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• Heavy metal: City cleared to dump millions of gallons of partially treated, contaminated water into Coney Island Creek

  06-07-2017 20:47
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe state has approved a permit for the city to pour up to 7.2 million gallons of contaminated groundwater into Coney Island Creek every day for up to two years while the city upgrades sewer and water mains in Coney’s west end.
  The permit allows the city to overlook nearly a dozen heavy metals found in the water because only small amounts were discovered in the creek, and state officials say locals have nothing to fear be
  
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• Building resentment: Developers file plans to start work on Pier 6 towers despite ongoing court case

  06-07-2017 20:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey’ve got some steely resolve.The developers planning two towers for Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park filed paperwork last week to start construction before a judge decides whether the high-rises can even be erected, prompting a local civic group that is fighting the project in court to demand that the builders be banned from acting until a ruling is made, because their work would sully the meadow during its most popular seaso
  
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• A Perfect Intro For (Sandy) Alex G

  06-07-2017 20:08 via bkmag.com
  
  For being only 24 years old, Alex Giannascoli has already accumulated quite a few names. Originally working his way into the Philadelphia indie rock scene simply as Alex G, he rode a wave of his own raw, transparent, acoustic guitar-based lo-fi rock to become a Bandcamp and small-label star. After releasing five of these smaller full-lengths (the last of which, DSU, received extensive outstanding press), and seven single/EP releases, he made the jump over to Domino Recording Company, where
  
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• Brooklyn is hungry and Gotham Market at the Ashland has the chow

  06-07-2017 17:00
  
  Sponsored By:Gotham Market at The Ashland is a world-class food hall featuring seven drinking and dining destinations located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
   
  Actually, since January, Gotham Market at the Ashland has offered delicious fare from an all-star lineup of six eateries, counting the latest addition to the lineup, exotic ice cream maker Malai, which eschews plain vanilla for specialties ranging from Masala Chai and Rose with Cinnamon Toasted Almonds to Golden Tumeric and Orange Fennel.
  
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• Cyclones crush Tri-City, taking easy victory

  06-07-2017 16:16
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperCyclones 10Tri-City 1July 5 in Tri-CityNow that’s more like it!The Cyclones forcefully destroyed Tri-City last night, earning 17 hits and 10 runs in the matchup — each a season high — and snapping their three-game losing streak.The Clones’s bats were charged from the top of the first: Reed Gamache singled in Walter Rasquin, Quinn Brodey doubled to score Matt Winaker, Jose Miguel Medina hit a single to plate
  
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• Patriotic proxies: Descendants of founding fathers recreate historic artwork for Williamsburg mural

  06-07-2017 16:06
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperThey repainted history!Artists recreated a historic painting depicting the founding fathers with the Declaration of Independence by decorating a wall in Williamsburg with a mural that portrays the pols’ descendants in a similar setting, and being part of the project was a no-brainer, according to a ninth-generation progeny of Thomas Jefferson portrayed in the new artwork.“I couldn’t pass up on such an opportunity
  
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• What a blast! Independence Day fireworks draw revelers across borough

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyO say, did they see!Kings County residents celebrated their independence in a big way this year as two patriotic pyrotechnic displays lit skies over neighborhoods across the borough.Onlookers watched fireworks blast over Brooklyn’s northern reaches as explosives shot from barges floating in the East River as part of Macy’s 41st annual Fourth of July show.Event revelers in years past caught the best views from Brooklyn He
  
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• The ferry tale of Red Hook

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  Ferry Tales: Paint the town Red! Read more.
  
