Author: Halden
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Williamsburg Charter High School on Probation
NY1 [via Brownstoner] is reporting that the Williamsburg Charter High School has been put on probation by the Department of Education “for a string of violations”, including “illicit spending” and “misallocating funds”, all of which has left the school with $4 million in debt. According to the Times’ SchoolBook site, which originally broke the story…
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The MTA Does Not Want You to Leave Brooklyn
http://www.nag-brooklyn.org/2011/09/go-to-taste-instead/
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Open Wide for a Taste of Williamsburg & Greenpoint
http://gothamist.com/2011/09/13/taste_williamsburg_and_greenpoint_t.php
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The Brooklyn Restaurant Awards
http://www.thelmagazine.com/gyrobase/the-brooklyn-restaurant-awards/Content?oid=2176589&showFullText=true
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Another Williamsburg Cyclist Dies
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2011/09/03/2011-09-03_brooklyn_bicyclist_nicola_djandji_struck_and_killed_by_car_in_williamsburg.html
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Is Brooklyn a Disaster Area?
No. A hurricane hit Brooklyn dead on, and the damage we suffered was pretty minimal. Anytime you can say that, you are lucky. Brooklyn (and all of New York City) was very lucky. We planned well and were very well prepared, but at the end of the day, we were very lucky. Huge swaths of…
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Cyclist Erica Abbott Killed in Williasmburg
http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/08/31/cyclist-erica-abbott-killed-in-williamsburg/
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No Longer an Alternative
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/08/31/williamsburg-art-space-not-an-alternative-priced-out-of-havemeyer-street-home
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Monster Island to Close
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Williamsburg-art-centre-forced-to-close/24437
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Divorce Rate Almost 50% Higher in Bible Belt Than in NYC
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/08/bible-belters-lead-nyc-in-divorce-rate-census