Bushwick residents will find their weekend trips to Ikea that much easier with the expansion of Zipcar locations into the neighborhood. The car-sharing company is taking advantage of unused parking garages in condominimum parking lots and will add vehicles at three locations, BushwickBK reports.
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April 6, 2010April 6, 2010Live Wire
Bike Lanes Will Be Extended on Smith and Hoyt
Bicycle lanes along Smith and Hoyt streets in Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill will be extended into Carroll Gardens this spring, allowing cyclists to ride from the Gowanus Canal to the Brooklyn Bridge. A handful of parking spots will be eliminated to make way for the new lanes, which will stretch from Bergen Street to...
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April 6, 2010April 6, 2010Live Wire
Ex-Employees Target Markowitz in Sex Discrimination Suit
Several of the Borough President’s former female staffers say Markowitz kept an “old boys network mentality” and that he regularly insulted females in his office, according to the Daily News. In addition to charges of sexism, the suit also alleges Markowitz asked employees to work on his 2005 re-election campaign on official government time. Markowitz...
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April 5, 2010April 5, 2010Live Wire
Police Officer Hurt by Drunken Driver
A police officer who pulled over a car for driving erratically on the BQE early Sunday morning suffered two broken legs after he was hit by another driver. The officer, 27, is in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital Center. Both drivers were charged with DWIs, the New York Times reports.
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Live Wire
Census Keeps Count, Block by Block
After years of planning, now comes the most important part for the U.S. Census Bureau – counting. Millions of census forms were mailed to households across the country over the last few weeks and nationally, 50% of the 10-question forms have been returned. For the first time the Census Bureau is using a mail participation...
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Brooklyn Life
With Condos a Bust, Renters Find Deals in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights
By Sierra Brown Adrienne Blanks, 26, loves her chic two-bedroom apartment. The wood floors, granite tabletops and brand new Frigidaire dishwasher and refrigerator attracted her to the cozy Bedford-Stuyvesant abode. At $875 a month — $1,750 that she splits with her roommate — her building, known as the Stable House, is a bold step up...
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Brooklyn Life
The Sainos: Well Liked and Well Armed
By ALYSON MARTIN On this West Street block in Gravesend, across from P.S. 216, it’s a bit like Cheers. Everyone seems to know the Sainos. Once or twice a week, Thomas, Kathleen or Vincent Saino would pop into Bake City Bagels in the morning. Or, they’d head next door to A&S Italian Pork Store, where...
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Live Wire
Waterfront Greenway Project Advances
The city’s transportation department this month endorsed a grassroots proposal to build a 14-mile path of biking and walking along the Brooklyn waterfront. Advocates hailed the decision as a “major, major push,” the Daily News reports.
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Live Wire
Barney’s Co-op Setting up Shop in Cobble Hill
After scouting out possible locations for its first Brooklyn outpost, high-end retailer Barney’s Co-op has confirmed it has settled on a location in Cobble Hill. The Manhattan-based fashion clothier confirmed to WWD that the store will open in September at 194 Atlantic Ave., Racked reports.
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March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Live Wire
DAILY ROUNDUP
City Sued in DWI Killing The family of a 33-year-old woman, who was killed by an off-duty police officer who was driving drunk last September, has filed a lawsuit against the city, saying fellow police officers delayed a blood test in a cover-up effort. the New York Post reports. Officer Andrew Kelly faces charges of...