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Brooklyn Navy Yard, built 1801 and In use 1806 ¿ 1966 is controlled by United States Navy. The US Navy Yard - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard - is located northeast of the Battery in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, built 1801 and In use 1806 ¿ 1966 is controlled by United States Navy. The US Navy Yard - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard - is located northeast of the Battery in Brooklyn.
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New Fifth Precinct commander ready for challenge
andrew.strickler@newsdaSitting in his office at police headquarters in Yaphank yesterday, Aristides Mojica acknowledged that running a precinct will be a serious challenge. But Mojica, 50, the department's highest-ranking Hispanic member and newly appointed commander of the...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Brooklyn (New York City), Marcello Lucero, Jeffrey Conroy
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Jurist named appellate military judge
Of The Morning CallNorthampton County Judge Edward Smith is headed to Washington, though only once in a while. Smith, a captain in the Navy Reserve, has been appointed an appellate military judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, which under military...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Court Administration, Local Elections, Trips and Vacations, Justice System
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Submarine Growler rejoins Intrepid museum in NYC
The retired nuclear-attack submarine USS Growler has returned to its pier on the Hudson River, again part of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum where it has been an attraction for several years. During the nearly two-year overhaul of the famed World...Tags: George Bush, Veterans Day
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Anniversaries
60th STELLA AND JOHN CHIRONNO of West Babylon celebrated Aug. 14 with a ferry ride and dinner on Fire Island with family. The couple met at Coney Island. John is retired from the New York City Transit Authority and also as a welding inspector at the...Tags: Melville, People, Brooklyn (New York City), Defense, Little Neck
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NYC says architect filed false documents for Brooklyn bldgs
New York City officials are charging an architect with falsifying statements on applications for two Brooklyn apartment buildings. The city's Buildings Department and Department of Investigation filed administrative charges Thursday against Robert...Tags: Architecture, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Campaign-Gear Collectors Vote With Their Money
Politics and political campaigns are featured in every newspaper, website and blog, and collectors are looking at the new memorabilia that can be part of a collection. The official pins sold or given away by the party, not the souvenir pins sold by...Tags: Georgia, Elections, Coca-Cola Company, Gays and Lesbians, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Endangered New York: 10 (more) to save
Special to amNewYorkAs the real-estate boom year of 2007 winds down, houses of worship, schools, historic residences, whole neighborhoods -- even the corner diner -- tenuously exist under the threat of the wrecking ball. Indeed, the changes are so breathtaking that the...Tags: George Washington, Carroll Gardens, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Downtown (Brooklyn, New York), Tourism and Leisure
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New York's film, TV incentives could tax L.A.'s economy
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIS THIS city poised to take a bite out of Hollywood's bread and butter? A dramatically expanded state tax credit for film and television productions has made New York a more appealing shooting locale than ever, bringing a wave of projects into the city...Tags: Executive Branch, Missing Persons, David A. Paterson, Credit and Debt, Economic Policy
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A new and improved widow-maker
Julia Keller is the Tribune's cultural critic. She will speak at the Printers Row Book Fair on June 7-8 (printersrowbookfair.org). julia@juliakeller.net
These were dark times. The United States was bogged down in a frustrating and controversial war, a...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Gun Control, Franklin Pierce, Wars and Interventions, Defense
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Community shocked as plug pulled on historic power plant
dfreedlander@am-ny.comA monumental century-old power plant sitting on the Brooklyn waterfront and featuring a stout stone foundation and 4-story high arched windows with cream colored terra-cotta trim is being demolished brick by brick, upsetting local preservationists. The...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Plant Openings, Manhattan (New York City), Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Building Material
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HUDSON RIVER: Take the train to the ferry for Hudson Valley dayhop
The Hudson River in all its moods - sometimes bright and shining, sometimes brooding and mysterious - has tantalized travelers for almost 400 years, ever since Hendrik Hudson sailed upriver in 1609. For many seniors who experienced youthful outings on...Tags: Melville, West Point, American Revolutionary War, Gardens and Parks, Grand Central Terminal
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Officer denies he made sex videos
Sun reporterA Navy physician accused of secretly taping Naval Academy midshipmen having sex took the stand in his own defense yesterday, saying that he put an air purifier containing a hidden camera in a guest bedroom in his home to eliminate odors, not to record...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Trials, Defense, Annapolis
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