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Giants Fans Revel In Big Blue’s Super Bowl Victory; Victory Parade Coming Tuesday

WCBSTV.com Sports

Fans poured out on the streets of Times Square after the Giants' 21-17 win over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. »

Markowitz Unveils Plans, Invites Apple to Brooklyn, and More in Address

Park Slope Patch

Fourth Avenue is due for a major overhaul, more attention will be paid to Brooklyn’s armories, and a challenge has been put forth to Apple to bring manufacturing to Kings County, said Borough President Marty Markowitz in his 2012 State of the Borough A... »

On the Market: Shopping Cart Fears; Building Bike Share; What Segregation?

The New York Observer

How bike share gets built. [WNYC] New York is not as segregated as many cities, or as much as you thought. [Journal] Williamsburg site sells for 50 percent profit in just three years. [Crain's] Inside Daphne Guiness' batshit Park Avenue condo—look at a... »

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Morning Read: Weiner’s PI; Who is Leonard Litwin?; Grimm Makes Like Fossella

The New York Observer Politics

Mitt Romney scored a big win in Florida last night. Romney's rivals have vowed to fight  on. Next up for the GOP candidates is Nevada, a state reeling in the economic downturn and crucial to Democratic hopes in 2012. Close to 60 corporations and wealth... »

Temple’s $5 cut

New York Post

It’s pay to pray at one Brooklyn synagogue. Down-on-their luck panhandlers at the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights have to follow the 11th Commandment: Fork over $5 for the right to beg inside. “If you want to collect, you have to p... »

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Goo Goos Hire A Lobbyist To Reform the State's Election Law

ChangeNYC.org

Whats Next the Carl Kruger, Brian Mclaughlin and Alan Hevesi Reform Election Law?After failing on their push for an independent redistricting commission the Goo Goos now have hired a lobbyist. They want to form a Campaign Finance System like the cities... »

Plenty of Reasons Not To Be Quiet in the Library: Events at All the Branches

A Child Grows in Brooklyn

We love the Brooklyn Public Library with all it’s free activities and educational events- not to mention their popular storytime. Forget being quiet at the library- this weekend lions will appear and next weekend: musicians and dancers! This February, ... »

Across Brooklyn, More Commuters Rely on Transit to Get to Work

Streetsblog New York City

In every community district along the proposed Nostrand Avenue bus rapid transit corridor, fewer Brooklynites are driving to work compared to the beginning of the last decade... Brooklyn commuters — already some of the biggest transit riders in the cou... »

Crown Heights = Carroll Gardens, Part II?

I Love Franklin Ave.

The New York Times ran a piece in their real estate section today comparing five pairs of New York City neighborhoods. Entitled "So You're Priced Out. Now What?," the article includes a comparison of Carroll Gardens and Crown Heights North, suggesting ... »

Building of the Day: 91-93 Midwood Street

Brownstoner

Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-detached row houses Address: 91-93 Midwood Street Cross Streets: Flatbush and Bedford Avenues Neighborhood: Lefferts Manor, Prospect Lefferts Gardens Year Built: 1904 Architectural Style: Renaissance Revival... »

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