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February 9, 2010February 10, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime

After the Fire – Part Two: The Unforgiven

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Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink plans to chronicle the aftermath of this devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred. This is Part Two. By Jeannette Neumann...

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February 8, 2010February 17, 2010Brooklyn Life

Sak Pasé: Port-au-Prince to Nostrand Ave

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Haitian population of New York City is more than 160,000, with more than 75,000 in Brooklyn alone, although the number may be much higher. Since independence from France in 1804, Haitians have emigrated to the United States, including historic leaders like W.E.B. DuBois. The January 12 earthquake had...

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February 8, 2010February 8, 2010Brooklyn Life

Beekeeping Still a Crime of Passion

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By Mary Plummer Megan Paska so missed the outdoors when she moved to Greenpoint that she turned to a life of crime: beekeeping. Paska is one of hundreds of beekeepers around the city who’ve been keeping bees illegally. Wednesday about a dozen beekeepers came before a Department of Health panel to try to change that....

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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life

Prospect Plaza to be Torn Down

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For the first time in its 75-year history, the New York City Housing Authority wants to knock down an entire high-rise complex, Prospect Plaza in Brooklyn — a move that has surprised and angered a number of former tenants and advocates for low-income housing. Since the 1990s, public housing high-rise buildings have come tumbling down...

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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life

What We’re Following

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More anti-semitisim in Brooklyn. After Ivalya Ivanov plead guilty yesterday to drawing swastikas on several Brooklyn Heights synagogues, more anti-semitic fliers were found in Park Slope recently. The Brooklyn Ink’s Yaffi Spodek reports. Beekeeping goes legal: From next week, keeping bees will no longer be illegal in New York City. Mary Plummer has the story.