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High waters from superstorm Sandy destroyed many precious and irreplaceable photographs. A growing corps of volunteers from Brooklyn-based Cherished Albums Restoration Effort (CARE) is offering free digital restoration services for folks whose salvaged photos have been damaged. … Full Article

Public tenants living in shocking conditions -- without heat, hot water and electricity for weeks -- will still have pay their full rent, said NYCHA Chairman John Rhea on Monday while visiting devastated Red Hook. … Full Article

It’s a revered Brooklyn institution, as renowned in many circles as the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.  When out-of-town guests visit, it’s a must-see on a tour of the neighborhood.  When one leaves the Museum or Garden, one’s soul is fed; when leaving Sahadi’s, the specialty  … Full Article

Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) is vowing help for her Red Hook constituents whose homes and businesses were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article

They jumped over puddles filled with debris and ran past food lines on West 9th Street. … Full Article

Super storm Sandy sandbagged the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and tabled Park Slope’s, but with the help of Captain Jeffrey Schiff, who honored a permit, and the multi-tasking officers of the 76th Precinct, the Cobble Hill Costume Parade was a “go.”  As with all city parks, Cobble Hill Park … Full Article

For the better part of this week, New Yorkers have been reeling from the aftermath of super-storm Sandy.  Within the Brooklyn legal community, courts have been closed and cases have been delayed. … Full Article

Residents in Red Hook who ignored the mandatory evacuation awoke to debris-strewn streets and a continuing blackout. The floodwaters that rose at least 12 blocks inland had receded by dawn Tuesday. … Full Article

Halloween will be upon us before you can say BOO!! … Full Article

The building slated to house a 170-bed homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens was built and may be owned by a convicted felon whose crimes involved abusing the poor for profit, writes Andrew Rice of  … Full Article