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Solar Empowerment Zones Created, Two in Brooklyn

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

BROOKLYN — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri recently announced that the City and Sustainable CUNY have created three Solar Empowerment Zones, strategically selected areas where solar power systems are most beneficial and technically viable, and where ...

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Brooklyn Judge Balter Honored by Trial Lawyers at Golf Outing

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

By Samuel Newhouse ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle ... LONG ISLAND — Despite forecasts of rainy weather, the sun shone down at Garden City Country Club as jurists and legal figures from Brooklyn, Manhattan and across county lines came together for a day of golf, tennis and collegiality ... After the Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Lawyers Association’s 73rd Annual Golf & Tennis Outing tournaments ...

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Convicted CEO’s Jailhouse Journey Includes Return Home to Brooklyn

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Brooklyn-Native Nacchio Allegedly Denied Medication at ‘Dangerous’ Sunset Park Prison ... SUNSET PARK (AP) — Former Qwest CEO and Brooklyn-native Joe Nacchio spent eight days in solitary confinement, had no visitors for six weeks and, while in Brooklyn, was denied his medication for days during his round trip between a Pennsylvania prison camp and a Denver ...

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On This Day in History: June 14Dapper Is the Word for Barry

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Gene Barry was born Eugene Klass in Brooklyn on June 14, 1921. He was a graduate of New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn ... Barry began his illustrious acting career in stock. He headed west for a movie career and starred in the cult classic War of the Worlds (’53) and after that appeared in such ...

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Business Leaders Slam Proposed Cuts to Aquarium and Zoo

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

BROOKLYN — Business leaders in the Bronx and Brooklyn are speaking out about City Hall’s proposed cuts to cultural institutions, including the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, ... The Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium annually generate nearly ...

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Floyd Bennett: Where the Wild Things Are

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Survey Finds More Than 500 Species of Animals, Plants ... BROOKLYN (AP) — Brooklyn is more known for historic brownstones, Coney Island, its spacious parks and its vibrant arts scene than for its abundant wildlife, although homeowners have been known to spot ...

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On This Day in History: June 14 Six-Foot-Nine All American

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Samuel Bruce Perkins was born in Brooklyn on June 14, 1961. He grew to be six foot-nine, 245 lbs., and played pro basketball from 1984 to 2001 ... He played with the Indiana Pacers at the end of his career. Before ...

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Legal Events CalendarJune 14, 2010

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Mon. June 14, CLE: Brooklyn Bar Association - Employment, 6-8 p.m.Approved for 2 CLE credits (Professional Practice). “Employment Terminations from Employer and Employee Perspectives.” Speakers: Pamela A. Elisofon, James P. Clark, and others. Topics include a look at both the ...

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Summer Fun In the City

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

From Governors IslandTo ‘Key to the City’ ... By Mayor Michael Bloomberg ... New York is always a wonderful town in the summer. Just recently we cut the ribbon on the newest section of Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6. The week before, we ...

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Cyclones Alum Hits Game-Winning Home Run

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Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis (29), who spent the 2008 season on Coney Island as a member of the Brooklyn Cyclones, reacts after hitting the game-winning home run in the 11th inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, June 8, at Citi Field in New York. The Mets beat ...

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