Two Coney Island businesses that had been evicted are now allowed to stay, NY1 reports. The businesses, operated by Ruby’s and Paul’s Daughter, were supposed to vacate by October 31st, but plans are in the works to negotiate a new long-term lease to stay on the boardwalk according to Linda Gross, a PR representative for...
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October 19, 2011October 19, 2011Live Wire
Brooklyn Restaurant Receives Top Rating
A downtown Brooklyn restaurant received three stars from the highly acclaimed Michelin food guide, the NY Daily News reports. The Brooklyn Fare, located at 200 Schermerhorn Street, is a small upscale eatery that serves 28 small-plate courses including “exotic seafood and exquisite trimmings”. With a $185 prix fixe bill, a meal at the Brooklyn Fare is definitely...
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October 19, 2011October 19, 2011Live Wire
Brooklyn Tech Creates Mock Courtroom
Students at the Fort Greene high school will now start practicing their legal skills after the school converted a storage area into a courtroom. The NY Daily News reports that the Brooklyn Technical High School’s lifelike courtroom includes a judge’s bench and jury box for students interested in holding mock criminal and civil trials. Students...
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October 19, 2011October 19, 2011Live Wire
Good Samaritan Collars His Neighbor’s Attacker
A Brooklyn man is being hailed a hero for coming to the rescue of his petite neighbor, who was attacked by a man recently paroled. The NY Daily News reports that Oscar O’Bar ran after Nathaniel Flowers, 29, after he threw the victim down and grabbed her pursue. O’Bar, a 45-year-old unemployed community college student,...
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October 19, 2011October 19, 2011Live Wire
Bay Ridge’s Hero Cop Dies at 79
James Cheeseman, a retired NYPD detective who received an award for catching a fugitive during a Manhattan gun battle, has died. He was 79, the NY Daily News reports. Cheeseman grew up in Bay Ridge. He served in the Navy and then joined the NYPD in 1956. Only a year into his police career, Cheeseman...
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October 18, 2011October 21, 2011Brooklyn Life, Video
Video: So Why Are They Protesting, Anyway?
We wanted to know what message Brooklynites are getting from the Occupy Wall Street protests. Ink reporters Anna Codrea-Rado, Emily Judem, Ravi Kumar, and Xin Hui Lim went to Cobble Hill and Coney Island to find out. http://vimeo.com/30709312 By Anna Codrea-Rado and Emily Judem Cobble Hill’s interpretation of Occupy Wall Street’s message. http://vimeo.com/30712753 By...
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October 18, 2011October 18, 2011Brooklyn Life, Live Wire
The March to #OccupyTimesSquare
The Ink’s Hiten Samtani joined the Occupy Wall Street protestors at Washington Square Park on Saturday, Oct. 15 and marched with them to Times Square. Samtani also caught up with the Granny Peace Brigade, who performed an anthem for the movement.
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October 18, 2011October 18, 2011Brooklyn Life, Crime
Park Slope Reacts to Sexual Assaults
Park Slope residents react to string of sexual attacks.
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October 17, 2011November 13, 2011Brooklyn Life
Occupy Brooklyn: Full Coverage
The Occupy Protests made a short appearance in Brooklyn this weekend.
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October 17, 2011October 17, 2011Brooklyn Life
Underwhelming Response to Occupy Brooklyn
Fewer than 100 people had gathered at Grand Army Plaza on Saturday to mark the beginning of “Occupy Brooklyn,” an off-shoot of the “Occupy Wall Street” protests that have spread across the country, and this past weekend, around the world.