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Open Letter to Congressman Ed Towns

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Kevin Powell

Congressman Towns, I challenge you to come with something more than tired phrases; you need to come to the community, with some ideas, programs or bills to seriously address the problems in Brooklyn.

Dozens Flock To Fake Brooklyn Apartment

CNBC | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


Updates CNBC: Oops..seems this isn't real after all. The email that got sent around has been exposed as a fraud according to an article in the New Y...

Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards! Judges, Bail and Coercive Plea Bargains

David Feige | Posted 04.06.2008 | Home


David Feige

Michael Brick's ambitious piece in today's New York Times about the wide ranging narcotics prosecutions in the housing projects of Brooklyn omitted ...

More Money for the Very Rich: An Unsporting Pursuit?

Michael D. D. White | Posted 03.17.2008 | Business


Michael D. D. White

The most unsportsmanlike of all games involves the reverse-Robin-Hood game of sports stadium and arena finance: the public provides the money and the super rich get to own them.

La Strada: Your New Favorite Indie Band

E. A. Hanks | Posted 03.14.2008 | Entertainment


E. A. Hanks

Drawing on Jungian archetypes, folk tales and Franco-Baltic harmonies, La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do.

Local Blogs and Papers Think National

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home


NYCity News Service

By Eliot Caroom This year's unusually competitive presidential primary has led some of Brooklyn's own media elite to an unusual decision: for the fir...

African NYers Weigh Obama's Chances

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home


NYCity News Service

By Adeola Oladele Produced by Abimbola Ishola Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid has drawn the interest of African immigrants - including those fro...

Super-Tuesday Eve on the Streets of Brooklyn

Tracie McMillan | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics


Tracie McMillan

Last night, I did something that I haven't done in years: I went out with a crew of political activists. As a journalist, I shy away from campaigning ...

Clinton and Obama Supporters Scramble for Last Minute NY Support

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.04.2008 | Home


NYCity News Service

click image for audio slideshow On Saturday afternoon, Barack Obama supporters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge shouting the sena...

Obama Supporters March Over Brooklyn Bridge

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home


NYCity News Service

Gregory Smith calls himself the gardener of a grassroots movement that drove a crowd of Brooklynites to march over the city's most iconic bridge in support of Barack Obama.

Movie Stars in Brooklyn

Theresa Rebeck | Posted 01.25.2008 | Entertainment


Theresa Rebeck

Having people stand on your street, clearly trying to spy on your neighbors doesn't happen in Brooklyn. And it is, frankly, unnerving.

Living...With A Brooklyn Couple

E. A. Hanks | Posted 01.14.2008 | Living


E. A. Hanks

Huffington Post Living presents a look into the life of your typical Brooklyn couple. Brooklyn Couple on FunnyOrDie.com By: E.A. Hanks, Patrick Wa...

Leaving Los Angeles (Epilogue)

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 01.13.2008 | Entertainment


Jon Robin Baitz

Being teased by the crew is the highest honor there is, in my opinion, and I would much rather have the good will of those men and women than some stupid TV door prize, say, an Emmy. Swear to God.

Eminent Domain Abuse: The Fight Goes On

Steve Ettlinger | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Steve Ettlinger

In the two years since the alarming and legendary Supreme Court Kelo decision, an astounding 42 states have taken measures to curb the abuse of eminen...

Food For Thought

E. A. Hanks | Posted 11.16.2007 | Living


E. A. Hanks

It's been well documented that living in New York is like living on its own planet, or better yet, a cult. To become fully indoctrinated, you have to pass through several stages, check things off your New Yorker List.


 

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