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Brooklyn, located on western Long Island, is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Brooklyn is coterminous with Kings County.
Brooklyn, located on western Long Island, is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Brooklyn is coterminous with Kings County.
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Politicians, transit advocates react to MTA panel plan
melanie.Political leaders and transportation advocates on Long Island, in New York City and in Albany yesterday reacted cautiously - some speaking positively, some distinctly skeptical - to a governor-appointed panel's ambitious plan to bolster the cash-...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Public Transportation, Long Island, Executive Branch, New York City Council
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HOT PICKS: metromix
TWISTED TWISTED SISTER ON BROADWAY WHAT The glam hard rockers have created "A Twisted Christmas," which includes a hilariously inappropriate "Oh Come All Ye Faithful." WHEN|WHERE Today and tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Nokia Theatre, 1515 Broadway INFO $40-...Tags: Williamsburg (Bronx, New York), Nokia Theater, Broadway, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Teen boy fatally shot in Brooklyn
A 14-year-old boy has been shot and killed in Brooklyn. Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of Mario Smith on Kingston Avenue in the Crown Heights section. They say officers responding to a 911 call about...Tags: Murder, Juvenile Delinquency, Police, Police Investigations, Crown Heights
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6 charged in alleged ivory smuggling scheme
john.valenti@newsday.com robert.kessler@newsday.comThe U.S. Department of Justice arrested six people Wednesday in an elaborate smuggling operation in which prohibited elephant ivory was sent in fraudulent shipments from Africa through Kennedy Airport, officials said. The suspects, accused of smuggling...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Police, Endangered Species, Kennedy Airport, Texas
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Teen fatally shot on Brooklyn street
maria.alvarez@newsday.comMario Smith, 14, was in the wrong place at the wrong time when a barrage of bullets sprayed a crowd he was in, one bullet hitting him in the torso in a fatal shooting that may have stemmed from a fight between two families in Brooklyn, police said....Tags: Assault, Murder, Juvenile Delinquency, Gucci Group NV, Govans
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Jewish victims of Mumbai attacks mourned
Tribune correspondentThey gathered by the thousands, men in black hats and beards, women in ankle-length skirts and long-sleeved blouses, to grieve and wrestle with a question tormenting this community of believers. Before them, wrapped in Jewish prayer shawls, lay the...Tags: Menachem Mendel Schneerson, New York, Judaism
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What to do: Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
WHAT Napkleen disposable clothing protector HOW MUCH $2.69 for 10 adult or 15 baby napkins WHAT WORKS The absorbent plastic-paper napkin helps prevent spills from staining clothing, perfect if you've packed light and don't have many clothing changes or...Tags: Park Slope, New York
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Commission lists nominees for NY chief judge
Associated Press WriterFour appeals judges and three prominent attorneys have made the short list of nominees to preside over New York's influential top court and administer the state's sprawling court system. The Commission on Judicial Nomination announced Monday, without...Tags: Government, Manhattan (New York City), David Paterson, Justice System, Executive Branch
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Brooklyn Rabbi killed in Mumbai mourned
michael.amon@newsday.comIn a memorial service by turns somber and defiant, Long Island ultra-Orthodox rabbis called on their congregations Sunday to carry on the dedication and faith of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, the Brooklyn couple killed in the Mumbai...Tags: Plainview, Long Island, Far Rockaway, Terrorism, Religious Texts
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Daytrip: Park Slope, Brooklyn
Special to NewsdayPark Slope is a fine mixture of late 19th century elegance and 21st century cool: Brownstones and limestones complete with bow windows, bay windows, turrets and cupolas vie for space along its tree-lined streets with up-to-the minute bistros and bars....Tags: Pennsylvania, New York, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bars and Clubs, Tourism and Leisure
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On this day in history
On Dec. 1, 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed among John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford and Henry Clay; Adams ended up the winner. In 1935 actor and filmmaker...Tags: Government, Lower House, Tom Brokaw, Woody Allen, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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Cheaper GPS navigation system gets you around town for less
GPS gives guys something they've always wanted -- freedom from asking directions.
This malady seems to plague many males regardless of race, age or sexual orientation, but global positioning system navigation units, which have gotten increasingly...Tags: Los Angeles, Trips and Vacations, Black Friday (shopping), San Gabriel, Road Transportation
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