By Stephen Brown
The Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn: The first phase of Mayor Bloomberg’s overhaul of Coney Island into a major amusement park took shape on Tuesday, with Hizzoner unveiling 19 new rides that he said will be in full-swing by Memorial Day in what is being called “Luna Park.”
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By Stephen Witt
Courier-Life
Council District 44: A slew of new endorsements bolstered Joe Lazar’s candidacy to succeed Simcha Felder in the upcoming race for the 44th City Council District seat.
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By Helen Klein
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: Mike, meet Mike...and Mike
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By Gary Buiso
Courier-Life
Council District 39: The half-built aftermath of the borough’s last great building boom is now on graphic display, thanks to a local lawmaker.
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By Gary Buiso
Courier-Life
Brooklyn Borough President: The borough’s top boss isn’t the only one with high hopes for Fourth Avenue, a thoroughfare slated to receive intense scrutiny from those who believe its best days could be in front of it.
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By Gary Buiso
Courier-Life
Brooklyn: The city said it was satisfied with ideas generated at an invitation-only meeting held last month — and eager to find an entity that might enliven the area near the Red Hook cruise terminal.
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By Gary Buiso
Courier-Life
Photo by Ted Levin
Brooklyn: A little lube goes a long way.
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Courier-Life
Brooklyn: After a brief hiatus, Courier Life’s Brooklyn Politics column is back on Boropolitics (it’s ok, we know you’ve missed us). In this week’s column, Borough President Marty Markowitz isn’t too happy about all the attention his moving to Windsor Terrace is getting and would-be U.S. Senator candidate Harold Ford noshes (again) with Brooklyn elected officials -- getting some indigestion in the process. Read on for more!
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