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• Building collapse in Brooklyn

  14-07-2015 22:01
  
  The FDNY was at the scene of a partial building collapse in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Play Our Plaza: Introducing the Open Plaza Program

  14-07-2015 17:08
  Calling all performers, artists, community groups! We want you to help us activate our plazas. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is responsible for over one million square feet of public space. This includes two highly-visible pedestrian plazas at Albee Square and Willoughby Plaza. The Partnership programs these spaces year-round in partnership with local community and cultural groups to benefit the residents, workers, and visitors of Downtown Brooklyn. Over the past eight years these
  
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• Brooklyn Panorama Brings Virtual Tours to Life

  14-07-2015 15:52
  Last year, Samuel Baumel was at his job—running a Brooklyn-based media production company whose work includes our Tech Triangle U highlights films and the recent Make It in Brooklyn Innovation Summit—when inspiration struck. He overhead the studio manager fielding calls from location scouts and film producers who wanted to know, in detail, what the space was like. “Photos didn’t really do it justice,” Baumel said, “and most clients weren’t willing t
  
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• NYC Blackout July 14, 1977

  14-07-2015 15:24
  
  A massive power failure on July 14, 1977 left New York City in the dark. The 24-hour blackoutled to acts of vandalism in some parts of the city. FormerNew York City Mayor Abraham Beame said some 2,000 people were arrested.Firefightersanswered 1,500 alarms stores throughout the city; 400 of which were actual fires.
  
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• Stolen dog reunited with owner

  14-07-2015 15:16
  
  A Pomeranian that was stolen from outside a grocery store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been reunited with its owner.  Seven-year-old Suki was only outside the store for five minutes early Sunday morning when it was taken.
  
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• Essential Gear for Outdoor Dining

  14-07-2015 15:00
  
  After the Fourth of July, you may have had your fill of grillin’ and chillin’. But there are still months... Read More… Read More
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• NYC's quality-of-life challenges

  14-07-2015 01:21
  
  Homelessness is nothing new to New York City. The sad plight of people living on the streets is one many of us have witnessed firsthand. But sometimes its the behaviors we witness that are the most disturbing. You may recognize the homeless man I spoke to. He was on the cover of the New York Post this weekend for urinating in public. 
  
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