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City goes after IOU buildings

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The free ride's over for low-income buildings that ducked $100 million in property taxes and water charges for decades ... A city crackdown is under way -- including one at a 10-building, 302-unit complex run by the Bronx Heights Neighborhood Community Corp. It owes $3.7 million and faces foreclosure ...

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'No English' fraud defense

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Published June 15, 2010 at 3:46 a.m.

The attorney for a Brooklyn man accused of ripping off more than $33,000 in Medicaid benefits says his client is innocent -- because he cannot read English ... "How can you scheme the welfare system if you can't read or write the papers you're signing?" Joe Mure asked ...

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Bites of Heights

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Published June 15, 2010 at 3:34 a.m.

It’s highway robbery!Some 30 to 50 buildings along the pricey Brooklyn waterfront -- including multimillion-dollar historic brownstones in Brooklyn Heights -- could be demolished by the state to modernize and revamp the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, officials confirmed yesterday.The state Department of Transportation is reviewing many ways to ...

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'Brew' crew revives Miles Davis's classic LP at Celebrate Brooklyn

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:55 p.m.

Forty years ago, one of the most seminal jazz albums — Miles Davis’s “Bitches Brew” — was released, a record that changed the course of music history.This month, the classic jazz-rock fusion album gets revisited, as a multi-generational array of contemporary and experimental jazz artists explore its legacy as part ...

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This author dishes on her favorite Brooklyn eats

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:15 p.m.

Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene.“Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” Eisenberg would know ...

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En garde! Fending World Cup opens in Brooklyn on Friday

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:11 p.m.

Forget soccer. This month, Brooklyn is the international home of swordplay as the Fencing World Cup comes to the Marriott from June 18-20.Some of the best fencers in the world will be competing throughout the weekend, among them Flatlands native Nzingha Prescod.Only 17 years old, Prescod is formidable ...

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Grit and bear it at this all-grits festival

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:10 p.m.

Joe Pesci’s Vinny Gambini character in the movie “My Cousin Vinny” was probably the first Brooklynite to eat grits, but he sure won’t be the last.Those curious about the Southern breakfast staple can sample a slew of preparations at the Brooklyn Grits Takedown on June 27 at ...

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GOWANUS: Councilman Steve: Save the D&D Pool!

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:03 p.m.

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Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Gary Buiso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... One week after the city announced that it would close the Douglass-Degraw pool this summer, the neighborhood’s councilman called the move disastrous and vowed to open the watering hole for his sweating constituents ... “A lot of families depend on this pool for free recreation,” said Councilman Steve Levin (D–Williamsburg), who convened a meeting on Monday night at an

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DINING: This author dishes on her favorite Brooklyn eats

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene ... “Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” ... Eisenberg would know — she just published a handbook to the borough’s food scene, titled “Food Lovers’ Guide to

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CARROLL GARDENS: Woman nearly raped on quiet Carroll Gardens street

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Published June 14, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Andy Campbell ... The Brooklyn Paper ... It can happen here — even on one of the quietest blocks in Carroll Gardens ... A violent sexual predator who attacked a woman on Second Place is still at large, and now his victim is speaking out to do more than just bring the thug to justice: she’s also trying to spread the word that danger lurks on even the most neighborly streets ... According to the 30-year-old woman, who wished not to be named, a 3 am

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