Category Archives: Brooklyn

A Thousand Thousand Slimy Things on a Brooklyn barge

The Waterfront Museum in Brooklyn has welcomed theater company Polybe + Seats aboard a docked barge in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn for a series of performances under the title “A Thousand Thousand Slimy Things” in honor of Earth … Continue reading

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Polar Bears Come to Play at Coney Island

by Viktoriya Syrov Last Sunday, the desolate beach of Coney Island came back to life with the waves and splashes of the Polar Bears. Over 40 men and women dove in the water in the second organized swim of the … Continue reading

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Gas Media

At first glance this small storefront stirs up confusion. Just three months ago this was a vacant building. As proof of its youth, there are no bold letters reading ‘Gas Media’ above the store, just temporary sticker letters in the … Continue reading

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Housing Dreams Defer in Bushwick

Across neighborhoods in Brooklyn, peaceful dreams are being interrupted. James Nowello is a Brooklyn resident from Bushwick who like most homeowners is dealing with the consequences of a declining housing market. In the mid-2000s Bushwick, Brooklyn was experiencing a huge … Continue reading

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Bensonhurst: Sluggish Business in the Auto Industry

Everybody knows about the trouble in Detriot. But do you know about the trouble in Bensonhurst? A deli that has been in the neighborhood for ten years is closing down. Eckard has been remodeled into a thrift shop that sells … Continue reading

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Catholic School to Be Shut Down

On weekdays at 3pm, parents and children hustle and bustle through the streets of Harway Avenue. Children laugh animatedly while playing tag as they cross the streets, mothers are hard at work controlling their kids and security guards wave happily … Continue reading

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Computer as the Second Language

“What am I gonna do with an email?” asked the man rather boisterously. “I’ll send ya a joke!” replied his classmate with a laugh. She was a 60-year-old woman with round cheeks that filled with a healthy blush as she … Continue reading

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Breaking New Ground

The Groundwork for Success Program, run by the non-profit organization Groundwork Inc., provides high-school students with countless opportunities for academic, professional, and personal growth, and has a high rate of graduating scholars that make it into some of the nation’s … Continue reading

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Have Some Books Under the Car Seat, It’ll be a Long Wait at Park Circle

Buses, delivery trucks, taxis, and commuters crowd and bump against one another on streets surrounding Prospect Park, the large green grounds in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Four major roads, Coney Island Avenue, Caton Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and the Prospect Park Expressway … Continue reading

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Conflict Arising in Quiet South Brooklyn

Taking up ten blocks of the neighborhood, Avenue N is the main source that pumps life into Mill Basin. The major businesses and community gatherings are located on the block and as a resident it is truly difficult to avod … Continue reading

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During Hard Times, One Keeps Going

  Originally opened in 1983, the Stop One Deli located at 124 Union Street is a an example of a small business able to survive through the current economic crisis. It’s another accomplishment considering the location’s history – that half-block … Continue reading

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A Treasure Chest in Brooklyn

Shiny glass cases enclose gold, silver and platinum necklaces, rings and bracelets in an established Brooklyn jewelry store new to Mill Basin. Seaview Jewelers opened 47 years ago in Canarsie, a neighboring community, and in January it relocated to Avenue … Continue reading

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Zoning, Rezoning

In Brooklyn Community Board 13’s March meeting, members of the New York City Department of City Planning met with the board to discuss the zoning amendment to the rezoning proposal presented in the previous month’s Community Board meeting. The rezoning … Continue reading

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Dreams of Success

After pressing the buzzer, Michelle Wong, age 39, glanced up from her current customer with a grin before pressing the second buzzer for the door to open and greeted her usual customers on a first name basis. Michelle dreamed of … Continue reading

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Negating Negativity

                “Don’t be another teen statistic! Don’t be a loser on the street wondering why no one wants to help you!” Ms. Gorman screamed at several of her Graphic Communication Arts High School students after they cut her class so … Continue reading

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A Place for Books and Residents

The library is not just a place to check out books in Mill Basin. Besides housing computers, books and classes for all Brooklyn residents, it lets the community know what is going on with a bulletin board plastered with events … Continue reading

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Community Services in Bushwick

The Bushwick neighborhood is filled with community services. It has everything from a fire department and police station, to sanitation that comes around three times a week, but with the current state of our country, churches, schools and health care … Continue reading

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Toll Brothers Gowanus Project

The Brooklyn Paper announces the approval of a controversial mixed-income housing project on the banks of the Gowanus Canal. The Department of City Planning has approved the Toll Brothers’ request to build 447 units of housing in a complex of … Continue reading

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Tough Mailing

As the recession sets in, big companies begin their lay-offs and the government begins their cuts backs. Little businesses struggles to stay afloat and government operated facilities such as this little post office in Avenue U , Gravesend, Brooklyn, experiences … Continue reading

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Mecca of Mill Basin

On a Saturday afternoon, people are passing through stores on Avenue N, the Mecca of Mill Basin. Avenue N may be seven or eight blocks away from the multi-million dollar homes, but it is what breathes life into the quiet Brooklyn community. … Continue reading

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