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Rooftop Hive Makes Local Buzz

John Howe started keeping bees on his Fort Greene roof nine years ago and has been hooked ever since.

  • May 22, 2009
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'Dynamite' Discovery Backfires

As Robert Lopez tells it, his legal troubles began when he plucked a bundle of fake dynamite from the trash and took it home with plans to turn the fake bomb into a piggy bank.

  • May 22, 2009

School v. View in Bklyn Bridge Fight

The developers of a planned 18-story condominium are offering to give DUMBO a free school – but critics say the building would block views of the Brooklyn Bridge.

  • May 8, 2009
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Help and Hope for the Jobless

Khalil Rashid of the Labor Services Resource Room in Brooklyn helps people find jobs — no easy task these days.

  • April 20, 2009
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Church Regains its Radio Voice

Fort Greene's Institutional Church of God in Christ is broadcasting its services on the radio after a 30-year absence from the airwaves.

  • April 11, 2009

Turf War in City Parks

The city is re-examining using synthetic turf in parks amid fears of lead contamination and complaints about dangerously hot surfaces.

  • March 27, 2009
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