by Yaffi Spodek For many New Yorkers, the words “Coney Island” conjure up images of a wind-swept boardwalk with the Cyclone roller coaster in the background. But the famed amusement park is just one attraction at the end of a five-mile stretch that runs through the borough of Kings. In fact, much can be be...
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April 15, 2010April 23, 2010Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Residents Fear Loss of Housing Vouchers
By Yaffi Spodek Olga Ovanesyan, 53, is a Russian immigrant and single mom from Brooklyn. As a student studying to be a physician’s assistant, she has no job or income and lives mostly off disability payments she receives as a result of injuries she sustained in 9/11. After living in a Manhattan shelter for several...
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Judge Appointed to NYS Supreme Court
The Honorable Noach Dear has been appointed to the NYS Supreme Court, according to theyeshivaworld.com. Dear, who served as a councilman in Brooklyn for more than 20 years, was appointed as an Acting Supreme Court Justice following his service in the civil court system since being elected two years ago.
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Williamsburg Developer Amends Project to Appease City Council
A controversial developer has added more affordable units to his proposed complex on the Williamsburg waterfront, but not enough to satisfy Councilman Steve Levin, yournabe.com reports.
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Malformed Pastries Delight Brooklynites
Have you ever wondered what happens to all of that delicious, processed snack food that doesn’t make it to your local grocery store? It seems they go to Entenmann’s Bakery Outlet on Flatbush Avenue between Avenue R and Fillmore Avenue in Marine Park, where they sell Entenmann’s products that can’t be sold in stores, according...
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Attempted Suicide on the F Train
Manhattan-bound F service was disrupted on Wednesday evening after a woman jumped in front of a train at the Seventh Avenue station in an apparent suicide attempt. The 34-year-old survived the usually fatal leap because the train had slowed significantly as it entered the station at 5:30 pm.
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Cops Close Bushwick Hotel
Cops shut down the Market Hotel, the neighborhood’s favorite — but apparently illegal — music hall, late on Saturday night for operating without a license, the Brooklyn Paper reports. Police had been building a case against the venue located at Myrtle Avenue near Broadway for several months, but finally raided the joint after receiving a...
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
City Could Revoke Rent Vouchers for Thousands
Because of a $45 million budget gap, the New York City Housing Authority may have to revoke rental-assistance vouchers from more than 10,000 low-income tenants, a drastic move that could cause families to lose their apartments, the New York Times reports. The Ink’s Clare O’Connor is out in the borough, getting a local reaction from Brooklyn...
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Market to Reopen
The Brooklyn Flea will return on Saturday, April 10, to its outdoor location at Bishop Loughlin High School on Claremont Avenue in Fort Greene. Local vendors such as City Owl Vintage, Birdhouse Jewelry, McClure’s Pickles will sell their crafts and wares from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m every weekend.
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April 8, 2010April 8, 2010Live Wire
BK Neighborhoods Lag in Census Returns
With just a 31.3% participation rate, Williamsburg came in last according to Mayor Bloomberg’s chart of census response rates published today. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are among the lowest participants, with Erasmus, Bedford, and Borough Park all ranking in the low 30s, Gothamist reports.