By Christopher Alessi Brooklyn Democratic leaders continue to rally publicly behind Gov. David Paterson, even as his political future becomes more uncertain with each passing day. Many of the county’s key Democrats, particularly black officials, have made it clear they would like to see the governor complete his remaining nine months in office. Despite mounting...
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February 25, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Barron Blasts Times, Stands By Paterson
Rep. Steve Israel, a Democratic congressman from Long Island, has urged Gov. Paterson not to run for reelection after a report in the New York Times of a domestic abuse complaint against a top aide.
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February 25, 2010February 25, 2010Brooklyn Life
At Immaculée, Talk of Haiti Earthquake Ebbs
By Clare O’Connor Inside Immaculée Haitian Restaurant and Bakery, there’s a big-screen TV on the back wall, its volume turned up. ESPN is on, but no one is paying attention to the golf on the screen, just chatting to each other in Creole and forming a line. On January 12, the day of the earthquake...
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February 25, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
I’m Still Here
A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor fights her eviction.
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February 12, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Religion
Flatbush Church with Haitian Connection
The First Haitian Church of the Brethren in East Flatbush provides constant counseling -- sometimes late into the night -- to grieving congregants.
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February 4, 2010February 5, 2010Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Party Politics 101
Young Brooklyn activists get a civic lesson from their anti-establishment elders.
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November 30, 2009December 7, 2009Brooklyn Life
The Sister’s Room
By Stefanos Chen The stairs leading to the fourth floor of the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park are winding and narrow, which is why Sister Mary Paul Janchill used the elevator in her later years. By the time you reach the fourth floor entrance, you can already smell her smell, says a staff...
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November 30, 2009December 6, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 11/30/09: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as seen from the Time Warner Center side of Columbus Circle. Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
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November 6, 2009February 4, 2010Religion
Dispute Over Messiah Goes to Court
Six members of the Orthodox Jewish patrol Shomrim were back in the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, on trial for allegedly attacking yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.