Tiferes Yisroel, an all-boys yeshiva in Flatbush, is asking parents to buy software that monitors web browsing, to determine whether or not their children are surfing the Internet for porn. They also recommend sending the monthly browsing reports to a friend outside the family, for review.
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August 23, 2010August 27, 2010Brooklyn Life
Red Hook Plays the Muse for Acclaimed Novelist
By Keith Olsen Red Hook was once a place where men disappeared into black cars with drivers hired by the mob, boys hit Spaldeens that bounced between cobblestones, the docks teemed with longshoremen, and a tall metal pyramid, where sugar was refined, loomed in the background. Stories have long been told about the harbor community,...
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August 20, 2010August 20, 2010Live Wire
Alfalfa Packaged in Brooklyn Being Recalled For Possible Salmonella
New York State Agriculture Commissioner, Patrick Hooker, issued a recall of all alfalfa sprouts processed at Snow White Food Products, located at 621 Bergen Street. Salmonella can be fatal to children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.
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August 20, 2010August 20, 2010Live Wire
Parks Department Employee Raped in Bed-Stuy Playground
A 29-year-old parks department employee was raped on Thursday morning by a man wielding a box cutter. The incident occurred just after 9 a.m., in St. Andrew’s Playground on Kingston and Atlantic Avenues.
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August 20, 2010August 20, 2010Live Wire
Liquor Store Clerk Killed While Protecting Girlfriend
Yoseph Robinson, 34, a Jamaican-born convert to Orthodox Judaism, was shot to death last night in the MB Vineyards liquor store in Midwood. He died while protecting his girlfirend, who was being robbed of her jewelry at gunpoint.
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August 19, 2010August 18, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Deputy Sheriff Under Arrest
Deputy Sheriff James Smyth, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Wednesday and hit with almost a dozen different charges for allegedly stealing approximately $13,000 from the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. According to the indictment, Smyth allegedly wrote eight checks to himself, using three of the union’s different bank accounts.
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August 19, 2010August 18, 2010Live Wire
New Bike Path Under Construction Near Brooklyn Bridge
Local blogger, Brownstoner, recently posted photos of freshly painted bike lanes along Furman Street. The new lanes are currently inaccessible, as they run through the sealed-off portions of Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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August 19, 2010August 18, 2010Live Wire
Reality Show Winner Gets Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
Abdi Farah’s exhibition opened this past Friday, shortly after Mr. Farah won the competition on the Bravo channel’s show, “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.” Along with the winning the right to exhibit, Farah also walked away with $100,000.
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August 18, 2010August 18, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Mother Sentenced to 16 Years For Fatal Beating
Florencia Vasquez was sentenced to 16 years behind bars after pleading guilty to beating her 11-year-old daughter to death with a mop handle in 2008.
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August 18, 2010August 18, 2010Live Wire
New Investment Firm Coming to Brooklyn
Das Kapital Capital, the brainchild of Reddit.com founder Alexis Ohanian, will soon set up shop in Brooklyn. The 27-year-old Ohanian is looking to form a team of angel investors who’ll put their money into technology startups.