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Governors Island Opens To The Public Today
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Governor David A. Paterson and local officials today opened the newest section of Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 and kicked off the Governors Island 2010 public access season. Mayor Bloomberg also announced new, free weekend...Tags: New York City Council, New York, Politics, Travel, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Another Problem for BP in Brooklyn?
wpix.comOil company BP has yet another problem on its hands -- and this time it's right here in our neck of the woods. People who live in close proximity to a worn-down site of an old BP gas station on Fourth Ave. in Park Slope claim the site reeks of oil and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, BP Plc, Brooklyn (New York City), WPIX
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Brooklyn Borough President: No Bike Lane For Prospect Park West
wpix.comA Prospect Park West bike lane slated to be ready for the summer may never be finished after Borough President Marty Markowitz asked city Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn to put a halt to the project. "What it's done in my opinion is caused...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), WPIX
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Cup of Joe Sells for $12 at Brooklyn Cafe
wpix.comThe price for a cup of java at a Brooklyn coffee shop makes the prices at Starbucks seem like a bargain. The coffee -- which sells for a whopping $12 a cup at Cafe Grumpy -- is made from handpicked beans grown and coddled in Ethiopia. The unique,...Tags: Greenpoint, Starbucks Corp., Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Brooklyn (New York City), WPIX
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Laurence Fishburne has found a joy supreme
The first thing you notice is the assured bearing and the deep, authoritative voice (this guy did play Morpheus, after all). Then the judicious observations, the strategic dropping of a timely anecdote, the eyes that calmly take your measure, like a...Tags: Movies, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, African Americans, Social Issues
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Brooklyn Boy Jonah Weishaar Suffers From Sanflippo Syndrome, And His Mom Is Searching For A Cure
![Jill Wood of Park Slope, Brooklyn spoke to Dr. Steve about her two-year-old son, who suffers from <a href="http://www.jonahsjustbegun.org/">Sanflippo Syndrome</a>.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/55217919-28072336.jpg "Jill Wood of Park Slope, Brooklyn spoke to Dr. Steve about her two-year-old son, who suffers from <a href="http://www.jonahsjustbegun.org/\">Sanflippo Syndrome</a>.")
Jill Wood of Park Slope, Brooklyn spoke to Dr. Steve about her two-year-old son, who suffers from Sanflippo Syndrome.
Little Jonah Weishaar was diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder that prevents his body from processing certain sugars. Those who...Tags: Genetic Condition
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Mob Beats Man To Death In Park Slope
wpix.comA group of possibly twenty men beat a man to death in a quiet Brooklyn neighborhood Saturday night, police said. The assault happened just after midnight near the corner of 5th Ave. and 12th St. in Park Slope when, according to police, a mob beat 22-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, WPIX
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What's Old Is New
Pix 11 News Staff ReporterLet's face it, times are tough, and all of us looks conscious New Yorkers know that it DOES matter what you wear. In Brooklyn, what's old is new, as Vintage Clothing Stores are as busy as ever. We checked out the Best places to get the most bang for your...Tags: Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Flatbush, WPIX
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Man Impersonated Dead Mom To Cash Checks
![In a classic case of "I want to be just like my Mommy when I grow up," a Brooklyn man is being charged for impersonating his dead mother in an elaborate 6-year scheme to collect her Social Security benefits and rent subsidies.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47551239-17140237-140105.jpg "In a classic case of "I want to be just like my Mommy when I grow up,\" a Brooklyn man is being charged for impersonating his dead mother in an elaborate 6-year scheme to collect her Social Security benefits and rent subsidies.")
wpix.comIn a classic case of "I want to be just like my Mommy when I grow up," a Brooklyn man is being charged for impersonating his dead mother in an elaborate 6-year scheme to collect her Social Security benefits and rent subsidies. According to Kings County...Tags: Interior Policy, Social Security, Wages and Pensions, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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NYC Coffee Shop Wages War On Laptop Users
wpix.comA local coffee shop in Brooklyn has brewed up an idea in order to drum up more business: impose time limits on in-house java drinkers who use laptops. Small cafe's, like Naidre's in Park Slope, have been hit especially hard since the recession hit,...Tags: Jackson Heights, Manhattan (New York City), Queens (New York City), New York, Lower East Side
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One Worker Dead After Scaffold Collapse
WPIX NEWSROOMAccording to New York City Fire Department, one person has died following a scaffold collapse in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn Tuesday. The accident happened at a multi-story building on 12th Street and 7th Avenue. Two other workers were reportedly...Tags: Career and Workplace, New York City, Employees, Brooklyn (New York City), Health and Safety at Work
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Have You Seen The 'Ghost Stroller?'
Have you seen it? People who live near Prospect Park in Brooklyn are calling it the 'ghost stroller'.
A photo on the web shows the 'ghost stroller' sitting in eerie silence at Union Street off 6th Ave in Park Slope. Just as suddenly as it appears --...Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Flatbush, Brooklyn (New York City), WPIX
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