The Brooklyn Half Marathon which is taking place in May this time will have a change of route to end at Coney Island this year. The change has been made to bolster businesses along the iconic beach, who have been rebuilding after suffering great damage because of Hurricane Sandy. More than 20,000 runners are expected...
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May 2, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Rihanna’s Hairstylist Opening Fort Greene Salon
The hairdresser who gave Rihanna her iconic red hair intends to open a hair salon in Fort Greene this month. Ursula Stephen, who grew up in Crown Heights and still lives in Brooklyn, hopes to cater to both white and black women. Read More at DNAInfo.
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May 2, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Biting Brooklyn Escapes Death Row, Exiled Instead
A Pit Bull mix, who spent a year on death row after biting a young girl, has been granted amnesty. Saved by an animal rights group, Brooklyn,who is eight-years-old and deaf, will not be allowed to return to his namesake borough. Read more at the New York Daily News.
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May 2, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Defiant Furniture Maker Reopens After Sandy
A Brooklyn Navy yard counter and tabletop factory reopened this week after Hurricane Sandy submerged it six months ago. IceStone lost close to $1 million of equipment, including 70 motors and 5,000 electrical relays. But intrepid workers, many with company shares, have restarted production. Read more at The New York Times.
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May 1, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Gets A Brooklyn Heights Playground Renamed in His Honor
Beastie Boy fans were successful in getting their neighborhood playground renamed after the late Adam Yauch, a Brooklyn Heights native. Palmetto Park will be officially called Adam Yauch in a ceremony this Friday. Read more at The New York Post.
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May 1, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Suspected 9/11 Plane Wreckage Moved to Brooklyn
The 255-pound wreckage believed to be from a plane that flew into the Twin Towers on 9/11 was removed from lower Manhattan by the NYPD today to their property clerk’s office in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The debris was discovered last week. Read more at The Chicago Tribune.
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May 1, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Man Arrested for Stabbing Brother in Drunken Rage
Jamal Staton, 38, was arrested for allegedly stabbing his younger brother seven times with a kitchen knife on Tuesday evening when the two got into an argument while drinking. He has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Read more at The New York Daily News.
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April 30, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
City Needs Breastfeeding Public Awareness Program Manager – Will Pay $70,000
The city is launching a new program to promote breastfeeding in Brooklyn and is offering a $70,000 salary to anyone interested in managing it. The program will target the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville and will provide home visits, consultations, and support groups to raise awareness among both moms and dads on the benefits of...
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April 30, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Edward R. Murrow High School Evacuated After Suspicious Package Found
Students were evacuated from Edward R. Murrow just before noon this Tuesday after a student was seen throwing a backpack at the entrance and running away. Police investigation found the bag to be harmless and students were let back into the building after 25 minutes. Read more at DNA Info.
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April 30, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
State Officials To Meet With Brooklyn Pols to Discuss Future of LICH
State officials will meet with politicians from Brooklyn this Thursday to discuss the future of Long Island College Hospital. The meeting comes just a few days after officials scrapped their plan to close the Cobble Hill hospital and promised to find a new operator for LICH. Read more at The New York Daily News.