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• Morgan Avenue between Nassau and Driggs Dude, you’re stealing a Dell!

  • A burglar got into an unlocked unit on Morgan Avenue between Nassau and Driggs avenues between 8:45 am and 6:15 pm on Nov. 20 and grabbed a Dell laptop, Apple laptop, iPod, and cellphone.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on November 26, 2008.

• 410 Graham Avenue Civic calendar

  Community Board 1 ULURP Committee. Lady of the Snow Society Inc. (410 Graham Avenue between Jackson and Withers streets in Williamsburg), 6:30 pm. Call (718) 389-0009 for info.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on November 20, 2008.

• Driggs and Kingsland ‘Nassau’ count tee

  The teenaged thugs shoved the victim into a fence at the corner of Driggs and Kingsland avenues at around 6 pm, grabbed his handbag, and fled southbound with the victim’s debit cards, credit cards, IDs and wallet.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on November 19, 2008.

• 59 Orient Ave. What about THESE old houses?

  59 Orient Ave.between Metropolitan Avenue and Olive Street, Williamsburg

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on November 13, 2008.

• Monitor and Driggs Brooklyn Optimist: Even Busted Ballot Can't Burst My Bubble

  As I made my way with Mrs. Optimist and our soon-to-be-born baby in tow to the polling place on Monitor and Driggs, I readied myself to pull the lever of history. After two years of waiting, hoping, praying, and screaming for change, the time had come at last.

  Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on November 4, 2008.

• Nassau Avenue and North Henry Street Chopper down!

  The crooks struck at the corner of Nassau Avenue and North Henry Street at around 11:15 pm, punching the victim in the face and kicking him in the torso before grabbing his house keys.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on October 22, 2008.

• Monitor Street and Nassau Avenue Chopper down!

  The thief knocked the victim down at around 1:20 am at the corner of Monitor Street and Nassau Avenue, and ordered her to keep quiet as he made off with the bag — which contained $400.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on October 22, 2008.

• Russell and Nassau 10.9.08 Filming Locations

  Rescue Me is filming around Russell and Nassau in NYC.

  Published by On Location Vacations on October 9, 2008.

• Orient Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and Olive Street This stabbing is vicious

  The cruel crook confronted his victim at around 7:45 pm on Orient Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and Olive Street, cops said

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on October 8, 2008.

• North Henry Street and Meeker Avenue Bad jogging strategy

  The pedal-pushing perp grabbed the fancy phone from the victim’s hand at around 3:10 pm at the corner of North Henry Street and Meeker Avenue.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on October 8, 2008.

• 22 Monitor Street Brooklyn, The Borough: The Quietest Places To Pass a Sunday

  BACK IN WILLIAMSBURG, BEYOND 20 Bayard's view of the BQE, sits 22 Monitor Street, a four-story building closest to the Graham Avenue stop on the L line. On the corner was a handwritten sign announcing the open house where apartments start at $379,000.

  Published by The New York Observer on October 6, 2008.

• 22 Monitor Street Brooklyn, The Borough: The Quietest Places To Pass a Sunday

  BACK IN WILLIAMSBURG, BEYOND 20 Bayard's view of the BQE, sits 22 Monitor Street, a four-story building closest to the Graham Avenue stop on the L line. On the corner was a handwritten sign announcing the open house where apartments start at $379,000.

  Published by The New York Observer on October 6, 2008.

• Engert Avenue and Monitor Street Monuments stolen from churches, parks

  A WWII memorial plaque was stolen from Fidelity Memorial park at Engert Avenue and Monitor Street

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 3, 2008.

• 59 Orient Ave. Eternal sunshine for former crackhouse! The Brooklyn Paper gets action

  The decrepit home at 59 Orient Ave., which hosted scenes from the underappreciated 2004 Jim Carrey film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” became a den of debauchery for drifters this spring.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 28, 2008.

• Engert Avenue and Meeker Thieves fighting plaque

  ...Mount Carmel Church on North Eighth Street, and Fidelity Memorial Park at the intersection of Engert Avenue and Meeker and Monitor streets...

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 25, 2008.

