• Jet reports near-miss with drone near LaGuardia

    Jet reports near-miss with drone near LaGuardia
    A commercial airliner narrowly missed colliding midair with a drone at 2,700 feet as it neared New York's LaGuardia Airport Friday morning.  The pilot reportedly had to swerve upward 200 feet while over Brooklyn's Prospect Park in order to avoid the drone as the plane neared the airport.
  • Your Party Conversation Cheat Sheet: Gentrification, Hollywood Sexism and Granny Panties

    Your Party Conversation Cheat Sheet: Gentrification, Hollywood Sexism and Granny Panties
    Backyard BBQ season is here, friends, and it’s time to ratchet up your party convo game. Here to help is... Read More… Read More
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  • 'God' settles lawsuit with credit agency

    A New York City man whose first name is God has settled a lawsuit with a credit reporting agency that had refused to recognize his name as legitimate. Under the agreement reached in Brooklyn federal court this week, Equifax will enter God Gazarov's name into its database. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Gazarov now has a robust 820 credit score.
  • Brooklyn Web Genius Creates NYC Time Machine

    Brooklyn Web Genius Creates NYC Time Machine
    New York is a city that's obsessed with tomorrow. Newer, bigger, shinier. So much so that the past often gets forgotten, with little to remind us what the city used to look like. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to pick a spot on the map and see what it look like 70 or 80 years ago? Enter OldNYC, a new website that lets users see thousands of historical photos, arranged via their locations on the NYC street grid. Find a neighborhood, click a red dot and see what that exact spot looke
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  • NYPD: Gangs responsible for spike in shootings

    NYPD: Gangs responsible for spike in shootings
    Inside what looks like an ordinary storefront is the headquarters for a youth group. Community leaders are hoping it will help stop the rise in gang youth crime. The NYPD has set its sights on dismantling the gangs police say are largely responsible for the shootings and murders in the city. We were the only camera allowed on a raid in March in Brownsville.

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