By Mariya Karimjee Under the blue awning of Seven Star Deli and Grocery, a group of teenagers stood idly. One burrowed his toe into the sidewalk, his hands stuffed into his pockets. A girl in a grey Hollister jacket stood in the middle of the street, hands stretched outward. “I’m going in,” she told...
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November 12, 2010November 12, 2010Brooklyn Life
When Mr. McFarlane Disappeared
By Mariya Karimjee and Michael Keller Robert McFarlane woke early Monday morning, as he always did. He came to the breakfast table at six, dressed in a red plaid shirt and a beige baseball cap. His daughter prepared him breakfast. And then she went to get his medication. Eleven months ago Robert McFarlane was diagnosed...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Dumbo’s Drop.io Acquired by Facebook
In a statement on Friday, Drop.io announced that it was bought by Facebook. Drop.io is an Internet file storage site that allows users to upload and save content on its servers. The three-year-old Dumbo based company will fold into Facebook at the end of the year, suspending its current site and deleting all data uploaded...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Teenager Struck and Killed by Car
A 13-year-old girl was hit by a BMW in Canarsie this morning at the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and Avenue J. The girl was on her way to school, when the car, which was out of control, hit her. According to the NY Post, the driver of the car had ignored a school bus that...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
AT&T to Expand 3G Coverage in Brooklyn, Queens
The expansion is part of a larger effort by AT&T to enhance coverage for customers in Prospect Park and Coney Island in Brooklyn and the train stations in Woodside and Jamaica, Queens. Additionally, customers should expect to see better service along the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and for the Queens...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn School Administrator “Bullying” Kids, Parents Say
Parents claim that a Brooklyn charter-school administrator has been physically and emotionally abusing students. The educator, Chi Tschang, resigned from his old post in California after an investigation into his discplinary practices, and is now facing the same accusations in Brooklyn. According to the NY Post, parents are questioning the Crown Heights school’s judgment in...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Boardwalk Businesses to Learn Next Year’s Fate
Businesses on the Coney Island Boardwalk will learn today whether they will get to come back next year. There are 11 businesses on the prime stretch of the boardwalk whose leases expire today, and Valerio Ferrari, president of Zamperla USA, the company that controls Luna Park, will decide which of those businesses will renew their...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Hotline for Gay and Lesbian Hate Crime Victims Set Up In Brooklyn
According to the District Attorney Charles Hynes, the 24-hour hotline for gay and lesbian hate-crime victims is now operating in Brooklyn. The hotline, which was announced as part of the recently created anti-gay hate crime task force is designed to encourage victims who are uncomfortable calling 911 to report crimes. The hotline is reachable at...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Family Sues NYPD, City for Death of Daughter
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed yesterday by the family of a Brooklyn girl who died after an asthma attack . According to the family’s lawyer, the suit is also against the New York City Police Department and the officer who, according to the family, did nothing to save the girl. A rally was held...
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November 1, 2010November 1, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Tea Party Protests Local Politicians and Voorhies Mosque
The Brooklyn Tea Party protested outside assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s campaign headquarters yesterday. The Tea Party was rallying against both Cymbrowitz and Assemblymember Helene Weinstein’s support toward the proposed mosque on Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay.