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...the surrounding areas, coach Danny Landberg said, bringing the much-maligned neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Flatbush together. Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz brought up the second-seeded Dutchmen's run to the PSAL City...

In this article: Flatbush and Sheepshead Bay

NEW YORK (AP) -- Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of the project. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Manhattan state Supreme Court. It seeks...

In this article: New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Mike Bibby, Washington Wizards, The Magic, and Cleveland Cavaliers

...news. Antibalas Winter Residency shows at Knitting Factory Brooklyn 12/03/09 Thu Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY 12/10/09 Thu Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY 12/17/09 Thu Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY 12/31/09 Thu Knitting Factory...

In this article: Knitting Factory, New Years Eve, New York Post, TriBeCa, and New York Times

...increasing state deficit of $3.2 billion in the current fiscal year, with a deficit of $6.8 billion projected for the next fiscal year. Brooklyn lawmakers saluted the change of heart. "The economic downturn has affected us all, and we...

In this article: David Paterson, Tax, Fiscal year, Revenue, and Roman Polanski

...former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League. "I have to start over somewhere,"...

In this article: Wally Backman, New York Mets, NEW YORK, Arizona Diamondbacks, All rights reserved, New York-Penn League, Tim Teufel, and Brooklyn Cyclones

...from manager at Class-A St. Lucie to Double-A Binghamton. Posted on Tue, Nov. 17, 2009 05:48 PM Wally Backman starts over with Brooklyn farm team Former New York Mets' Wally Backman smiles during a news conference after his introduction...

In this article: Wally Backman, New York Mets, New York, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brooklyn Cyclones, New York-Penn League, and Tim Teufel

The Mets officially named fiery fan favorite -- and potential Jerry Manuel replacement -- Wally Backman as manager of their Single-A Brooklyn affiliate yesterday. Backman, who was practically drummed out of baseball in 2004 when legal and...

In this article: Wally Backman, The Mets, Sarasota, Arizona, 1986 World Series, Jerry Manuel, Dodgers, Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks

...celebrity bodyguard, Kevin White, was fatally shot in the neck by New York City police during a brawl at a Brooklyn nightclub. Police were called to Brooklyn club Norwood Palace early Sunday morning after gunfire broke out over a spilled...

In this article: New York City police, Mariah Carey, Sean Combs, and Jay-Z

...Brooklyn, and that is really different," the mayor added. "They didn't used to before. Maybe one or two in [Brooklyn] Heights, but Brooklyn has really come back." THE GENERAL GREENE Bloomberg's staff would not say where the mayor was...

In this article: Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, NYC & Company, Domenic Recchia, and Mayor Bloomberg

LocalBrooklynWith his family watching, Brooklyn man Hunte moves on in 'So You Think You Can Dance' With his family watching, Brooklyn man Hunte moves on in 'So You Think You Can Dance' Friday, November 13th 2009, 4:00 AM Top 20...

In this article: So You Think You Can Dance, Fort Greene, Hip Hop, and Nigel Lythgoe