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Wine Store Wars

Triciann and Jeff Botta of Botta Di Vino has just been handed their licence when Ron and Mary Kyle, owners of the nearby Dry Dock, stormed into the hearing and convinced commissioners to reconsider, over a claim on the Botta Di Vino website.

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After the Bensonhurst Fire

Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink has chronicled the aftermath of the devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred in a five-part series.

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Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal

Now that the EPA is formally planning a cleanup of the Gowanus canal, officials overseeing the project discussed plans which include getting responsible companies to finance the work, and the digging 450-foot wells to find out just how polluted it is.

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Morning Round Up

This morning, Atlantic Yards judge targeted and Brooklyn Botanical Garden battered in blizzard. Stay tuned for the Ink polling more pols about Paterson, a Turkish Henna Night and a matchmaker.