• Humboldt Street and Driggs Avenue Thieves fighting plaque

  The crooks jacked the bronzes from the church between midnight and 6 am, ripping the signs — which are about 20- by 40-inches and are valued at $1,500 — from their stands and fleeing from the corner of Humboldt Street and Driggs Avenue.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 25, 2008.

• Monitor and Herbert Thieves fighting plaque

  ...crooks jacked a 9-11 plaque from St. Cecilia’s Church at the corner of Monitor and Herbert streets, and three plaques lauding World War II veterans from St. Francis of Paola Church...

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 25, 2008.

• Greenpoint A Land of Opportunity Lures Poles Back Home

  Even before the migration back to Poland began, the Polish community in Greenpoint was fracturing under the pressure of gentrification, which drove up property values. Young families, new immigrants and those of modest means have in turn settled in nascent Polish communities in the city, including Maspeth and Ridgewood in Queens, and Borough Park in Brooklyn, while others have moved out of the state.

  Published by New York Times on September 21, 2008.

• Greenpoint Civic calendar

  94th Precinct. Tips to protect your car. 11 am to 2 pm. Key Food (224 McGuinness Blvd., between Calyer Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint). Call (718) 383-8253 for info.

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 18, 2008.

• Sunnyside Modern-Day Explorers Discovering Governors Island

  “It’s got to be one of the best-kept secrets in New York,” said Greg Ivan Smith, 38, a filmmaker from Sunnyside, Queens, enjoying a picnic of tapenade and bruschetta with friends and neighbors on Saturday afternoon. “You feel like you’re on a New England college campus.”

  Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

• East Williamsburg Another construction tragedy: Hardhat falls to death

  Earlier Thursday, a worker was critically injured when he fell three stories at a construction site on Union Ave. in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 12, 2008.

• Newtown Creek HASID LUST CAUSE

  The temporary lane planned for Kent Avenue would be a precursor to a 14-mile greenway stretching from Newtown Creek in Greenpoint to Sunset Park.

  Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

• Greenpoint HASID LUST CAUSE

  "I have to admit, it's a major issue, women passing through here in that dress code," Simon Weisser, a member of Community Board 1 in Williamsburg-Greenpoint, told The Post.

  Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

• Greenpoint HASID LUST CAUSE

  The temporary lane planned for Kent Avenue would be a precursor to a 14-mile greenway stretching from Newtown Creek in Greenpoint to Sunset Park.

  Published by New York Post on September 12, 2008.

• East Williamsburg A 9/11 Loss Some Can See From Their Window

  On Withers Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where the towers once loomed above the Williamsburg Bridge on the western horizon, Theresa Cianciotta, an assistant to a state assemblyman, said she never left her house now without casting a rueful glance at the skyline.

  Published by New York Times on September 11, 2008.

• North Henry St and Herbert Street 9.11.08 Filming Locations

  UPDATE: 30 Rock is filming at St. Cecilia’s church on North Henry St and Herbert Street in Greenpoint. (Thanks Katherine!)

  Published by On Location Vacations on September 11, 2008.

• Conselyea Street and Graham Avenue Brooklyn Today: Thursday September 11, 2008

  A 9/11 Memorial at Conselyea Street and Graham Avenue (Williamsburg) bearing the names of eight area residents who perished in the attacks will be the site of a prayer service at 7 p.m. organized by the Knights of Columbus.

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 11, 2008.

• Sunnyside Spice up your life: Dip the dosa

  At the moment, Dosa Garden is the only Indian restaurant to serve dosas. Indian Clove in Sunnyside soon will be opening an offshoot to their upscale dining room with a vegetarian-Indian Dosa place next door. Dosa Garden delivers to some parts of the North Shore.

  Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

• Grand Street and Morgan Avenue Water gunners

  Crooks tried to mug a 44-year-old man as he passed the Grand Street and Morgan Avenue — while he was in his car!

  Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 10, 2008.

• Conselyea Street and Graham Avenue Brooklyn Readies For 9/11 Ceremonies

  A 9/11 Memorial at Conselyea Street and Graham Avenue (Williamsburg) bearing the names of eight area residents who perished in the attacks will be the site of a prayer service at 7 p.m. organized by the Knights of Columbus.

  Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 10, 2008.