

  12. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries Statement on Eminent Domain RulingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

    ... Please note our new postal address when sending contributions to the legal fund: 121 5th Avenue, PMB #150 Brooklyn, New York 11217 About DDDB Our coalition consists of 21 community organizations and there are 51 community organizations formally ...

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  13. Nouvellas Announces LP's Physical ReleaseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CMJ

    ... ation 11. Right Kind of Woman (Part Two) Tour Dates For Nouvellas: 11/25 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony 12/03 - Brooklyn, NY - Bruar Falls www.myspace.com/nouvellas www.ernestjenning.com/band_nouvellas

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  14. Westfield High School Brighton Beach MemoirsRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | ShowBizRadio

    ... Brighton Beach Memoirs takes the audience through a week in the life of the Jeromes, a Jewish family living in Brooklyn in 1937. Last weekend, Westfield High School transformed the stage into their household and took the audience along for a ride ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY

  15. Court: NY can seize property for new NJ Nets arenaRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | SanLuisObispo.com

    New York's top court ruled Tuesday that the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New Jersey Nets

  16. Print ThisRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Sheepshead Bites

    ... giving clients a round the clock access to their cases and charging low fees. For more information please visit Brooklyn Real Estate Attorney Daniel Gershburg a s website. URL to article: http://www.sheepshead ...

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  17. CommentsRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Brooklyn Vegan

    Dinner With The Band on IFC w/ Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings + upcoming Daptone shows & Knitting Factory pics photos by Jacob Blickenstaff Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn Brooklyn venue Southpaw has two Daptone Records -related shows in its future.

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Soul, Lee Fields, Queens, NY

  18. The Yummy Fur (members of Franz Ferdinand & 1990s) reuniting for a...Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Brooklynvegan

    ... Fur - 2009 North American Tour Dates Jan 14 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Neck Tie (England Belongs to Twee) Jan 15 Brooklyn, NY - 171 Lombardy Jan 17 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (Part Time Punks) Jan 18 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord Jan 20 Portland, ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Yummy Fur

  19. Mets unveil retro uniforms for Black FridayRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | New York City's Hometown Newspaper - NY Daily News

    ... clubhouse stores at Roosevelt Field Mall , on 42nd Street across from Bryant Park in Manhattan , at Keyspan Park in Brooklyn and at Modell's as well as online at Mets.com. The uniform revision comes on the heels of the Mets responding to fan ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  20. In My Room: Vampire Weekend's Ezra KoenigRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Spin

    SPIN recently visited the Brooklyn apartment of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig for the magazine's "In My Room" section, where we show off the decor and beloved possessions of your favorite rock'n'rollers. CLICK TO ENLARGE: HOW TO VIEW EZRA'S ROOM: Click the image at right to pop-up a full image of Ezra's room, then scroll down on this page to ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, The Specials, Ska, Coney Island, NY, Video Games

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