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Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

Big news for Coney! Big gun to run theme park this summer

The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn: Coney Island’s going back to the big time, as the city announced on Wednesday that the amusement wizards behind the popular Victorian Gardens theme park will begin running an amusement park by the Boardwalk this summer. Comment.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

‘State’ of security at Atlantic Yards? ESDC won’t tell us

The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn: Funny, these bollards didn’t look so bad in this 2007 rendering! Comment.

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

Judgeship protest leads to arrest

for Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Today’s arrest of a politically-connected Brooklyn Reverend who held a demonstration questioning Brooklyn’s judicial selection process has revealed a growing fissure within the Kings County Democratic Party. Comments (1).

Brooklyn pledges aid to ravaged Haiti

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: On the day after a devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, Darlie Jerveis was at home in Flatbush, trying to get information about her 76-year-old father who lives in Port-au-Prince. Comment.

Thompson bows out of jail fight, City poised to begin construction

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Officials from the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said this week that it’s full-speed ahead on the renovation of the Brooklyn House of Detention. Comment.

Bklyn pols react to Paterson’s “State of State” speech

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: State lawmakers representing southern Brooklyn either sidestepped or took a swipe at Gov. David Paterson’s “State of the State” address, in which he set forth sweeping proposals to root out political corruption in state government. Comment.

Brooklyn politics: Kruger to face challenger?

Courier-Life
Brooklyn: This week’s political column discusses the new push to challenge State Senator Carl Kruger’s seat, plus a whole host of New Year’s Eve and inauguration shenanigans. Read on! Comment.