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Gersh Kuntzman, Brooklyn Paper Editor, Makes Real Estate Porn, Viewers Squirm (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

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While DUMBO's $25 million clock tower penthouse can get even the prudest New Yorker hot and bothered, few, if any, real estate fans would go out of th...

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Podcast: Asian American Literary Festival

NYCity News Service | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Dumbo, The Reporter's Notebook, Asian American Writers Workshop, Amitava Kumar, Ken Chen, Lonnie Isabel, New York News
NYCity News Service

In The Reporter's Notebook podcast, host Lonnie Isabel, Ken Chen, and writer, journalist, and English professor Amitava Kumar explore the explosion of Asian-American literature.

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DUMBO: The New Soho

Gina Pell | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

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Gina Pell

DUMBO is what Soho was in the 80s -- the new new thing -- filled with chic, artsy trendsetters who seem unaware of our bruised economy.

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MTA: F Train Is Slowest, Dirtiest Of Them All

brooklynpaper.com | Gersh Kuntzman | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

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The F train is slower, dirtier and less reliable than other lines in the subway system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally admitted in ...

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Hi, Dumbo

Juliet Linley | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

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Juliet Linley

Is subjecting a kid to a plastic surgery operation to avoid potential bullying really necessary?

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Saving the Brooklyn Bridge

Ana Ortiz | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Ana Ortiz

Believe it or not, the Brooklyn Bridge, as we know and love it, is in danger of being completely overshadowed by a monstrous commercial development.

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We Tell Each Other Stories In Order To Live

Andrew Marantz | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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Andrew Marantz

Each performer had ten minutes to tell a story. Not a rant, not a stand up routine, and, for heaven's sake, not a reading (no notes allowed).

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"'Oscars' Post-Mortem Rant"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Earl Pomerantz

The Oscars don't mean anything to me. My favorite movie that I saw last year? The Wizard of Oz. I saw it on television.

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