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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Cops: Thug attacks man in Borough Hall train station

The Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Borough brawl A thug was arrested for allegedly punching a man in the face at the Borough Hall train station on Feb. 14. The v... »

State Sen. Eric Adams wants to be next Borough President

The Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperState Sen. Eric Adams wants your vote this fall — and next fall, too. The Prospect Heights Democrat is throwing his hat in the ring for what’s expected to be a bruising race to replace... »

Parachute Jump lovers: Hey Marty! Take the leap!

The Brooklyn Paper

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel Bushfor The Brooklyn PaperBorough President Markowitz wants the city to plunk down $2 million to outfit Coney Island’s historic Parachute Jump with enough lights to mak... »

PROSPECT HEIGHTS: UPDATE: Islanders to play in Brooklyn!

The Brooklyn Paper

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperThe Islanders are coming to Brooklyn! Well, for one game, anyway. Shortly after BrooklynDaily.com reported that Borough President Markowitz wants ... »

Let’s roll! Marty wants casinos on Coney Island

The Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperWonder Wheel, meet the roulette wheel. Borough President Markowitz wants to see casinos on Coney Island if Gov. Cuomo makes good on his plan to legalize table gaming in the state. “Cas... »

Frappuccino Firebombing Exposes Lingering Tensions Between NYPD and Muslims

Capitol Confidential

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and Imam Maan Al-Sahlani at this afternoon's press conference. (Getty) A Starbucks Frappuccino may have been the catalyst for a crime that made waves from City Hall all the way to Iraq and exposed simmering tensions between ... »

2011 rewind: Brooklyn remembers one wacky year

The Brooklyn Paper

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.for The Brooklyn PaperTalk about a year for the record books! Ask anyone and he’ll tell you — 2011 had it all. For Brooklyn, it was the best of times — the city spared Prospect Park’s geese from another lethal gassin... »

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Polar Bears Migrate North For Orchard Beach Swim

Co-op City News

(Photos by David Greene) By David GreeneBRONX, NEW YORK, Feb. 22- More than two dozen members of the Coney Island-based Polar Bears Club, traveled north for a post-Valentines Plunge into the chilly waters of Orchard Beach.Despite the air temperatures b... »

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