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Mind the gap! New cement Boardwalk is a stumbling ground, residents say
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperCritics of the new cement slabs installed on the Coney Island Boardwalk near W. 33rd Street say the synthetic sections are shifting apart — and ar... »
Erased! Kruger’s district yanked off new state senate map
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 27Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperSenate Republicans eager to expand into southern Brooklyn want to make some drastic changes to the borough’s district lines — and wipe disgraced s... »
Elza Fancy Foods: Big Mash-Up in Brighton Beach
Village Voice Dining
Jan 24In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, the emperor stuck it to the czar. Japan tightened its grip on the Korean peninsula, and Korean refugees flooded Primorsky, the Russian maritime province to the north. Eventually, some transmigrated to far-off Uzbek... »
Barred station hand-delivers news
New York Post
Jan 21It’s courtroom drama crossed with “Sesame Street” as a Cleveland television station barred from using cameras during a high-profile corruption trial depicts the highlights with a nightly puppet show. It stars a talking squirrel “reporter” who provides ... »
Residential sales rose in Bklyn, fell in Queens
Crain's New York Economy
Jan 19Sales activity in the Brooklyn residential market managed to post modest gains in the final quarter of last year, while the Queens market didn't fare nearly as well, according to a report released Thursday. Prices in both boroughs slipped during the qu... »
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Mind the gap! New cement Boardwalk is a stumbling ground, residents say
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperCritics of the new cement slabs installed on the Coney Island Boardwalk near W. 33rd Street say the synthetic sections are shifting apart — and ar... »
NY State Republicans Want to Remove Southern Brooklyn District From Map
The Brooklyn Ink
Jan 27Republican members of the New York State Senate revealed their proposed redistricting plans Thursday, which eliminated State Senator Carl Kruger’s 27th District that sits between Mill Basin and Brighton Beach, the Brooklyn Paper reported. The [...] »
Erased! Kruger’s district yanked off new state senate map
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 27Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperSenate Republicans eager to expand into southern Brooklyn want to make some drastic changes to the borough’s district lines — and wipe disgraced s... »
Walkabout: Death Rides the Rails, part 1
Brownstoner
Jan 26(Photo: nyctransitforums.com) When I first came to New York, in 1977, I was fascinated by the subway. It is, after all, the lifeblood of the city, coursing along its arteries, from the head of the Bronx, through the body of Manhattan, to the limbs of B... »
Wells Praises Parm; Cuozzo Finds Gwynnet St. ‘Cozy’
Grub Street New York
Jan 25"Tables for Two" is unimpressed with David Burke Kitchen, where "there are some missteps among the entrées." While "a succulent slab of rib eye provides a welcome nod to simplicity," guests should "stay away from the salmon pastrami, leathery strips of... »