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Brooklyn Graphic > News Courier-Life Publications The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat.
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Those all-white memorial bikes scattered across the borough may have a new lease on life, after talks between “ghost bike” supporters and the city appear to have led to a compromise that would spare the memorials from new rules designed to rid the streets of “derelict” two-wheelers.
The next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed.
A new community group is fighting the Riegelmann Boardwalk’s transformation into a cementwalk — saying the city’s plan to get rid of wood will create an eyesore and leave joggers with wobbly knees. Here’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal.
Brownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons.
Hundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand that criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week.
An 84th Precinct cop was suspended without pay on Tuesday after apparently failing to assist an 11-year-old girl dying from an asthma attack as her panicked mother scrambled to get her to Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill.
Lenny Shiller is still having fun, fun, fun — and he doesn’t even have a T-Bird.
Our cartoonist takes has a different take on the city’s “ghost bike” situation.
Bring in da noise! The following is an edited transcript from a debate between Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs and her challenger Michele Adolphe in our offices on Aug. 19. Jacobs has been the Assembly for more than 30 years, where her annual salary is $104,500. She also receives a pension for her work as a lawmaker of $71,000 per year. Here’s what she said when our panel, and Adolphe, pressed her on this unusual arrangement:
Previous Brooklyn Graphic HeadlinesSeptember 7th, 2010 Are you ready for some football? Our 411 to the NFL on TV in BKLYNBut you’re probably like us: tiny TV, no cable, no backyard (which means no BBQ pork shoulder), and, well, no friends either. Getting all of these game-day amenities takes some real deep digging into Brooklyn’s best sports bars.When football was played in New YorkBefore football was kidnapped to Jersey in the ’70s, the slap of the pigskin on hand or on pavement resounded in all five boroughs: in our parks, in our streets, and on our school fields.This is one meal with real buzzThe next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed.Justice for Briana? Parents want criminal charges in asthma girl deathHundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand that criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week.Medical marijuana? You must be high!Marijuana may provide relief to patients with serious diseases as well as chronic pain sufferers, but the plant contains THC, a psychoactive chemical substance.Legalize pot — then tax it!New York just patched a $15-billion deficit with a collections of tax increases and fiscal gimmicks. Every state in the nation is facing deficits as far as the eye can see.Should pot be legalized? Two viewsA woman is running for Senate on a single platform plank: Legalize marijuana. But is it a good idea to regulate pot like a cold Bud? This week, we explore the issue with opinion pieces from the candidate and from the DA who busts herb smokers.Backman meets Mets owner — to talk stadium renovations?! Come on!The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat.New bill would have city paying to trap raccoonsBrownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons.Buggin' outHere’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal.Late-night surfing reveals hidde treasuresIt’s 4 am, the house is really quiet. You are now wide awake and cannot fall back to sleep. What do you do to pass the time away? Many of us read a book with the hopes that it will make our eyes tired. Others slip out quietly to the kitchen for some ibbergerblibberness … leftovers to you. Me? I fire up the computer, answer my e-mail, and then examine out-of-town newspapers. I like to see what the stories of both the left wing and the few remaining right wing newspapers have to say and how they are translated into editorials. Last night I was glued to a story under the following long headline —“Obama Now Blames Poor Job Numbers on Congressional Inaction. Wait! His Party Runs Congress.”August 31st, 2010 The Legacy of Zorro all at 75th birthday bashGus, one of the owners, came over and said, “Wow what a turn-out, I didn’t realize you knew so many people.” I replied, “If you had given me a better price I could have filled the room.” |
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