Marines on ‘Mission: Teddy Bear’
Marine Toys for Tots is teaming with Build-A-Bear Workshop to get holiday presents to underprivileged children.
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Fashion Meets Art at Festival
ART ATTACK: The Fashion District Arts Festival features the work of more than 100 creators – and showcases the neighborhood as a burgeoning arts center.
Family Mourns Queens Guardsman
Noel Polanco, who was fatally shot by a cop, was remembered at his funeral as a dedicated soldier and car enthusiast who worked hard for his family.
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Bhutanese Grow in New York
Some 23,000 Bhutanese have relocated to the U.S. from refugee camps in Nepal in the last three years, with many settling in New York. Tens of thousands more refugees are expected.
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Gas Pipeline Fight Intensifies
Opponents to plans to run a gas pipeline under Jamaica Bay are calling for a presidential veto of the project.
Business Writers Socialize
Utilizing social media as a journalism tool emerged as a theme during this year’s Society of American Business Editors and Writers fall conference.
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Author Comes Home Again to Brooklyn
Jeffrey Eugenides, who lived in Brooklyn when he began writing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Middlesex,” returned for a reading of his latest work.
Arena Spurs Hopes of a Net Gain
Cheers inside and boos outside greeted the ribbon-cutting ceremony heralding the arrival of Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the new home of the Nets.