Couples in Brooklyn who have been married for over 50 years came together on Friday in a celebration of their matrimony. The gathering, organized by the office of the Borough President, saw over 300 couples showing up.
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February 4, 2010February 8, 2010Crime
Remembering Benny Lyde
Benny Lyde was killed four years ago. This spring, his alleged killer is set to stand trial for his murder.
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November 3, 2009February 4, 2010Crime
Aspiring Rapper Shot Dead Night Before Show
The night before rapper Mike Beck was scheduled to perform a Halloween show in Boston, he was shot to death on the corner of Logan Street and Belmont Avenue in East New York. Details of the Friday night shooting are still unclear.
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November 3, 2009February 4, 2010Politics
Election Day Dispatches
Ishita Singh, Leah Finnegan and Terry Baynes report from polling places around Brooklyn.
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November 3, 2009November 16, 2009Brooklyn Life
The Cafeteria
By Leah Finnegan The phalanx of Tupperware-clad students crowded around the microwave in Brooklyn College’s cafeteria either doesn’t notice or tries to ignore what’s scrawled on the wall above the machine, with an arrow pointing downward: “It’s very nasty.” The cafeteria is technically titled the Metropolitan Food Café, and is decorated in shades of the...