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Ocean Parkway is a boulevard and neighborhood in the west central portion in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Ocean Parkway is a boulevard and neighborhood in the west central portion in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Long Island music: Mindy Abair, Craig Crawford
WHAT Mindi Abair, jazz saxophonist and singer, performs. WHEN|WHERE 8 tonight, Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington INFO $45; 631-549-2787, imactheater.org WHAT Craig Crawford performs gospel music. WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. tomorrow at the...Tags: Popular Music, Tilles Center, Long Island University, Music, C.W. Post Campus
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New York Real Estate: Midwood, Brooklyn
Special to amNewYork-Click here for 16 photos of the Midwood, Brooklyn neighborhood With its shady streets, deep front porches and elegant two-story Victorians, Midwood is an unexpected suburban outpost halfway between Coney Island and Prospect Park. Midwood was...Tags: Theft, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Lucille Ball, Theater
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Dog mauls baby to death in Brooklyn
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comAn 8-month-old boy was attacked and killed by the family's pet Doberman Pinscher in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon, police said. The 3-year-old dog, a neutered male named Mackabee who had been a member of the Stein family since he was a puppy, set upon...Tags: Kensington, Police, Animals
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500-gallon congealed oil spill has been cleared
christina.hernandez@newsday.comThe congealed oil discovered Thanksgiving Day on the shores of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach has been cleared, but the cause of the estimated 500-gallon spill remains unknown, a U.S. Coast Guard representative said Saturday. Twenty-four cubic yards of...Tags: Nature, Holidays, Environmental Pollution, Beach Vacations, New York
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Singleton's Seafood Shack
joan.reminick@newsday.comAt 5 p.m. on a brilliant summer afternoon, I arrived at Tobay Beach, not to swim but rather to eat at Singleton's Seafood Shack. On that day, the place looked like little more than a town beach concession with umbrella tables outside. Soon, I learned,...Tags: Massapequa, Bayville, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Beach Vacations
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Why landmark a park?
amNewYork EditorParks are given landmark protection to make sure their historic character is not lost. Any proposed change – such as adding a ball field or moving a walkway – are subject to a review process by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Here is a list of...Tags: Central Park, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Cops: Drunk driver kills Good Samaritan
tony.destefano@newsday.comOn the day he planned to go house-hunting with his family, an immigrant livery driver from Azerbaijan was killed in Brooklyn while trying to assist a colleague with a stalled car -- mowed down by a vehicle whose driver was drunk, police said. Rafael...Tags: Kensington, Crimes, Tourism and Leisure, Murder, Sheepshead Bay
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Bloodshed in Darfur, anxiety in Brooklyn
amNEWYORK CITY EDITORA fragile peace accord signed this weekend may dampen the bloodshed that has claimed as many as 200,000 lives in the Darfur region of the Sudan, but it's too little too late for a small Darfurian community in Brooklyn whose members fear the genocide...Tags: Crimes, United Nations, Human Rights, Refugee, Tourism and Leisure
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Park Slope
STAFF WRITERThe neighborhood is known for its charm, for a family-friendly vibe, for leafy streets, and century-old houses adorned with elaborate terra-cotta and brickwork. Summers, it's a green and flowery refuge from the city, with gardens that spill onto the...Tags: Central Park, Ditmas Park, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Brooklyn Museum, Calvert Vaux
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Years erode Moses' vision for Jones Beach
STAFF WRITERAs state officials celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jones Beach today with birthday cake and special activities, a respected preservation group is focusing attention on the loss of many historic architectural details that made the park unique. The...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Religious Leaders, Douglaston, Tourism and Leisure, Ceremonies
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Flea Markets
Staff WriterManhattan: Greenflea Inc. Address:Greenwich Ave. between W. 10 & 11 St. Operates:Only Saturdays Hours open to the public:10:00- 5:30 Description: Great market for crafts, home décor, fashions and unique hard to find merchandise. Annex Antique Fair &...Tags: Theater, Flatlands, Upper West Side, Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater
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The Great Storm of '38
It came without warning, with a ferocity without equal in modern Long Island history -- the hurricane of Sept. 21, 1938.
More than 50 people died across the Island that Wednesday -- 29 of them at or near Westhampton Beach. In little more than three...Tags: Fishing, Natural Disasters, History, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Weather Radar
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