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The Flight Deck

Leila Brown Grace Forte Dina Exil Edwina Bien-Aime On November 8th, 2008, the historical Intrepid warship reopened as an educational and hands-on museum. The Intrepid was closed in July 2006 to undergo restoration and repairs and was sent to its permanent home at Pier 86 in New York City. From the outside, the Intrepid doesn’t [...]

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Speakers Corner: CNN’s Darius Walker

Darius Walker, the New York bureau chief for CNN, fell in love with broadcast journalism when he started his career at his college radio station. “I always had a passion for history, geography, and writing,” Walker said, speaking to students in NYABJ’s High School Journalism Workshop at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus. Darius followed his [...]

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More Than Just Greenery: Artisans Sell Work at Fort Greene Park

In Fort Greene Park, artisans gather together to display and sell their contemporary and innovative peices of work. Natasha Harsh, a genuine artisan in her own right, invites various artisans and their work to her show, which runs from spring to mid-autumn. In the winter, these artisans, or skilled craftspeople, do other shows, and freelance [...]

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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 [...]