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• Say ‘Ahh:’ Dentists honored for their community service

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailySunset Park
  Kudos to Doctors Gabriel Rincón and Neal Demby. Both dentists are affiliated with the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone and NYU Lutheran Medical Center and were honored recently for their life-long commitment to community service.Dr. Rincón received the 2017 Ohtli Award, given by the Government of Mexico to distinguished Mexicans who live abroad. The award was presented during the Cinco de Mayo festi
  
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• No time like summer to learn how to go with the flow

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor Brooklyn PaperThe days of summer stretch out long.
  The sun is up till late, and then rises again early. There seems to be plenty of time. But for what?
  I remember when I was in my early teens, I would sit in my backyard rubbing baby oil on my pale legs, hoping the blazing Arizona sun would bake me into a dark, delicious brown.
  I’d bring my family’s small Sony television with me, and plug it into an outside outlet. The scree
  
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• Jaw-dropping return: Former Nathan’s champ back in Bklyn to devour frankfurters at fund-raiser

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperHe downed these dogs for a good cause!
  Hot-dog–eating legend Takeru Kobayashi inhaled 23 franks in three minutes as part of a fund-raiser at a Brooklyn distillery on July 4, and revelers who witnessed the epic act of consumption said they were stunned by his superhuman sausage-eating ability.
  “I was watching and thought ‘How does he do this?,’ ” said drag queen Merrie Cherry, who emceed the event. &ldqu
  
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• Hello, Dali! Burlesque show celebrates surreal painter

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  Nightlife: This show is trippy and strippy. Read more.
  
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• Heavy metal: City to dump millions of gallons of contaminated water into Coney Island Creek

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe state has approved a permit for the city to pour up to 7.2 million gallons of contaminated groundwater into Coney Island Creek every day for up to two years while the city upgrades sewer and water mains in Coney’s west end.
  The permit allows the city to overlook nearly a dozen heavy metals found in the water because only small amounts were discovered in the creek, and state officials say locals have nothing to fear be
  
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• Drawn together: Cosmos rally for another late-game comeback

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Troy MaurielloBrooklyn DailyMost of the nation celebrated a day off from work on July 4, but the Cosmos clocked in to MCU Park for a holiday matchup against Indy Eleven. And in front of a crowd looking for something to celebrate before fireworks were set to light up the city’s sky, New York delivered its fans a dramatic finish in a 1–1 draw.The Cosmos trailed for much of the game, but midfielder Emmanuel Ledesma knocked in a penalty kick in the 86t
  
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• Cyclones optimistic despite rough start to season

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperBrooklyn’s Boys of Summer have not started a season this poorly in more than a decade.The Cyclones did not give fans a whole lot to cheer about in their early games, racking up a seven-game losing streak — just two games short of the team’s record of nine consecutive losses set in 2002 — that finally ended when the boys defeated the Connecticut Tigers on July 2.But three more losses followed, putting the Cl
  
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• Congrats to new prez of Brookldale University Hospital and Medical Center

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyFlatbushIncoming prezRaise a glass and welcome Dominick Stanzione, who has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. He will take the reigns on Aug. 1 to replace Mark E. Toney, who is stepping down after more than five years in the position.“Mr. Stanzione is the perfect candidate to take the reins of Brookdale at this critical juncture,” said Dr.
  
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• Civic association welcomes new board members

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyMARINE PARK
  Put your hands together for the newly minted association board members. Ed Jaworski, president of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association let the O know that the swearing in ceremony was held at the Carmine Carro Community Center and led by Councilman Chaim Deutch (D–Sheepshead Bay) on June 18.
  Incoming board members who will serve a two-year term include Janice Dougherty, Claudio Zuccardi, Betty Travits
  
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• Champ of the chomp Joey Chestnut breaks hot-dog-eating record with six dozen dogs

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyHe’s the top dog!
  Joey “Jaws” Chestnut scarfed down a record-breaking 72 franks in 10 minutes to earn his 10th win at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. The defending champ kept his closest competitor Carmen Cincotti at bay by ten dogs, but the prolific hot dog muncher insists the performance was not even his best.
  “I slowed down quite a bit. I was sweating like a mad dog,” Che
  
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• Aquatic education: Free lessons go swimmingly for local tots

  06-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn PaperThey took to this class like ducklings to water!
  More than two dozen Crown Heights youngsters showed up for free swimming lessons at the Medgar Evers College pool on June 30, and some tykes soaked in the instructions on how to float and breathe underwater so well that they were performing aquatic stunts before the class ended, according to organizers.
  “There were a few little daredevils that were diving,” said Kaitli
  
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