Restored from the damage caused by the superstorm last year, Jane's Carousel in Dumbo is quickly getting its business back to normal.
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March 6, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Recovers
Storm-damaged Houses of Worship Struggle to Rebuild
The rabbis and ministers of many synagogues and churches in Coney Island and Brighton Beach have said they desperately need the help of the government to rebuild because the donations they receive are not sufficient enough to cover the cost of the damage.
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March 2, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Brooklyn Recovers, Business
Fairway Welcomed Back to Red Hook with Celebratory Reopening
The Red Hook Fairway reopened on Friday after four months of post-Sandy reconstruction. A celebration featuring prominent politicians and hundreds of customers welcomed it back.
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February 26, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Recovers
Dreaming of Coney Island Jobs
Twenty-year-old Harry Puck grew up in the enchanting shadow of the iconic destination that is Coney Island, and has always wanted to be a part of it. On Sunday, Puck finally got his chance. He was one of over a thousand applicants that responded to a job-screening event at Lincoln High School, in Ocean Parkway,...
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February 18, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Brooklyn Recovers, Multimedia, Video
[VIDEO] Making Meals for Sandy Victims in Bay Ridge
Over three months after Hurricane Sandy hit New York city, hundreds still struggle without heat and electricity. This lack of basic amenities inevitably leads to a shortage of food.
"Occupy Sandy" volunteers have created an elaborate food distribution network that provides more than 1,000 meals on a daily basis to relief centers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. The food is cooked and packaged by volunteers in the "Occupy Sandy" kitchen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is transported to the affected areas by volunteer drivers.
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February 10, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Recovers
Sandy-Ravaged Communities in Brooklyn Upset by Property Taxes
Southern Brooklyn has not been immune from this year's increase in city property tax assessments. That includes homes still reeling from thousands of dollars in damage from Hurricane Sandy.
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February 3, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Recovers
Grassroots Volunteers Hold Hurricane Sandy Relief Summit
Friday marked the beginning of the People’s Recovery, a three day summit in Brooklyn, dedicated to the continuation of grassroots relief efforts in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy last October. “It’s a crisis. It’s an absolute humanitarian crisis,” says summit organizer Justin Wedes. “There are people who are still seriously suffering, there are...