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Pierogies: Old-fashioned and new-fangled
Don't want to make them yourself? Barbara Gusciora cooks up her traditional pierogies at Raymund's Place (124 Bedford Avenue, Greenpoint; 718-388-4200). But there's no need to feel you have to be tied to tradition. At the new No. 7 in Fort Greene,...Tags: Greenpoint, Lower East Side
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Pierogies: A Polish pleasure
Special to amNew YorkPierogies: One of the pleasures of an immigrant Polish kitchen. The little pastries come stuffed with an earthy mix of potato and cheese, meat, or sauerkraut and mushroom. Boiled in water or pan-fried in lots of butter, they arrive at the table sided with...Tags: Idaho, Greenpoint, Henry Ford, Lower East Side
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I'll take (the other) Manhattan
"No Sleep Till Brooklyn," The Beastie Boys Before it was the baby name of choice among foreign-born arrivistes, or became synonymous with urban chic, and before it attracted more celebrities than Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Brooklyn was...Tags: Poetry, Vehicles, Queens (New York City), Park Slope, Barack Obama
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Mom's defense hopes to use Nixzmary Brown photos
anthony.destefano@newsday.comDefense attorneys for Nixzaliz Santiago, on trial for the murder of her 7-year-old daughter Nixzmary Brown, hope to use disturbing crime scene photos of the girl's bruised body to prove the mother wasn't aware the little girl was mortally injured....Tags: Murder, Crimes, Justice System, Trials, Punishment
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Lawyers for Nixzmary's mom to use photos in defense
anthony.destefano@newsday.comDefense attorneys for Nix- zaliz Santiago, on trial for the murder of her 7-year-old daughter, Nixzmary Brown, hope to use disturbing crime scene photos of the girl's bruised body to prove the mother wasn't aware the little girl was mortally injured....Tags: Crimes, Murder, Justice System, Trials, Punishment
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Jury views photo of Nixzmary's battered body
anthony.destefano@newsday.comA rapt jury stared intently Friday at a stark color photo depicting the partially clothed body of 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown lying on the floor of her family's Brooklyn apartment. The image of the battered child, projected on a large screen, dominated the...Tags: Law Enforcement, Murder, Crimes, Justice System, Police
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Defense aims to ban spectators' support for Nixzmary
anthony.destefano@newsday.comWhenever Nixzaliz Santiago appeared in court on charges she killed her 7-year-old daughter, some spectators expressed their outrage by wearing buttons that displayed the words "Justice for Nixzmary" and a photo of the dead girl. But with Santiago's...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Punishment, Prosecution, Local Authority
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Jury awards ferry crash victim nearly $23 million
anthony.destefano@newsday.comA federal jury recommended yesterday that a passenger crippled in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash get nearly $23 million for his past and future medical needs, pain and suffering and other expenses. The special advisory panel spent about five hours...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers
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Compost used to nourish Brooklyn parks
Special to amNewYorkThe tree that grows in Brooklyn thrives on potato peels and eggshells. In Fort Greene Park each Saturday, locals deposit vegetable scraps, fruit rinds and coffee grounds in six metal garbage cans placed alongside the Greenmarket. Volunteers transport the...Tags: Metal and Mineral, New York Weather, Clinton Hill, Weather Reports, Central Park
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THE SCOOP ON THE GREENMARKET
Special to amNew YorkTo get the inside scoop on summer fruit shopping, we spoke with Frank Wilklow of Wilklow Orchards,who has been selling his produce at the Greenmarket for more than 20 years. What fruits are in season at your Orchard now, and what are you selling at the...Tags: Sales, Heavy Engineering, Labor Day, Public Holidays
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Tax hike hits New York City cigarette smokers
Special to NewsdayDucking into SoHo smoke shop Cigarillios yesterday afternoon for a regular fix of Camel No. 9, hairstylist Lindsey Mollenhaufer was struck by sticker shock. "Nine dollars!" she gasped at the extra $1.50 she ended up paying. "It's another reason to...Tags: Sheepshead Bay, New York City, State Budgets, New York University, Throgs Neck
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New Yorkers altering eating habits
mnaanes@am-ny.comTwo months after many New York chain restaurants began posting the number of calories in their food, customers are shying away from their calorie-laden favorites and opting for lighter fare. "I go for the low-fat coffee cake instead of the regular cake,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Park Slope, Starbucks Corporation, Williamsburg, New York
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