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• Hudson Valley blues! Clones lose again!

  14-08-2017 13:18
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperHudson Valley 2Cyclones 1Aug. 13 in Hudson ValleyThe heartache continues.Cyclones reliever Stephen Villines blew it for the Cyclones, allowing a two-run rally late in the game as our boys got swept by the Renegades.The score was stuck in a scoreless tie until the Cyclones put one across in the eighth. Jeremy Vazquez led off with a double before Jose Maria popped out to advance him to third. Jeremy Wolf then singled to center field
  
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• Tale of two stairways: Ridge’s crumbling 76th Street staircase pales next to the one on 74th Street

  14-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Danielle Koganfor Brooklyn PaperTalk about an ugly stepsister!An outdoor staircase in Bay Ridge that gained viral-video fame on social media when heavy rains on Aug. 4 turned it into a waterfall is really just the forgotten sibling of similar steps a couple of streets over, according to residents, who blasted the city’s transportation department for its selective stairway maintenance.“The Department of Transportation seems to have no interest in
  
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• Hoop — there it is! Cosmic hula-hoopers perform in Dumbo

  14-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyThese dancers are spin doctors!A troupe of cosmic hula-hoopers will roll out their space-themed performance “Starship Hoopers” at the Manhattan Bridge Archway on Aug. 17, as part of the Live at the Archway event series. The show’s creator hopes the audience will get involved and move their hips — which is ironically a good way to stay grounded when faced with the world’s lunacy, she says.“I feel l
  
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• Coney Island-native basketball star Isaiah Whitehead comes home to give back

  14-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThese kids really scored!
  Brooklyn Nets superstar Isaiah Whitehead inspired young ballplayers during his third-annual Giveback Day in Coney Island on Aug. 6. The next generation of professional players joined Whitehead for a cookout and intense games of basketball.
  It was great for the kids to see their hero in action, said one player who made the trip all the way from faraway New Jersey.
  “He gave a little word of advice, ev
  
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• Car flips over on Avenue J

  14-08-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyA woman driving a 2015 Toyota sedan sideswiped another car, causing hers to flip on its side on Avenue J on Aug. 6, police said.The 32-year-old woman was heading towards Ocean Avenue at about 6:45 am when she lost control and crashed into the 2016 Toyota sedan near E. 23rd Street, causing her four-wheeler to roll over, according to authorities.
  The other driver fled the scene, officials said.
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