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Sherry Kayser invited the audience at the Seventh Annual Senior Idol talent competition to “see the pyramids along the Nile,” and they willingly went along! … Full Article

With the establishment of the Citi Bike program, more and more New Yorkers are riding bicycles through the streets of the city these days. One of the best ways to enjoy a safe ride is to wear a helmet, transportation experts say. … Full Article

The State’s Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) has served a subpoena on a landlord who is alleged to be violating the rights of tenants in Flatbush and Crown Heights. 
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“Roll up your sleeves. This won’t hurt a bit.” Nearly 200 residents heard that those words and dutifully rolled up their shirtsleeves so that nurses would give them a flu shot. … Full Article

Councilman Vincent Gentile was surrounded by police in John Paul Jones Park Wednesday morning. No, the two-term councilman wasn’t in trouble with the law – far from it, in fact. … Full Article

Brooklyn’s Italian-American community is getting set to march with pride in a salute to Christopher Columbus this weekend. … Full Article

The suddenly reinvigorated race for Brooklyn district attorney is exposing some sharp divisions in Bay Ridge, a community that current DA Charles Hynes calls home, but where the local Democratic club is aggressively pushing for the election of his rival Ken Thompson. … Full Article

Bill de Blasio and Ken Thompson weren’t in the room during the debate between Democratic Councilman Vincent Gentile and his Republican-Conservative opponent John Quaglione, but they might as well have been. … Full Article

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said Tuesday. … Full Article

The city is about to crack down hard on store owners in Borough Park and Midwood who put large storage containers on the streets in front of their shops and take up parking spaces, according to Councilman David Greenfield and Community Board 12 Chairman Yidel Perlstein. … Full Article