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Muslim Leader Still Cold On Kelly As Queens Community Center Opens
NY1
Jan 28While several members of the NYPD attended the opening of the Queens Muslim American Society's new community center Friday night, the group's leader spoke out against Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and called for his resignation amid the controversy sur... »
Playland Muslim Headgear Defendants in Court Today
The Loop!
Jan 24Many of the “suspects” in the Muslim “headgear riot” at Playland in August are in Rye City Court this morning, and the Westchester DA’s office tells us “the case may be resolved” today. There are about fifteen defendants, most from Brooklyn, who were c... »
Biggest Risk and Catalyst for Gold
TheStreet
Jan 17David Christensen, CEO of ASA Gold and Precious Metals, reveals why gold prices will be volatile in the first quarter and what will be the biggest catalyst and risk for prices. »
SUNDAY SCREECH: Carmine needs the Guggenheimlich!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 15See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than an art student with a two-legged easel over how much the city has changed since they built that darn Guggenheimlich Museum in 1959. You know, the funny look... »
On This Day in History: December 22New Utrecht Gets Its Charter
BrooklynEagle.com Headlines
Dec 22On Dec. 22, 1661, a town charter was granted to New Utrecht. Located in what is now the southwestern section of Brooklyn, it includes the present neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, Mapleton and Bay Ridge. It was Nyack »
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Muslims Arrested At Rye Playland Melee To File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
Gothamist
Jan 25Westchester County prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against 15 Muslims who were arrested at Rye Playland last summer after women visiting the park were told they could not go on certain ride while wearing their hijabs. The chaotic melee started ... »
SUNDAY SCREECH: Carmine needs the Guggenheimlich!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 15See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than an art student with a two-legged easel over how much the city has changed since they built that darn Guggenheimlich Museum in 1959. You know, the funny look... »
Muslims in Brooklyn: A Community on The Edge
The Brooklyn Ink
Jan 02Ten years after 9/11, the Muslim community in Brooklyn has been forced into the public view again in the wake of recent revelations that the NYPD were conducting secret surveillance programs against them. Our reporter [...] »
Central Park Street Views Soon to be Added on Google Maps
NYConvergence
Nov 16Similar to its existing, online 360-degree street-level views of NY and other cities on Google Maps, Google has now began implementing the same technology in parks and other places inaccessible via car. The Google Trike, a large tricycle equipped with ... »
Thanksgiving out, (still) under $35 a head
Brokelyn
Nov 16Give high dinner prices the bird. Last year, our annual list of turkey-day dinners for the kitchen-averse started on a solemn note: The price of dinner with all the trimmings was up a whopping $10 from the year before. So this year, we were flat-out sc... »