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Labor Day may have marked the end of another spectacular season at the Douglass-Degraw Pool — but that doesn’t mean all the fun has gone down the drain.
Far from it.
Behold! We present our first annual “Hotties of the Double-D” Floatie Awards, a recognition of some of the good folks who have made this season the best ever at the once-endangered pool at Third Avenue and Nevins Street.
But first, some perspective.
It seems like only months ago when the city said that operating the pool didn’t fit in with its budgetary belt-tightening, that is until dedicated pool users — and this newspaper — battled to save the beloved watering hole.
We knew that re-opening the pool...
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Backman meets Mets owner — to talk stadium renovations?! Come on!
The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:14 AM EDTRadical thinking and the Manhattan mosque
During an interview with Soledad O’Brien on “Larry King Live,” Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, spiritual adviser of the proposed “Islamic Center” near Ground Zero, declared, “If we move from that location, the story will be that the radicals have taken over the discourse. The headlines in the Muslim world will be that Islam is under attack. And I’m less concerned about the radicals in America than I am about the radicals in the Muslim world.”
Friday, September 10, 2010 1:19 PM EDT
Downtown corn eats Canarsie's dust!
Canarsie’s garden is a-Maize-ing, and Downtown’s is a dud!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:14 AM EDTSigns of hate as mosque supporters give away school supplies
Call it readin’, writin’ and racism.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 5:12 PM EDTThis is one meal with real buzz
The next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:15 PM EDTNew bill would have city paying to trap raccoons
Brownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 1:19 PM EDTResidents are Fourth and wrong as city tickets front yard parkers
The city took steps to bring law and order to a renegade Carroll Gardens block last month, dispensing a handful of tickets to scofflaws whom critics claim have turned the outlaw block into a veritable “trailer park” because they illegally park on their own front lawn.
Friday, September 10, 2010 12:10 AM EDTWho will you be eating?
Here’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:15 PM EDTJustice for Briana? Parents want criminal charges in asthma girl death
Hundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:14 AM EDTRoofus: Making monkeys out of mosque opponents
Our cartoonist doesn’t think much of opponents of a proposed mosque is Sheepshead Bay.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 7:12 PM EDTAsthma victim died because of LICH failure: suit
The family of an asthma-stricken pregnant woman who died gasping for breath at a Downtown cafe as two city EMTs stood idly by has sued the city.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:17 AM EDTSlope woman gets a cat scam as free felines are later sold!
Some villains flip foreclosed houses — one Prospect Heights lady allegedly flips pets.
Friday, September 10, 2010 3:16 PM EDTOur guide to 9-11 memorial events
This Saturday is the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and Brooklyn will play host to several memorial events.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 5:12 PM EDTDowntown corn eats Canarsie's dust!
So, Boerum Hill’s corn plot turned out to be a dud, but Canarsie’s garden is a-Maize-ing!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 5:12 PM EDTDowntown corn eats Canarsie's dust!
So, Boerum Hill’s corn plot turned out to be a dud, but Canarsie’s garden is a-Maize-ing!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 2:13 PM EDTOur guide to 9-11 memorial events
This Saturday is the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and Brooklyn will play host to several memorial events.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 6:13 PM EDTBig shooting in Gowanus
76th Precinct
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 1:19 PM EDT
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Facebook versus the wooden spoon
Don’t stalk me, mom,” says the joy of my life.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:14 PM EDTMore of America by the Numbers… plus an opinion.
While President Obama’s approval rating averaged less than 50 percent for the first half of 2010 it is interesting to note that, according to Gallup, his approval rating among Muslim-Americans was 78 percent. Hmmm. Wonder why? … Anybody … antbody?
Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:12 PM EDTLate-night surfing reveals hidde treasures
It’s 4 am, the house is really quiet. You are now wide awake and cannot fall back to sleep. What do you do to pass the time away? Many of us read a book with the hopes that it will make our eyes tired. Others slip out quietly to the kitchen for some ibbergerblibberness … leftovers to you. Me? I fire up the computer, answer my e-mail, and then examine out-of-town newspapers. I like to see what the stories of both the left wing and the few remaining right wing newspapers have to say and how they are translated into editorials. Last night I was glued to a story under the following long headline —“Obama Now Blames Poor Job Numbers on Congressional Inaction. Wait! His Party Runs Congress.”
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:14 PM EDTEditorials (top)
Should pot be legalized? Two views
A woman is running for Senate on a single platform plank: Legalize marijuana. But is it a good idea to regulate pot like a cold Bud? This week, we explore the issue with opinion pieces from the candidate and from the DA who busts herb smokers.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 8:10 PM EDTLegalize pot — then tax it!
New York just patched a $15-billion deficit with a collections of tax increases and fiscal gimmicks. Every state in the nation is facing deficits as far as the eye can see.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 6:13 PM EDTMedical marijuana? You must be high!
Marijuana may provide relief to patients with serious diseases as well as chronic pain sufferers, but the plant contains THC, a psychoactive chemical substance.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:12 PM EDT
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