Will the city stop post-Sandy rats from taking over?
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Will the city stop post-Sandy rats from taking over?

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If you’ve noticed the friendly family of rats living in your recycling bin has added a few extra members lately, you’re not […]

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Pop-up libraries help communities hit by Sandy keep reading
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Pop-up libraries help communities hit by Sandy keep reading

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Aside from losing homes, fraying community bonds and just getting cast into a miserable situation, communities that got hit by Sandy also […]

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Cha Cha’s last dance? Coney Island bar ‘officially closed’
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Cha Cha’s last dance? Coney Island bar ‘officially closed’

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We get one awesome piece of news about a Brooklyn place re-opening and we guess the universe considers it balance to hand […]

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Take nostalgia trip to 1950s Coney Island this week at Film Forum
Outings

Take nostalgia trip to 1950s Coney Island this week at Film Forum

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If you’ve been wondering what Coney Island was like back before we were dreading the idea of an Applebee’s opening up there, […]

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Too good to be true: Cyclones to hold ‘Fictitious Friday’ in honor of Manti Te’o
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Too good to be true: Cyclones to hold ‘Fictitious Friday’ in honor of Manti Te’o

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The story of Manti Te’o and his fake dead girlfriend is one of endless twists and endless delights. Did he know? Was […]

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Join Sandy-affected communities and ‘Walk a Mile’ in their shoes
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Join Sandy-affected communities and ‘Walk a Mile’ in their shoes

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It’s been two months now since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, wrecking the coastline and leaving people without jobs or homes. Despite […]

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Goodbye Coney Island, hello Myrtle Beach
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Goodbye Coney Island, hello Myrtle Beach

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Brace yourselves, Coney Island, hurricane Rita is coming, as in Main Street ‘Rita, that vaguely booz-ish beverage you ordered off the Applebee’s […]

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What are your 2013 Brooklyn resolutions?
Outings

What are your 2013 Brooklyn resolutions?

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When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, I try to avoid them. Just not that big on self-improvement. Yet there’s still so […]

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The Christmas orphan’s guide to holiday week in BK
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The Christmas orphan’s guide to holiday week in BK

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Aah, the holidays. A special time of year when we seem to collectively clamour for the title of “Most Destitute: 2013.” Winners […]

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Too much water is not a good thing: help save the NY Aquarium
Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay

Too much water is not a good thing: help save the NY Aquarium

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While Sandy damaged but didn’t sweep away the Brooklyn Bridge Park carousel, some of Brooklyn’s living, breathing animals weren’t quite so lucky. […]

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