Topic: East Flatbush

Brooklyn neighborhood taking aim

NY Daily News - 130 days ago
Flatbush residents reeling from a spike in shootings are setting up a civilian watch group to patrol the streets.. . The new civilian observation...

Pols address gangs' use of playgrounds

NY Daily News - 138 days ago
Brooklyn City Council members are vowing to fight back against street toughs who have been taking over neighborhood parks and playgrounds.. . The...

DA warns of rise of gangs in Brooklyn parks

NY Daily News - 143 days ago
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes says there's been an uptick in gangs in borough parks and playgrounds - and is keeping tabs on the thugs...

Williams: What happened to me at the parade

NY Daily News - 160 days ago
Labor Day is typically a joyous time for me and the Caribbean community of New York City. This year, it turned chaotic for many, including for...

Brooklyn teen makes semis at Apollo

NY Daily News - 166 days ago
An East Flatbush teen with a mature singing voice is belting out inspirational hits in hopes of taking the top spot at one of the Apollo Theater's...

Gonzalez: DOE layoffs hit poor areas hardest

NY Daily News - 172 days ago
The disparate nature of the cuts - the biggest layoffs at any agency in the Bloomberg era - became apparent yesterday, when officials gave Local...

Gillibrand in Brooklyn PR stop

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 858 days ago
The article reports on the meeting of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with the parents of shooting victim Nyasia Pryear-Yard and students from Nazareth Regional High School in New York in February 2009. Gillibrand said that while she supports people's rights ...

How bazaar

Time Out New York - 1608 days ago
Those in search of a little kitchen magic will read the latest census figures and rejoice: A&R International Foods (63-46 108th St between 63rd Dr and 63rd Rd, Rego Park, Queens; 718-459-3956) This section of Rego Park, settled in the past decade by mostly Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet republics of Central Asia (think the ...

Sub Prime Mortgages: Baseless Commitments

ArticlesBase - 1730 days ago
"Waiter, I'll have a sub-prime steak; make it medium-rare". Order with those words and your waiter will check you for two heads. If you eat meat, you want the prime-cuts. In fact, no one wants sub-par unless you're playing golf ...