Posted by in New York on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Funeral For Girl Who Died Of Asthma Attack
Funeral For Girl Who Died Of Asthma Attack
(NY1) Yesterday, the funeral for 11-year-old Briana Ojeda was held in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and a horse-drawn carriage—escorted by police— brought the child’s body to the St. Xavier Church . Ojeda died last after suffering an asthma attack at a playground, and her parents have claimed...
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Posted by in New York on 08 24th, 2010 | No Comments
St. Nicholas Church Tries To Garner Attention Amid Controversy
St. Nicholas Church Tries To Garner Attention Amid Controversy
St. Nicholas Church, in May 2000 With all the hullabaloo over the proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero, other proposed projects and buildings in the area have been lost in the shuffle. Yesterday, officials of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America tried to shift the conversation...
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Posted by in New York on 08 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Brooklyn Man Declares Victory in Bike Lane War with Church
Brooklyn Man Declares Victory in Bike Lane War with Church
The Henry Street bike lane, undefiled. Brooklyn Heights blogger Peter Kaufman has triumphantly concluded his long crusade against the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, which for years has been giving parishioners parking placards for their cars when parking in the bike lane on Henry Street....
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Posted by in Real Estate on 08 10th, 2010 | No Comments
CurbedWire: Landmarks Love for Staten Island; Harlem’s PS90 is Ready
CurbedWire: Landmarks Love for Staten Island; Harlem’s PS90 is Ready
[Photo via LPC.] PARK SLOPE, STATEN ISLAND, DO BRO— Though the headlines heading into today’s Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting were mostly about the extension of Park Slope Historic District (and indeed, the plan was calendared for a future vote), Staten Island got some serious...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 08 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Linkage: 9/11 Museum Construction Watch; LES Pads To Rent for $4,650
Linkage: 9/11 Museum Construction Watch; LES Pads To Rent for $4,650
[Brooklyn's newest sinkhole, via Animal New York ] · Tiny rooftop pool at Trump Soho now open [Hotel Chatter] · Buddy Scotto and the battle for Carroll Gardens’ soul [Capital] · A look at construction progress on the 9/11 Museum … [Co.Design] · …where unidentified...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 08 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Comment of the Day: "Haven’t noticed a flood of Subaru…
“Haven’t noticed a flood of Subaru Outbacks yet… maybe not so Park Slope-ish afterall .”—anon [Harlem Takes Another Step Toward Becoming Park Slope] Go here to read the rest:  Comment of the Day: "Haven’t noticed a flood of Subaru…
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Posted by in New York on 07 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Lying Nun Subpoenaed, No Longer Welcome In Little Italy
Lying Nun Subpoenaed, No Longer Welcome In Little Italy
Mindy LeGrand, a.k.a begging nun “Sister Milindia,” is being sought by investigators in a possibly criminal probe. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed the “nun,” who was found begging for change in a fake habit, then returning to her Brooklyn home and taking off for Atlantic...
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Posted by in New York on 07 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Espada: I’ve Never Heard of This Priest Who Hates Me
Espada: I’ve Never Heard of This Priest Who Hates Me
Has God turned against Pedro Espada, Jr ., too? While the embattled State Senator from Bronxchester spent Saturday trying to win constituents’ hearts and minds by giving away free lunch outside a church in Norwood, the church’s pastor, Father George Stewart, was warning his flock to be aware...
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Posted by in New York on 07 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Queens Kids Get Do-Over On State Test
Queens Kids Get Do-Over On State Test
P.S. 86 principal Karen Zuvic really wants to make sure her students do the best they can. That’s why when the answers to New York state’s 5th grade social studies test came back, she let 10 students complete questions they left blank , which would be a violation of state regulations. But...
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Posted by in New York on 07 8th, 2010 | No Comments
3-Alarm Fire At Baptist Temple Church In Brooklyn
3-Alarm Fire At Baptist Temple Church In Brooklyn
Photograph of the Baptist Temple Church from the American Guild of Organists (NYC Chapter); inset from WABC 7 A Brooklyn church listed in the National Register of Historic Places was damaged during a three-alarm fire last night. The fire apparently broke out in the organ loft of the Baptist Temple Church,...
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