Archive | November, 2007

A Waste of Tax-Payers Money, Or Not?

If you are going to check out a book or do some research at the Brooklyn Public Library you’ll notice that the building is undergoing some major changes. There has been an expansion at the Brooklyn Public Library located on Grand Army Plaza.

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Community Colleges Give Second Chances

College is a time for growth mentally as well as socially. It is very important that College is an option for young people after high school, as many fall by the wayside. The reality is that we do not know all of the answers, and that we are not those perfect people that our parents [...]

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CBS 2 News Anchor Russ Mitchell Visits Aspiring Journalists

CBS 2 News Anchor Russ Mitchell Visits Aspiring Journalists

On November 3rd, CBS news anchor and correspondent Russ Mitchell was invited to speak to the young teenagers of the New York Association of Black Journalists. Anchor of both the Sunday edition of the CBS Evening News and The Early Show, Russ Mitchell grew up in St. Louis, Missouri to a loving and supportive family. [...]

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Is Racism Still Alive and Well in America?

New York City, where about 40% of the population is of color, is seeing a rise in hate crimes. A noose was found in a post office near Ground Zero. The police said the post office noose was discovered Thursday by postal employees, dangling from a lamp post near the lower Manhattan post office. Building [...]

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Residents Turn Over Guns at NYPD’s Buyback

EAST FLATBUSH – On November 12, local residents turned in guns at the NYPD’s Gun Buyback Initiative in Central Brooklyn. [...]

Hundreds Pack Times Square for Mario 3D Launch

Video game fans brave the cold to join event promoting release of Super Mario 3D Land

Pet Hospital Opens With Hot Dog Contest

Brooklyn’s newest pet hospital opens with dog contest and visit from hot dog eating champ

How Will the Barclay’s Center Affect its Brooklyn Neighborhood

Sometimes when Anne and Adam are walking past the construction at Barclay Center Arena in central Brooklyn, they see rats [...]

Brooklyn Turns Containers Into Shops

Dekalb Market converted unused shipping containers into a small village of eateries, craft shops, and performance spaces

NBA Lockout’s Effect on Store Sales

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – Stores around Madison Square Garden usually experience a boom in business during the NBA season. But due [...]