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It was the Wounded Warriors Convoy, An FDNY let event to honor those severly injured in combat overseas. It was NYPD escorted topped off by a bunch of Firefighter-Bikers. The final destination was BreezyPoint Queens where there was a parade and a final...

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40 minutes ago by amgphoto

Google Maps of Eastern Pkwy & Saratoga Ave

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54 minutes ago

Was on the Belt this afternoon, stuck in traffic. I was travelling west toward the VNB. At Flatbush traffic slowed, big NYPD presence in median including Brooklyn Mobile Command. Further down four NYPD vans with NYPD in dress uniform and white gloves....

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1 hour ago by goingcoastal

Whole Foods has shelved its plans to open its first Brooklyn branch on Third Avenue near the Gowanus Canal, The Brooklyn Paper has learned. The grocery chain, known for its high-end food and prices to match, said on Wednesday that it does still hope to come to Brooklyn, but it won’t be at its pollut ...

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1 hour ago by goingcoastal

The tone of a City Council hearing last week on Mayor Bloomberg’s major Coney Island redevelopment plans was music to Joe Sitt’s ears. The red-carpeted Council chambers in City Hall quickly became an interrogation room as successive Council Members took their turns bellowing aggressive questions and ...

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2 hours ago by goingcoastal

NEW YORK CITY opened its first municipal airport in May 1931 with a grand ceremony for Floyd Bennett Field, at the end of Flatbush Avenue where the eastern fringe of Brooklyn meets Jamaica Bay. A crowd of thousands craned their necks and held on to their hats as fighter planes staged mock battles ag ...

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3 hours ago by Jess Haskins

This week: Antique Science Date: Friday, July 10 Time: 7:30 Admission: $3.00 An evening of unexpected and obscure nature films. Each short film will be introduced by Jessica Oreck, director of Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, a beautiful documentary on insect collecting in Japan. The evening will featur ...

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4 hours ago by Jarvis Slacks

I’ll be in NYC for the Weekend. I know you don’t care. But, if by some amazing act of God that you do care, and if you live in the NYC area, hit a brother up and maybe I’ll let you buy me a beer. I’ll be posting of my New York adventure on Twitter, [...]

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4 hours ago by Matt Goias

Check out Cafe Habana owner Sean Meenan on CNBC talking about some of Habana Outpost’s awesome, green engineering features and his non-profit project, Urban Studio BK. Watch the video here!

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6 hours ago by Matt Chaban

Earlier today, the Municipal Art Society posted an incredibly informative presentation that the group gave at the recent City Council hearings on the Bloomberg administration’s plans for rezoning Coney Island. The presentation, which can be found above, pretty succinctly explains what’s wrong with t ...

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