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Brooklyn’s Own Comic Con

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Disney Proposes Makeover for Mickey Mouse

In the news this week, the Disney executives want to make Mickey Mouse over for a video game called Epic Mickey.

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Fort Greene Prepares for Marathon Day

  Video by: Keziah Green Photos by: HM Papon   FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — On the eve of the 39th ING New York City Marathon, not only are the runners preparing for the race but so are residents and business owners in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. At the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Lafayette Avenue, spectators [...]

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Joe Jackson honored by Sharpton’s National Action Network

  Video by: Cho Connor Photography By: Bianca Bergeron   (Harlem, New York) The Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) recognized Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson and the patriarch of the Jackson family, on Saturday, October 24 at the House of Justice, the organization’s headquarters in Harlem, New York. [...]

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Jamal Blair, who was accused of killing …

Jamal Blair, who was accused of killing the 92-year-old Sadie Mitchell in her home, has had a soft spot in his heart since 1993. When he was a young boy, he watched his father kill his mother and get away with it. Now 18 years old Jamal has been charged, with taking the life of [...]

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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 [...]