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October 17, 2025
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Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins

Rich Foreigners Prefer Public School

Read this fascinating story.

Luxury Condos To Go Up Across From BAM

More condos for Brooklyn. Where WILL all the kids go? http://newyork.citybizlist.com/18/2012/2/13/The-Hub—Striking-New-Rental-Tower-To-Rise-Across-From-Bam.aspx

Great Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Photos in Times

Here’s a great photo slide show in the Times of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show by photographer Fred R. Conrad: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/13/sports/SPTSCONRAD0213.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1

Kane & BQE: Child Hazard

Parents say speed bumps are needed.

Invisible Dog Shows

Friday, music performance.

Read About Beyonce Knowles’ Carroll-Gardens Dwelling Sister

Beyonce and Jay Z come around these parts from time to time, in part to visit Beyonce’s sister. Read all about sis in The Chicago

PS 8 Middle School Approved

Heights, Dumbo get expanded middle school.

Grand Opening PS32 Library

Gorgeous state-of-the-art children's library.

Education Gap Widens Between Rich and Poor; Shrinks for Blacks and Whites

Well there’s good news and bad news according to some new studies. The gap in educational achievement has ballooned between the rich and the poor,

Gothamist Tours Boerum Hill’s Atlantic Ave. Jail

http://gothamist.com/2012/02/04/photos_tour_brooklyns_house_of_dete.php#photo-1

Park Slope’s Southpaw Music Venue Closing; Owner says the area isn’t a nightlife destination.

Southpaw is closing, yes it’s true. The place has been the site of many a great, good and even a few classic/historic shows, but the

Tossed Romance

They warmed you yesterday. Now they're out in the cold.

World-Famous Bluegrass

Get tickets now for Southpaw show.

Eli Smiles at South Brooklyn Post

Our intrepid photographer Joshua Kristal gets a big smile from the Super Bowl champ in Manhattan Tuesday.

Blizzard Warning for NYC

Starting 6 a.m. Friday, through Saturday.

Ticker Tape for Iraq Vets?

While Giants are feted, vets and others rally for Iraq veterans parade in NYC.

Scaffolding No More

Raccuglia & Sons Funeral Home renovation.

Luquer Street Condos Aren’t Selling

I went and checked out the new condos at 100 Luquer back in the fall. They were expensive — $750,000 for a small two-bedroom with

Gates Report Says Small High Schools Perform Better; Bloomberg Favors Them

For years the city of New York’s DOE has been splitting up big high schools into smaller schools, often housed together in one big building.

Visit our Jail

Detention Center on Atlantic holds open house.