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2 Shot in Brooklyn Store, Including Boy
NBC New York Local
May 22A man and a 12-year-old boy were shot inside a sneaker store in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn Monday evening, police said. According to police, two people started arguing in the Rugged Sole store at Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue when one of ... »
Teen Arrested in Brooklyn Dart Attacks
NBC New York Local
May 22Police say they arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with a series of attacks in which three men were struck by darts in Brooklyn Sunday evening, sources told NBC 4 New York. Police say the teenager was arrested Monday as a juvenile on assault char... »
Dolan Sues Obama Admin on Birth Control
NBC New York Local
May 22The Archdiocese of New York is suing the Obama administration to block the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance that includes birth control for workers. "We have to, and we don't want that to happen," Cardinal Timothy Dolan told NBC ... »
Rock and Roll Bier Haus
nymag.com Nightlife
May 21Where to Drink 2012: Brooklyn Buschenschank for Best Rock and Roll Bier Haus »
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Odds and ends: Grant winners and a Bowery Boys interview
The Bowery Boys
May 22These doors just won a lot of grant money. (Photo by Wurts Brothers, NYPL)The votes have been counted, and Brooklyn (more specifically, Park Slope) and the Bronx ran away with the Partners In Preservation initiative, sponsored by American Express and t... »
Don’t Let a Little Rain Scare You Off
Midtown Lunch
May 22Crisp on Wheels is on 49th btw. 6+7th, Urban Lobster Shack is on 51st and 7th, Chinese Mirch is on 47th & Vandy, Red Hook Lobster is on 50th & 6th, Gorilla Cheese is on 47th & Park, Domo Taco is on 38th & B’way, Cinnamon Snail is on Park btw. 46+47th, ... »
Tonight’s Big Vote: CB3 Releases Draft Seward Park Resolution
The Lo-Down
May 22Seward Park redevelopment area. As we have been reporting, Community Board 3 meets tonight to vote on the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan. Board members will be asked to approve the city’s land use proposal for the large site near the Williamsb... »
Parade of Ships Opens Fleet Week Tomorrow
Brooklyn Heights Blog
May 22Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, May 23), weather permitting, you may be able to view from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade a parade of ships proceeding from the harbor entrance up into the Hudson River. Leading the parade, and starting to pass the Statue of... »
Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores Swapped for Land Under Manhattan Bridge
mcbrooklyn
May 22Tobacco Warehouse (left), Empire Stores (right). By MK MetzUPDATE with letter from the Brooklyn Heights Association at end of post. The NY Daily News is reporting that a deal has been cut to turn over the Civil-War era Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stor... »
