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Thursday, January 24, 2008

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Just like Niagara…but what would Roebling say?

Four man-made waterfalls will be installed along New York City waterfronts, including one by the Brooklyn Bridge, through the non-profit Public Art Fund. In addition to awing passersby, the project, created by Norweigian artist Olafur Eliasson, is also ex
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Next meeting of BWECC

The Bensonhurst West End Community Council (BWECC) will hold its monthly open community meeting at 8 p.m., January 28 at the FIAO Beacon Center at Seth Low IS 96, 99 Avenue P.

Assemblyman William Colton, and district leaders Charlie Ragusa, Jeanet
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Train wheel flies off at 86th St.

MTA workers converged on the elevated 86th Street train station at 18th Avenue last week when a worker train “threw a shoe.” Officials said that the wheel flew off the train, which was only used to transport employees and materials, on the night
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FIAO Beacon program shines bright at seth low

Joe Rizzi, director of the Federation of Italian-American Organizations (FIAO) Beacon Program recently honored local leaders for their support of the programs at the Beacon School, located at I.S. 96 Seth Low, 99 Avenue P.

The honored guests were
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Special citation for 90-year-old

Holocaust survivor and brave member of the resistance, Tsipa Lupyan, receives a New York Assembly Citation from Assembly Member Willian Colton, on the occasion of her 90th birthday. The beaming nanogenarian celebrated together with family and friends.
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Call goes out for bone marrow transplant

The new year could mark new hope for a brave little Bay Ridge girl, who is depending on the kindness of strangers as she battles a personal Goliath.

Rachel Rodin, 7, who was recently diagnosed with a recurrence of leukemia after a two-year remissi
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Intolerance for Israel

Editor’s Note: The following three letters refer to voicer John Frazier’s response to “Palestine’s glass needs refilling – again,” “A Britisher’s View” by Shavana Abruzzo, 12-27-07 issue.

To The Editor:
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God-given land

Zhe “Palestinian catastrophe” really is the fact that the Arabs do not recognize the Jewish right to live in the land given to them by G-d.

Upon their release from Egyptian slavery, after the 10 plagues the Egyptians suffered in order t
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Defending Israel

You are not doing your readers a favor by giving bigots a platform.

In a recent issue, you featured a letter entitled, “Palestinian Catastrophe.” The letter is biased, spawns hatred and the facts are not correct.

Nowhere does th
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Nelson on the attack

Zoning matters, much like our winter weather, is rather unpredictable. For some time now we have been witnessing the growing need for a re-zoning of Brighton Beach. Sooner rather than later our efforts will culminate with the Department of City Planning&#
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Ignorance & Immigration

Re: “Off and running at the mouth again,” “Not for Nuthin’” by Joanna DelBuono, 12-10-07 issue.

I have never seen the unfortunate ignorance that plagues us working and middleclass Italian-Americans today articulated so com
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Get your grind on

Someone needs to tell Brooklyn Democratic State Assemblymember Felix Ortiz to loosen up and get a lap dance or two at his local neighborhood adult club.

What a waste of taxpayers dollars for his colleague, Democratic State Assemblymember Ms. Robi

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