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YOUR MONEY-Four ways to prepare for hurricane season
ReutersBy Beth Pinsker NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters) - On storm surge maps that show the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, my house sits on a rare patch of dry land surrounded by swaths of water. Located in Gravesend, Brooklyn, nestled just above Coney Island, the...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Hurricanes, Insurance, Brooklyn (New York City), Rentals
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Four ways to prepare for hurricane season
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - On storm surge maps that show the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, my house sits on a rare patch of dry land surrounded by swaths of water. Located in Gravesend, Brooklyn, nestled just above Coney Island, the house did not sustain any...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Hurricanes, Coney Island, Insurance, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
This post has been updated; see below for details. The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning -- the complete list is below. In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards,...
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"Dog Day Afternoon"--How One Bank Robbery Changed NYPD
pix11.com | @murphypixForty years ago on August 22, 1972, a bank robbery at a Chase bank in Gravesend, Brooklyn changed the way the NYPD did business in hostage situations...and spawned an Oscar-winning movie starring Al Pacino. The real-life robber, John Wojtowicz,...Tags: Prisons, Theft, Al Pacino, Queens (New York City), Academy Awards
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Con Edison Brownout Affecting Multiple Brooklyn Neighborhoods
pix11.com | @wpixCon Edison is warning Brooklyn customers that, because of problems with electrical equipment, voltage is being reduced by 5 percent in certain neighborhoods. The neighborhoods affected are: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort...Tags: Nuclear Power, Gerritsen Beach, East Flatbush, Natural Resources, Flatbush
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Castmembers Talk About Drama Behind New Show 'Brooklyn 11223'
PIX11.comAngelina Favuzza, Christie Livoti, Joey Lynn Tekulve and Valona Saka of Oxygen's newest reality show "Brooklyn 11223" stopped by to talk about the drama we can expect this season. Oxygen takes viewers to the close-knit Brooklyn community of Bay Ridge,...Tags: Drama (genre), Coney Island, Television Industry, Oxygen (tv network), Brighton Beach
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4-Alarm Fire Tears Through Wedding Planning Business
PIX11.com / @shelleyng08A fast-moving four-alarm fire broke out at a business in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning. The blaze erupted at about 5 a.m. at a wedding planning business located at 1717 West 6th Street off Quentin Road, near King's Highway. When firefighters arrived in...Tags: Weddings
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State Sen. Carl Kruger Resigns, Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges
New York State Sen. Carl Kruger pleaded guilty Tuesday to four criminal counts an influence peddling case.
Kruger, who broke down in tears during his plea before a Manhattan federal court judge, is accused of unfairly helping a developer, a lobbyist...Tags: Carl Kruger, Bribery, U.S. Senate, Corporate Crime, Mill Basin
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Sen. Kruger Sentenced to 7 Years in Influence Peddling Case
pix11.com | @wpixNew York State Sen. Carl Kruger was sentenced to 7 years in jail after pleading guilty to four criminal counts in the infamous an influence peddling case. Kruger, 62, said that he was "broken" and said that he had destroyed the lives of those close to...Tags: Carl Kruger, Bribery, Punishment, Mill Basin, Corporate Crime
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Brooklyn Bagel Shop May Be Forced To Close After Nearly 100 Years In Business
PIX11.comCalls from as far away as North Carolina and New Mexico have been pouring in, since the news broke: Coney Island Bialys and Bagels has been a hallmark of Brooklyn since 1920, but if business doesn't pick up soon, the bakery may close before October Jewish...Tags: New Jersey, Lifestyle and Leisure, North Carolina, Coney Island, Foods and Beverages
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Coin-Shop Owner Found Dead In Brooklyn
Authorities are investigating the possible murder of a coin-shop owner in Brooklyn, whose bloody body was found lying on the ground on East 7th Street near Avenue N in Midwood.
Cops found the unconscious victim, identified as 61-year-old Steven...Tags: Crimes, Brooklyn (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, Midwood
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Second Woman Dies in Sightseeing Helicopter Crash
KTLA NewsNEW YORK (KTLA) -- A passenger in the sightseeing helicopter that took off from the 34th Street heliport and then plunged into the river last Tuesday afternoon, died from injuries she sustained in the crash, Bellevue Hospital confirmed Wednesday. Helen...Tags: Cory Lidle, Coney Island, Prosecution, Travel, Michael Bloomberg
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