Rival crowds of Algerians and Egyptians shouted each other down in the streets of Bay Ridge today after Algeria toppled Egypt to make it to the 2010 World Cup.
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November 18, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Marrero Battles for Survival After Gruesome Shooting in Fort Greene
A shooting in Fort Greene leaves a Bushwick woman in critical condition at Kings County Hospital
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November 18, 2009November 18, 2009Brooklyn Life
Animal Mounters: Not Your Usual Crowd
Brooklyn Adventures in Taxidermy. A Sunday night in the Gowanus Bell House.
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November 18, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
In Search of Brooklyn
Leah Finnegan goes to Brooklyn to find out what tourists are really looking for.
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November 17, 2009November 25, 2009Brooklyn Life
One Russian Latte at a Time
By Jack Mirkinson Brighton Beach was driven inside by the rain and the cold last Thursday. People sought refuge in the all-Russian music stores and delis and kitschy clothing shops, with their displays of fur or corsets. And they also sought refuge in Starbucks, the chain that makes every neighborhood just that tiny bit alike....
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November 16, 2009November 16, 2009Brooklyn Life
The Auction
By Katerina Valdivieso “Then, we’ll open at $415,000. Any one gives anything else?” said Judge Betsy Barros to nearly 40 bidders. The house on 437 Waverly was been auctioned in the judge’s chambers, in Brooklyn’s Supreme Court. For a decade the house had been vacant. Had it had eyes, it would have been passively watching...
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November 16, 2009November 19, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 11/16/09: Foreman vs. Santos
Yuri Foreman, an Orthodox Jewish boxer raised in Brooklyn, became the first Jewish World Champion since 1932. On Saturday night in Las Vegas he defeated champion Daniel Santos to win the WBA Super Welterweight title. Foreman is studying to be a rabbi.
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November 13, 2009November 16, 2009Brooklyn Life
A Regal Life for Brooklyn’s Homeless
Once a prison, now a shelter to 350 of New York's homeless, the Bedford Atlantic Armory in Crown Heights proves that not every man's home is his castle. Nathania Zevi takes us on a tour of the grounds, with two of its more sardonic residents.
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November 12, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Questions Linger After Elevator Death
Popular indie drummer Jerry Fuchs died after a harrowing fall down an elevator shaft early Sunday morning at a party in Williamsburg. Almost a week later, it is still unclear why no one was operating it.
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November 12, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Fashion-Forward Vets March Proud
Navy veterans Milaina Jacques and Shawna Lee knew they wanted to come to the annual Veterans Day Parade along Fifth Avenue — the only question was, what would they wear?