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December 7, 2009December 7, 2009Brooklyn Life
Just How Bad Is It?
Residents of Carroll Gardens debate the fate of the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA may name as a Superfund site soon.
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December 7, 2009December 6, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 12/07/2009: BAM and Ballet
The famed American Ballet Theater, which was once directed by Mikhail Baryshnikov, announced a five-year partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Music last week. The troupe will premiere The Nutcracker on Dec. 23, 2010.
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November 23, 2009November 23, 2009Arts & Culture
The Life of a Grip
Leah Finnegan describes the little-glamorized life of a film grip on a Martin Scorcese shoot in Park Slope.
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November 23, 2009December 6, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 11/23/2009: Lone Man in a Subway Station
It's rare to find a moment of peace in a New York City subway station, especially the Lorimer Street L stop in Williamsburg during rush hour.
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November 13, 2009November 16, 2009Brooklyn Life
A Regal Life for Brooklyn’s Homeless
Once a prison, now a shelter to 350 of New York's homeless, the Bedford Atlantic Armory in Crown Heights proves that not every man's home is his castle. Nathania Zevi takes us on a tour of the grounds, with two of its more sardonic residents.
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November 12, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Questions Linger After Elevator Death
Popular indie drummer Jerry Fuchs died after a harrowing fall down an elevator shaft early Sunday morning at a party in Williamsburg. Almost a week later, it is still unclear why no one was operating it.
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November 12, 2009February 4, 2010Business
Deal Has Coney Island Merchants Smiling
Christopher Alessi on a new plan to develop Coney Island—one that has local merchants and residents hopeful for the future.
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November 12, 2009November 16, 2009Sports
Push
It’s 4 pm on the last warm Sunday of the calendar year and the handball courts in Sunset Park are packed. Stefanos Chen brings us one player's last desperate minutes to find a pickup game before dark.
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November 12, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Fashion-Forward Vets March Proud
Navy veterans Milaina Jacques and Shawna Lee knew they wanted to come to the annual Veterans Day Parade along Fifth Avenue — the only question was, what would they wear?