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MAR 2008

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The Last Days of Brooklyn

by Samantha Berkley

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Right around the time my Grandma Nettie began to lose her memories, I became a scavenger, unearthing the mysteries of my neighborhood’s lost past.

Middle School Initiative Challenges Education as Usual

by Eleanor Bader

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When Placida Rodriguez’s two sons were approaching middle school age, she knew that she didn’t want them to attend their neighborhood junior high.

The Easter Maybe Crowd

by Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper

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Before I tell you what I see in the Easter Maybe Crowd, I should tell you about my perch. I am minister at Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square.

Blessed And Holy Confusion

by Nathan Schneider

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“Killing? I thought it was renovation,” says Ben, an SUV-driving pop artist. He is a character in “Revolt of the Castrati,” a new play by Edwin Lynch.

1000 Manhattan Avenue

by Sabine Heinlein

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New awnings are sprouting up all over Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Corner Frenzy, which started out as a laundromat, recently added loud signage proclaiming “Hot Dogs + Ice Cream.”

 

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