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Duplicity Grows in Brooklyn: Chuck Schumer's Edifice Complex

Tom Watson | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Theodore Roosevelt, Hugh Carey, David Paterson, Brooklyn, Financial Crisis, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
Tom Watson

That Schumer should appear in downtown Brooklyn, media in tow, claiming that Governor Carey doesn't qualify for the naming honors should qualify our senior Senator for a one-way ticket out of his home borough.

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Mr. Obama Disagrees

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Hate Crimes, Chicago, Incest, Brooklyn, Washington, Ron Kirk, White Supremacy, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Jewish Issues, Bailout, Inauguration, Rick Warren, Ohio, Nation of Islam, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Rape, Campaign Finance, Colombia, Pennsylvania, Pedophilia, Jeremiah Wright, Catholicism, New York, Sister Souljah, Religion, Labor, Cnn, Hilda Solis, Orange County, Aryan Nation, Ethanol, Bestiality, Gay Issues, Rick Warren Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Obama Invocation, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration is dreadful. His explanation is even worse. He shrinks Warren's statements about gay people down to a "disagreement," as if we're talking about ethanol subsidies.

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Another Murdered: Pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Kety Esquivel | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Jose Sucuzhanay, Brooklyn, Obama Administration, Obama Administration Challenges, Congress, Hispanics, Race, Romel Sucuzhanay, New York, Death, Racial Epithet, Ecuador, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Nclr, Online, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Long Island, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Kety Esquivel

NCLR has joined other civil rights and Latino leaders to urge Congress and the new administration to make passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" a priority.

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Auto bill clears House; Should it pass the Senate, too?

Steve Parker | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Aclu, White House, Congress, 1979 Chrysler Bailout, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Mazda, Mark Fields, Cerberus Capital Management, Energy Department, General Motors, Buddhist, Hyundai, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, US Senate, Richard Shelby, Barney Dog, Silver Arrows, Uaw, California, Toyota, Bernard Cahier, Detroit Three, John Snow, Democrats, Barack Obama, Ford Motor Co, Robert F. Kennedy, Chrysler, Alabama, Ross Perot, Bush White House, Detroit Three Loans, Roger Penske, Car Czar, Harry Reid, Allard Lowenstein, French Grand Prix, Republicans, Business News
Steve Parker

And now, it's on to the Senate! The House today passed, 237 to 170, HR 7321, the automotive loan bailout bill, and has sent it on to the Senate. H...

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Three NYC Police Officers Surrender In Brooklyn Sodomy Case

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 12.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Sodomy, Police Brutality, New York City Subway, Police, Subway, Brooklyn, New York City, Home News

NEW YORK — A police officer warned a tattoo parlor worker that if he reported being sodomized with a baton during an arrest at a subway station,...

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NYC Officers Asked To Surrender On Sodomy Allegations

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Police Brutality, Sodomy, Marijuana, Subway, Brooklyn, New York City, Politics News

NEW YORK — After weeks of conflicting accounts about a shocking claim of police brutality in a subway station, three patrolmen were notified Mon...

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New York Rabbi And Wife Killed In Mumbai Shootings

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rabbi, Mumbai Shootings, Terrorism, New York City, Brooklyn, Foreign Affairs, Mumbai Attacks, Politics News

NEW YORK — A New York couple who recognized the threat of terrorism in India but believed their mission of spreading Jewish pride was greater th...

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Over the River And Through The Hoods: Holidays In NYC

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving Traditions, New York City, Brooklyn, Thanksgiving, Living News
Sal Nunziato

There will be 15 of us at dinner for Thanksgiving, though no one from Sheepshead Bay, 1972. And while I look forward to creating new memories, my sentimentality presses hard against my heart.

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The Tables Have Turned

Giulia Melucci | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Gender Stereotypes, Gender Roles, Romance, Brooklyn, Cooking, Dating, Online Dating, Food, Internet Dating, Masculinity, Femininity, New York City, Style News
Giulia Melucci

I like to be the cook in my relationships. When I'm not slaving over the stove for some boyfriend or other I'm not sure what I have to offer.

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License to Party

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Cooking Recipes, Menus, Brooklyn, Thanksgiving, Comfort Food, Financial Crisis, Needy New Yorkers, Thanksgiving Recipes, Bar Mitzvah, New York City, Helping the Poor, Style News
Liz Neumark

The food service industry supports a very broad range of employees, creating jobs for thousands of workers. And there's noo bail out for the hospitality industry.

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Environmental Movement's Grandchild, Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Grows Up, Turns 30 in Brooklyn

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Urban Environment, Brooklyn, Center for the Urban Environment, Environment, Sustainability, Environmentalism, Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, New York City, Urban Rangers, Green News
Linda Cronin-Gross

Today in Brooklyn, the Center for the Urban Environment will celebrate its 30th anniversary. There will be a "green tie" gala, locally grown food, an...

