This August, nineteen-year-old Ciarra Boyd learned that her friend, Donald, was about to join the Army, and she set out to stop him.
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December 11, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Religion
Getting the “Get”: An invisible prison between marriage and divorce
By Terry Baynes Agunah Hannah Nagila’s sons are 3 and 5 years old, and they already know what an agunah is. They have told their mother what their father tells them: “Daddy says you’re going to be an agunah until you pay back every cent.” Agunah is the term for a Jewish woman chained to...
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December 4, 2009December 7, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 12/4/09: Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal: A Superfund Site?
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November 9, 2009November 9, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 11/9/09: The Brooklyn Beefsteak
This weekend, Brooklyn paid homage to a classic New York tradition: the beefsteak.
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November 9, 2009February 4, 2010Business
Looking for Mr. Lundy
By Katerina Valdivieso “That’s the one! That’s the portrait! Let me see?” Victor Coker was stunned when he saw the picture of his missing portrait in a page of the book I had brought to show him: Lundy’s: Reminiscences and Recipes from Brooklyn’s Legendary Restaurant. I had opened it to a random page and, ironically,...
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October 28, 2009February 4, 2010Crime
Brownsville Holds a Vigil, and a Community Searches for Answers
Dozens of Brownsville residents gathered together in front of Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School last night to pay tribute to Malachi Cotton, who was gunned down in front of the school the day before.
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October 28, 2009November 16, 2009Brooklyn Life
Courtyard Gospel
By Terry Baynes She was hard to miss, sitting on the bench in front of the New York State Supreme Court on Court Street. She crooned along to the gospel music coming from the round portable stereo player in the seat next to her. A reusable plastic grocery back stood by her feet. On her...
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October 28, 2009October 28, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 10/28/09: Marshmallow Mayhem
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October 28, 2009February 4, 2010Arts & Culture
Where Everybody Knows Your Song
During the daytime, this 1950s-styled diner happily plays the role of quaint family restaurant, but as the night sets in, the lights are dimmed and the music raised. Welcome to Karaoke Night in Red Hook.