After parents kept coming in to ask whether the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene had classes for their children with special needs, the dance school decided to create a class to meet demand. Constance and Christopher Stienon of Fort Greene were among the first parents to register their child, Ysolde.
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May 8, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Brooklyn Recovers, Business
Six Months After Sandy, Some Skip Fishing to Rebuild
Boat captains and bait shops in Sheepshead Bay, hit hard by Sandy, have been seeing less business than usual.
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April 28, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklynites Oppose Possible Bensonhurst Trash Transfer Facility
Bensonhurst residents gathered Sunday to oppose a plan that would bring trash to the neighborhood by truck to be transferred to a barge on Gravesend Bay. They worry about the environmental impact of dredging the bay to make room for barges. The facility would also be near a children’s amusement park. Activists have taken the...
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April 28, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
City Waited to Make Serious Repairs at Brooklyn Playgrounds
Eight percent of the 583 problems at Brooklyn playgrounds listed as urgent were not addressed within the required 30 days, according to a Comptroller’s audit. The repairs included a walkway pushed up by tree roots at Jackie Robinson Park in Bed-Stuy, missing cobblestones at the Hickman Playground in Mill Basin, and a pinching hazard at...
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April 27, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
5 Wounded in 3 Separate Brooklyn Shootings Early This Morning
Five men were wounded in three early-morning shootings in Crown Heights and two spots in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Three men were shot at the intersection of Marcus Harvey Boulevard and Monroe Street in Bed-Stuy at around 1:30 a.m. Another man was shot at St. John’s Place and Franklin Avenue at around 3 a.m. The four victims were...
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April 27, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
3 Men Wounded in Bed-Stuy Shooting
Three men were injured in an early-morning shooting at the intersection of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Monroe Street. A gun was found at the scene, police said. Read more at News 12 Brooklyn.
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April 26, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
SUNY Takes Back Plan to Close Long Island College Hospital
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which said it would close the hospital to save money, has withdrawn its plan in a surprise move that delighted hospital staff, unions and community groups. The announcement comes after weeks of protest. “We are encouraged by SUNY’s decision to withdraw the closure plan,” said Toomas Sorra, MD, President of Concerned Physicians...
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April 25, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklyn Teacher Arrested on Rape Charges
Investigators found that the 33-year-old female teacher had sex multiple times with a male student starting when he was 15. He is now 16. Read more at ABC New York.
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April 25, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Thieves Tricked ATM Users, Stole from Accounts at a Crown Heights Bank
Police are looking for a group of people who have taken money from the accounts of ATM users. The thieves waited until the victims dipped their cards at one ATM and then got them to use a different machine. The suspects then looked over their shoulders to watch victims enter their PIN numbers and entered...
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April 24, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
NBA Draft Coming to the Barclays Center This Year
The NBA announced Wednesday that the Barclays Center will host the league’s 2013 draft on June 27. The draft was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. for the past two years. Madison Square Garden hosted the event from 2001-2010. Read more at ESPN.