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Goings on About Town: Night Life

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

PageBreak --> ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. THE BELL HOUSE 149 7th St., between Second and Third Aves., Brooklyn (718-643-6510)—Dec. 2: The Mountain Goats, which is the name that John Darnielle, a . . .

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Curtis rides defense to title

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:37:50 +0000

Curtis' defense played the 2009 season with a slogan: "Warrior Pride." That pride was tested late in Saturday's PSAL championship game against Tottenville at the Midwood Athletic Complex in Brooklyn, but that's when the Warriors came up with a season-defining play.

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Pup's a master of modern arf

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:26 +0000

This pooch is a regular Paw-blo Picasso. Tillamook Cheddar, a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier from Brooklyn, is quickly gaining notoriety as the world's pre-eminent canine artist. The dog's abstract works -- which are essentially scratch and b...

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For a Budding Fan, Basketball the Way It Ought to Be

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:10:25 +0000

Instead of taking his 3-year-old son to an overpriced and underwhelming N.B.A. game, the writer opted for a college game in Brooklyn.

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Two bodies found in burning Brooklyn van

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:25:26 +0000

The charred remains of two men were found in a van that caught fire in Brooklyn yesterday, cops and witnesses said.

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Three New Yorkers win millions in lotto

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:45:07 +0000

Three New Yorkers have 8 million reasons to be thankful. That's how much a Queens retiree, a Bronx construction worker and a Brooklyn doorman won in prize money from the New York lottery.

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About New York: Hello, Collections? The Worm Has Turned

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:00:10 +0000

A judge in Brooklyn may penalize the law firm Pressler & Pressler for dragging the wrong man into court over a credit card debt.

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LIC resident livens up Pulaski Bridge with artwork

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:25:08 +0000

Most commuters consider the Pulaski Bridge linking Long Island City with Brooklyn to be something less than a work of art, but a collaboration between a borough artist, the city Department of Transportation and Transportation Alternatives has brought...

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Top this! There's now a professional dreidel league!

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:10:05 +0000

At long last, the Hanukkah dreidel is getting the respect it deserves.The four-sided, Hebrew-letter-covered spinning top typically plays a minor role in the annual Festival of Light, but Williamsburg bar owner Eric Harris Pavony wants to change all t...

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Safe haven to read: Literacy program aimed at abuse victims

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:11:48 +0000

For victims of domestic abuse, reading a child a bedtime story isn't often a top priority. Hoping to change that, Brooklyn's Family Justice Center on Jay St. built a children's library this year, and last month launched its first family literacy program.

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Brooklyn couple lost their home to fire, but found love of their neighbors

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:41:13 +0000

Kyung Dong Oh, 70, and his wife, 66-year-old Kyung Ja, returned from their morning walk on Tuesday to find the Brooklyn apartment they've owned for 20 years ravaged by a fire that started in the shoe repair shop downstairs.

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Sex slave horror in Brooklyn

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:51:42 +0000

A sex slave trafficker lured a love-smitten 15-year-old girl to from Mexico to Brooklyn, turned her into a prostitute and then let their infant child die without medical care, authorities said today. The ghoulish story emerged as federal agents raid...

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Park Circle slated for improvement

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:40:12 +0000

For years, Park Circle at the mouth of Prospect Park has been more akin to the seven circles of hell.The confusing, often unsafe area, where Prospect Park abruptly meets traffic headed to and from the Prospect Expressway, Ocean Parkway, and Fort Hami...

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Renewed Call for Tree Pruning to Protect People and Property

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:40:10 +0000

For residents of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, overhanging branches on street trees are not only unsightly, they are potentially dangerous.Never mind the inconvenient fact that -- following the most recent round of belt-tightening -- the city now only...

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Brooklyn kids ready to rock

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:40:08 +0000

Forget getting the rush of playing in a band through video games like Rock Band – how about the real thing!That’s what scores of Brooklyn teenagers, and some adults too, are doing through local programs that get you rocking as a band, complete with c...

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Emilie Autumn concert

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:39:17 +0000

The violinist will play selections from her latest, "Opheliac." Tickets are $20. For more information, call 718-486-5400. ...

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The Mountain Goats concert

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:46 +0000

The indie sensation will play hits from their seventeenth album, "The Life of the World to Come." The orch-pop hit Final Fantasy will open up. For more information, call 718-643-6510. ...

