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Love Your Bartender: Scott Gold, Char No. 4

By Cait Weiss

Brooklyn is a borough of bars and rumor has it, we have many other things too. Be that true or not, Brooklyn is a unique hub of distinct neighborhood taverns, each filled with its own pack of fiercely dedicated locals. It’s no surprise, then, that Brooklyn is also a borough of bartenders. In Love Your Bartender, a brand new feature on BrooklynTheBorough.com, we’ll take a look at men and women who stand out as they stand behind our Brooklyn bars. We’ll also find out where they choose to let their hair down, and let someone else pour the pints for a change.

November 2, 2009 Bars, Culture, Restaurants, The People
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In Brooklyn – And Bored To Death – Everyone Is A Kid

By Nicole Brydson

The new HBO series Bored To Death, based on the life of Brooklyn author Jonathan Ames, has a lot to offer in contrasts between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

October 5, 2009 Film, The Locals
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Atlantic Yards Sugar Daddy Is Also A Russian Oligarch

By Nicole Brydson

Bruce Ratner, the mastermind behind the Atlantic Yards Project and part-owner of the New Jersey Nets signed a $200 million deal today to give Russion oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov an 80% stake in the basketball team. Mr. Prokhorov wrote on his LiveJournal blog (translated from Russian by Google) that “participation in [this deal] was made possible by the world crisis (never in the history of foreigners owned NBA).”

September 23, 2009 Real Estate, The Locals
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Can’t We All Just Get Along? Ten Rules for Road Safety

By Nicole Brydson

In light of the increasing number of newly painted bike lanes, and the cars who like to defile them, we’ve created a list of new road rules for everyone to help prevent catastrophic crashes between bikes and cars.

September 15, 2009 Culture, The Locals, The People
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Brooklyn’s Guide to City Council Elections

By Nicole Brydson

‘Tis the season for city elections, so in advance of the September 15 primary, Brooklyn The Borough has compiled a list of incumbents and challengers in this year’s contested City Council elections for Brooklyn. There are many challengers this year, and open seats in the 33rd and 39th districts have made for heated races. Issues surrounding sustainable development have driven many candidates out of the woodwork. The pro-development Brooklyn political machine is still alive but questions remain about whether candidates supported by the county’s party boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, will sustain themselves despite criticism for their ties to a machine that makes the money flow from Brooklyn based business interests. The term limits extension has also sparked a renewed political engagement in the borough. Many candidates who had planned on running for seats that would have been open before term limits were extended have chosen to challenge incumbents that voted for the extension. We’ve compiled detailed information on each race as well as fundraising totals as the candidates head into the final weekend of the campaign.

September 10, 2009 City Politics and News, The Locals
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This Week In Brooklyn: A Dog Day Morning and the Battle of Brooklyn

By Nicole Brydson

Brooklyn’s news cycle may have slowed down, but it’s never dull. This week, Marty Markowitz toes the line for County boss Vito Lopez, Bloomberg bullies Joe Sitt, Charles Barron hangs with Rev. Al and a donut related robbery is prevented by a hungry and enterprising cop.

August 27, 2009 City Politics and News, Real Estate, The Locals
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This Week in Brooklyn: Back to the Future

By Michael Gsovski

The past takes centerstage in Brooklyn this week as many previously “obsolete” practices have come back into use by enterprising New Yorkers.

August 21, 2009 City Politics and News, The Locals
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Summer Saturdays: Brighton Beach

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Nowhere in Brooklyn is there a more foreign enclave than Brighton. Under the elevated tracks of the B and Q, caressed by sea breezes, the sidewalks of Brighton Beach Avenue vibrate with a cacophony of voices: the Russian of women hawking pastries, the English of sand-seeking day trippers, the hum of shoppers hailing from Omsk to Kiev.

ArtBuzz Calendar

A Canvas of Opportunties

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Our weekly tip sheet on where to see what in the Brooklyn art world. This week’s featured listing is Smack Mellon’s: “A Canvas of Opportunities,” opening Friday, August 27, 6pm. Click through to read more.

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Weekend’s To-Go List! + Famous Birthdays are Tragic or Genius? You decide!

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You decide! Are these famous folks tragic or groundbreaking? It’s up to debate. Each note-worthy figure is paired with an …

The Book Seen

The Read: August 10-August 16, 2010

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Your weekly listing of readings and literary events around Brooklyn: a comic artist lands at Desert Island, a funny girl from the Bronx stops in DUMBO, and runner-extraordinaire Christopher McDougall shares advice at WORD.

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