DOB Advises Homeowners On Legal Basement Apts.
By Dara Mormile
      Nearly a hundred residents seeking information about legalizing their basement apartments gathered at Temple Shaare Emeth for the first Friends United Block Association (FUBA) meeting of the year last Thursday.
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Suspect Said Subway Station Shooting Was Self-Defense
By Charles Rogers
      Dwayne Holmes, who was charged with killing an innocent bystander in the November 15, 2006 shooting in front of the Rockaway Parkway-Canarsie Line subway station, told detectives the homicide was a case of self-defense, according to police sources.
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SCA Rep Says Local Schools Allocated $34 Million
By Debbie Cohen
      A senior manager for project support with the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), who was the guest speaker at this week's Community District Education Council 18 meeting, discussed his organization's plans for the next five years at P.S. 135.
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