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Bargemusic

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:26 +0000

Tonight, the NEOS Quartet will play works by Beethoven, Schumann and Mendelssohn. Guest violist Mark Peskanov will also perform. Tickets range from $20-$40. For more information, call 718-624-2083. ...

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St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church to mark World AIDS Day

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:10 +0000

Mark World AIDS Day in Park Slope with a candlelight service and memorial ribbon project at the St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church.One of two Roman Catholic churches in Brooklyn that also has an active gay ministry, the church have a performance fro...

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:12 +0000

Trying terrorists in Gotham? No way!Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (right) blasts a ruling by President Barack Obama to try five 9/11 terror suspects in New York federal court during a speech to an overflowing crowd at the Molinaro Republican Club dinner...

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Zoning Does Not Have Rose-y Outlook

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:08 +0000

This project isn’t so rosy for Community Board 1.A developer’s plans to rezone almost four acres of manufacturing property on the South Williamsburg waterfront is facing opposition from community board members concerned about the project’s viability....

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Idle Warship concert

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:46:50 +0000

The group, who just released a series of singles on MySpace, also recently came out with a mixtape, "Party Robot." They perform at Southpaw tonight. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 718-230-0236. ...

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A Bavarian Xmas

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:31:45 +0000

This holiday party combines Christmas and Oktoberfest, with $5 bratwurst, free Jameson from 7:30-8:30 and more. Grammy-nominated polka player Alex Meixner and the Wasabassco Burlesque will be on hand to provide the entertainment. Tickets are $10. ...

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Cross Canadian Ragweed concert

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:18:57 +0000

The Southern rockers play the Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight. Expect highlights from their seventh album, "Happiness and All the Other Things." Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 the day of the show. For more information, call 718-486-5400. ...

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'Hysteria' party at Public Assembly

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:46:05 +0000

Hosted by Stuck on the Earth and No Drama Stateside, this party will feature sets from Robert Hood, DJ Dex and many more. Ino the rrooms, you'll find house, jungle and dubstep. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 718-384-4586 or visit www....

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Chin Chin concert

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:22 +0000

The local trio will play party music that has made them so well-known. With Miss Fairchild, Brooklyn Girls Soundsystem and The NotForNothings. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 718-230-0236. ...

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Drama, Comedy at Broadway Triangle Hearing

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:45:08 +0000

Drama, Comedy at Broadway Triangle HearingThey say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.The predictable drumbeat of arguments for and against the Broadway Triangle, the controversial Williamsburg rezoning plan which made its City Council debut befo...

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City to change call system after Woodside fire kills 3

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:30:10 +0000

In the wake of the fatal Nov. 7 fire that killed three people in Woodside and another blaze that caused three deaths in Brooklyn last week, the city’s police and fire departments have agreed to temporarily change a new policy that the firefighters un...

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Stray Shots and Children: Living With the Wound and the Memory

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:05:43 +0000

After the world’s attention has left the victims and their families, they know that survival gives them reason to give thanks.

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City to pay autistic man $340G after being wrongly jailed in killing

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:56:32 +0000

The City of New York has agreed to pay $340,000 to an autistic man who spent a year in jail for a killing he didn’t commit. Ozem Goldwire, of Brooklyn, was jailed on charges that he murdered his sister in 2006. His lawyers said police browbeat him i...

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Curtain Up on Broadway Triangle

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:45:06 +0000

During the two-year battle over the development of the Broadway Triangle, several North Brooklyn community groups have voiced concern over their lack of involvement in the planning process.As the fight moves to the City Council, the debate is shiftin...

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Cops nick note-passing bandit

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:16 +0000

Cops nick note-passing banditDetectives from the Major Case Squad have allegedly connected a 28-year-old area man to two attempted bank robberies – including the near hold-up on Fulton Street.Police said that Orlando Taylor was arrested on attempted ...

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OSA Auctions Art For Parks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:14 +0000

Some lucky Brooklyn resident could own a silkscreen digital print by artist Fred Tomaselli or an etching by artist Richard Serra if they show their support for North Brooklyn parks.The Open Space Alliance (OSA) has announced its 2009 fundraiser, a we...

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Shot in leg

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:11 +0000

Shot in legA 27-year-old man was shot in the leg during a violent exchange on Third Avenue.Cops were told that the victim and an unidentified man were arguing near Warren Street at about 7 p.m. on November 17 when the suspect pulled a gun and let loo...