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New Yorkers Count Too

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: New York, Election 2004, Absentee Ballot, Acorn, Brooklyn, Blue States, Los Angeles, New York State, Real Americans, Barack Obama, Goshen Registrar, Swing States, Real America, Election 2000, Goshen New York, Election 2008, Ink Finger Vote, John McCain, Voting, Home News
Hanna Ingber Win

I was so close to not voting. I live in New York, it doesn't really matter anyway. But then the guilt built up inside of me. What would I say when my grandchildren asked about this historic election?

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I'm Not a Liberal

Dave Winer | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Powerline, Kristol, Hot Air, National Review, Giants, Brooklyn, Liberal, The Left, Brooks, Dodgers, Democrats, Religion, The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol, John McCain Conservative, Mets, Republicans, The Right, Rockaway, Politics News
Dave Winer

I think people who say Obama is liberal haven't bothered to find out anything about him. It's my conservative side that's voting for him.

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Seeking A More Authentic New York? Try Brooklyn

Mike Doughty | Posted 10.14.2008 | Style

Read More: Gritty Streets, New York City, Brooklyn, Style News
Mike Doughty

The internet may have killed the porn palace, but you can't buy rock cocaine on eBay and thus, if you seek grit and squalor, it's still out here somewhere, you may just have to take a different subway.

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Nude Man Tasered, Causing Him To Fall To His Death

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stupid News, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Tasers, Police Brutality, Man Tasered on Ledge, Naked Man Tasered, Taser Nude, Politics News

NEW YORK — An officer appears to have violated police department guidelines when he used a Taser stun gun on a naked, distraught man teetering o...

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Increasing Public Space with Ice Cream, Karaoke and Magic

Nato Thompson | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Protest Karaoke, Center for Tactical Magic, Tactical Ice Cream Unit, Public Space, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Brooklyn, Political Activism, Queens, Social Activism, Prospect Park, Politics News
Nato Thompson

This past weekend, I watched a public sphere come to life in New York City's boroughs that catalyzed the languorous atmosphere of two public parks.

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Who's a Hipster?

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style

Read More: Fashion, Apple, American Apparel, Hipsters, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Style News
Julia Plevin

What happens when American Apparel stores outnumber Gap stores in New York City and blogging about music, photos, or cooking becomes lucrative? Have hipsters won or merely defeated themselves?

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Summer in the City: The Sweet Smell of Garbage

Pamela Newton | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Garbage, Germany, Brooklyn, New York, Recycling, Naples, Green News
Pamela Newton

It turns out the only difference between New York and Naples is that Naples admits it is having a garbage problem.

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Open Letter to Congressman Ed Towns

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ed Towns, Congressional Democrats, Congress, Congressional Elections, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn, Politics News
Kevin Powell

Congressman Towns, I challenge you to come with something more than tired phrases; you need to come to the community, with some ideas, programs or bills to seriously address the problems in Brooklyn.

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Dozens Flock To Fake Brooklyn Apartment

CNBC | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Real Estate, Smallest Apartment, Brooklyn Apartments, Brooklyn's Smallest Apartment., Brooklyn, Business News

Updates CNBC: Oops..seems this isn't real after all. The email that got sent around has been exposed as a fraud according to an article in the New Y...

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Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards! Judges, Bail and Coercive Plea Bargains

David Feige | Posted 04.06.2008 | Home

Read More: District Attorney, Drug Sentencing, Judges, Brooklyn, Bail, Conspiracy, Drugs, War on Drugs, Prosecutors, Home News
David Feige

Michael Brick's ambitious piece in today's New York Times about the wide ranging narcotics prosecutions in the housing projects of Brooklyn omitted ...

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More Money for the Very Rich: An Unsporting Pursuit?

Michael D. D. White | Posted 03.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Forest City Ratner Enterprises, Wealth, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Free Lunch, Bruce Ratner, David Cay Johnson, Atlantic Yards, Ratner Development, Business News
Michael D. D. White

The most unsportsmanlike of all games involves the reverse-Robin-Hood game of sports stadium and arena finance: the public provides the money and the super rich get to own them.

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La Strada: Your New Favorite Indie Band

E. A. Hanks | Posted 03.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Online Music, CD Sales, La Strada Band, Brooklyn, La Strada, Brooklyn Music, Music Industry, New York Music, Radiohead, Entertainment News
E. A. Hanks

Drawing on Jungian archetypes, folk tales and Franco-Baltic harmonies, La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do.

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Local Blogs and Papers Think National

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Blogs, Endorsements, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, Brooklyn Paper, 2008 Campaign, Cuny Journalism School, Political Blogs, Local Media, Offthebus, Home News
NYCity News Service

By Eliot Caroom This year's unusually competitive presidential primary has led some of Brooklyn's own media elite to an unusual decision: for the fir...

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African NYers Weigh Obama's Chances

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: New York, Barack Obama, Kenya, Brooklyn, African Immigrants, Cuny, Kenyans, 2008 Election, 2008 Primary, Offthebus, Video, New York City, Home News
NYCity News Service

By Adeola Oladele Produced by Abimbola Ishola Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid has drawn the interest of African immigrants - including those fro...

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