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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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Grady’s Path to the Championship Is Not Gravy

Grady High School vs. Brooklyn Tech With little time left to recoop from last weeks loss the Engineers tried to fix a troubled defense that gave up 1082 yards in their 5 losses, and had trouble generating much offense. After last weeks debacle against the Utes the Engineers made a valiant effort to come back [...]

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Aliens in America

Immigrants are the key to the infrastructure of the United States. They have helped our country develop in areas such as labor and diversity. Would it be fair to just decide to rid our nation of them? Isn’t America supposed to be the land of the immigrants?

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Barry Bonds, Baseball, and the Steroid Era in Sports

This past year in baseball and sports in general many truths have been revealed to fans, reporters, and the rest of the American public. Throughout history, athletes have tried to get an edge on the competition. Steroids, and amphetamines have been the most recent and effective way of doing just that.

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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 [...]