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Best of four?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:06 +0000

Best of four?The teen busted for allegedly robbing three people back on November 14 now has a fourth arrest on his jacket.Prosecutors allege that Lamel Best, 17, was recently charged with another robbery – this time near Meserole Street.In fact, the ...

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Hipsters score free stuff, help charity

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:40:06 +0000

Helping charitable organizations like City Harvest or Rock and Wrap It Up while also helping yourself to a gently used pair of jeans or a sweet amplifier sounds like a paradox. It wasn’t to the more than one thousand Brooklynites who ravaged the make...

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More drug busts in Clinton Hill

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:06 +0000

Cops have busted 11 alleged crack dealers who “controlled” an intersection with their brazen sales.District Attorney Charles Hynes said the bust was the result of an undercover operation that began over the summer and involved an elaborate operation ...

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DOT: Let's pluck parking from Union Street

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:50:06 +0000

In a neighborhood where parking spots are at a premium, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to remove some from Union Street – all for the good of the neighborhood.DOT officials hatched their plan, which they said would ease congestio...

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Nets get first court victory

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:22:59 +0000

Boosters of Brooklyn's proposed Nets arena scored a slam-dunk yesterday: The state's highest court ruled that officials can use eminent domain to take property needed for the project. The 6-1 Court of Appeals ruling will let construction on the ar...

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B'klyn drug crack-down

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:55 +0000

Cops and prosecutors in Brooklyn rounded up 11 drug dealers and took more than $10,000 worth of cocaine off the street after residents of Clinton Hill asked the authorities to clean up their neighborhood, authorities said yesterday. "No one should...

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Godmother jailed

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:09:46 +0000

A Brooklyn woman accused of beating her 3-year-old godson to death with a hairbrush copped a deal yesterday that should have her out of prison by 2025. Nymeen Cheatham, 32, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the death of little Kyle S...

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Aww, poor mafia

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:52 +0000

Even mobsters are feeling the squeeze in today's tough economy. A bizarrely sympathetic judge took pity on a reputed Colombo family associate yesterday, saying he can keep his job at the trendy Lucali pizzeria in Carroll Gardens -- despite prosecu...

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Autistic Brooklyn man, wrongly imprisoned after coerced slay confession, gets $340G settlement

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:40:20 +0000

The city will pay $340,000 to an autistic Brooklyn man railroaded by NYPD detectives into falsely confessing to murdering his sister.

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Nets Have Dug a Big Hole, but Their Foundation Is in Place

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:16:23 +0000

A court ruling eliminated a big hurdle for the Atlantic Yards project, but the Nets have already started to position themselves to be a successful team when they move to Brooklyn.

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Stuyvesant girls win 2nd straight PSAL title

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:07:44 +0000

The Stuyvesant girls swim team, which had gone undefeated during the regular season, easily defeated Brooklyn Tech, 59-42, in a meet that wasn't nearly as close as the final score. The Penguins' won their second straight PSAL crown.

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Nets Have Dug a Big Hole, but Their Foundation Is in Place

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:46:39 +0000

A court ruling eliminated a big hurdle for the Atlantic Yards project, but the Nets have already started to position themselves to be a successful team when they move to Brooklyn.

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Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: Gulluoglu

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:50:15 +0000

This trim Turkish bakery and cafe — like its four-year-old sibling in Brooklyn, it’s an outpost of a company in Istanbul — has all the makings of a proper meal.

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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:12 +0000

Participants learned new ways to incorporate healthier foods and eating habits into their daily lives, whether shopping in a bodega or reaching into the refrigerator.sabruzzo@cnglocal.com...

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Skee-ball Comes Full Circle

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:09 +0000

Skee-Ball, the hundred-year-old coin-operated boardwalk game for misfits, cheats and beach bums, is receiving its due in an unlikely yet inevitable setting: a Williamsburg bar.On November 29, the first-ever competitive Skee-Ball league will launch, w...

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Canarsie robbery sparks fears

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:15 +0000

The recent mugging of a 70-year-old woman has sent waves of fear through Canarsie as well as members of the Association of Informed Voices, where the victim was a member.During last week’s Informed Voices meeting, Captain Milt Marmara, the commanding...

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