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May 16, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Navigating Two Different Cultures: A Pakistani Immigrant Girl’s Struggles
A couple of years ago, Amira Ashfaq got a dog. Her parents were angry, but not just because the dog would need to be walked and housebroken – dogs are seen in her family’s culture as being impure. “He always says Muslims aren’t supposed to have dogs, but I don’t understand,” said Amira, now 15,...
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May 11, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Gov. Cuomo Asks Feds To Help Save Four Brooklyn Hospitals From Closing
Four hospitals in Brooklyn – Long Island College Hospital, Interfaith Medical Center, Brookdale Medical Center and SUNY Downstate Brooklyn – may close in a year if the state doesn’t come up with enough funds to save them, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. He appealed to the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for help in keeping...
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May 10, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
USPS Plans to Send Local Mail To Manhattan First Before Delivering to Brooklyn
As part of its consolidation plan for its East New York plant, the United States Postal Service will be sending local mail to Manhattan for sorting before sending it back to Brooklyn for delivery starting in the fall. Read more at The New York Daily News.
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May 7, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Fire Decimates Family-Owned Grocery Store in Williamsburg
A fire broke out in the early morning hours today destroying an old family-owned grocery store in Williamsburg. Residential units above the store and nearby neighbors were evacuated. Because the store was closed no one was injured. Read more at DNA Info.
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May 7, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Residents Protest Plan To Build Greenpoint Towers
Residents of Greenpoint are in an uproar against a plan to build a dozen towers on the waterfront in their neighborhood saying they would negatively impact the community by leading to racial and socioeconomic segregation. Read more at DNA Info.
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May 7, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Two Workers Injured in Canarsie After Truck Topples Over
Two workers in Canarsie were hurt yesterday when their truck toppled over causing them to fall from the basket. Investigators said that a mechanical malfunction caused the cherry picker to fall on its side. The workers are suffering from broken bones but are not in critical condition. Read more at ABC Local.
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May 6, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Feds Charge State Sen. Sampson for Embezzling $440,000
Federal prosecutors have charged State Senator John Sampson for embezzling $440,000 from state-held foreclosure accounts to fund his unsuccessful 2005 bid to become Brooklyn District Attorney. Read more at DNA Info.
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May 6, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Man Shot to Death in East New York, Suspect in Custody
Police arrested a man in East New York Sunday night in connection with the shooting 22-year-old Wayne Elliot multiple times in the torso. Officials said Elliot’s rap sheet included 13 previous arrests. Read more at The New York News.
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May 5, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Suicidal Man Climbs Atop Brooklyn Bridge Stopping Traffic, Talked Down By Police
A suicidal man climbed the tower of the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon and threatened to jump causing traffic jams for several blocks. Officers from the NYPD’s Emergency Unit were able to talk him down after an hour. Read more at The New York Daily News.