Thieves In Minivan Accost, Rob Three Victims Of Purses
Charles Rogers
      In two separate incidents - five minutes and just a few blocks apart - three thieves in a minivan accosted three young women and robbed them of their pocketbooks at gunpoint, police said. The first of the two robberies occurred at about 11:25 p.m. on Friday, November 23 on Avenue J cl...
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City Council Pols Unveil New System To Help Residents
Speaker Christine Quinn Council Member Kendall Stewart
      Last week at City Hall we unveiled CouncilStat, a new system that promises to dramatically improve our ability to deliver constituent services and our approach to making policy. CouncilStat leverages technology to turn constituent concerns in to data that we can analyze to identify the share...
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County Court Opens Part For Small Dwelling Litigation
      State Assemblywoman and Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee Helene Weinstein, Assemblyman Alan Maisel, joined Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau and New York City Civil Court Administrative Judge Fern Fisher and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Shau...
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PRESIDENT'S 2007 THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
      Americans are a grateful people, ever mindful of the many ways we have been blessed. On Thanksgiving Day, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy, the people we love, and the gifts of our prosperous land. Our country was founded by men and women who realized their depe...
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Brotherhood Night's 25th Anniversary Celebrated At Temple Emanu-El
      As they have done for the past 24 years, the Canarsie Lions Club, in conjunction with the combined clergy, the 69th Precinct Community Council, Public Affairs Unit and the precinct's Explorer Unit hosted the community's Annual Brotherhood Service last Monday evening.
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IRS Has Millions In Refunds For State Residents
      The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 8722 New York taxpayers who are due refund checks worth about $10.5 million after those checks were returned as undeliverable. The refund checks, averaging about $1204, can be claimed as soon as taxpayers update their addresses with the IRS. S...
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Just Talkin' Turkey
      State Senator Carl Kruger brought Thanksgiving cheer to needy Brooklyn families this week when he handed out free turkeys at local senior centers and food pantries. Among the recipients of the holiday staples were the St. Edmund's and St. Mark Food Pantries, and Our Lady of Grace, Mary Queen ...
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Pet Of The Week
     Oreo is as sweet as a cookie. But, she could have been named Ginger Snap because she is so lively and full of spice. This 1-year-old Pit Bull mix is small, spayed, and ready to go home with you. To adopt Oreo (A709438), please visit Animal Care & Control in Brooklyn at 2336 Linden Blvd, where you...
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