Wall Street Journal:
A wealthy, insular Syrian Jewish enclave in Brooklyn reels after three of its major rabbis were arrested on charges of money-laundering. (Read More)
Mashable!:
The New York Times Bits blog has an amazing profile piece on Sophie Blackall, a Brooklyn, NY-based artist that has turned the musings of thwarted Missed Connections posters on Craigslist into an artistic hobby and budding bus (Read More)
New York Times:
A federal judge ordered the transfer a day after a grand jury in Brooklyn charged Najibullah Zazi with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction.
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New York Times:
Authorities said Betim Kaziu, 21, flew from New York to Cairo in an attempt to join a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda.
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Reuters: Sports News:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, reached a deal to buy control of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, as well as fund the development of a real estate project in Brooklyn, New York.
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New York Times:
Stephen Valand and Erica Shea started the Brooklyn Brew Shop earlier this year, selling gallon brewing kits sized for New York apartments.
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New York Times:
Little empires of homegrown restaurants, bars, clothing stores and other establishments have multiplied in one patch of brownstone Brooklyn.
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New York Times:
At a government car auction in Brooklyn, lining up with the auto experts and bargain hunters in search of something to drive around town.
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Daily Kos:
Looks like I'll be back on Countdown tonight. Try not to be too shocked, but the forces of bigotry are spreading lies on the air in Maine. And a reminder, we're currently polling the gay marriage question (and public optio (Read More)
New York Times:
Not to think of gardening in terms of profit and loss, but taking into account pots, dirt, labor and emotional distress — a tomato from 2009 cost me 20 bucks at least.
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mashable:
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might w (Read More)
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Feel like you might have picked up an old edition of the New York Times this morning by mistake? It would seem every major paper, both local and national, managed to get the news of Senator Ted Kennedy’s death on their front (Read More)
New York Times:
Four strong Democrats are running, but the one most suited to do the job, with skill, intelligence and independence, is David Yassky, a City Council member from Brooklyn.
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New York Times:
Today, the idea that Bed-Stuy is different is nothing new. All around, well-kept houses fetch prices no one ever thought possible in the days of the crack epidemic of the 1980s.
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New York Times:
At the Creative Cooks Culinary Center in Brooklyn, children ages 5 to 11 learn cooking skills, from deboning chickens to making tortillas.
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Wall Street Journal:
The recession may have roiled Wall Street and thumped the media, but there is at least one street in Manhattan where the neon lights are still bright.Theater box office sales for the 2008-09 season, which ended in May, brough (Read More)