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Many parks and beaches in Brooklyn remain closed because of damage from Superstorm Sandy, according to the city's Parks Department.  … Full Article

Two Brooklynk unicyclists have arrived in Key West after pedaling 106 miles along the Florida Keys Overseas Highway as a performance art project. … Full Article

Julianna and Nicholas Bambina were holding the Christmas ornaments they made by hand at a booth in the Christmas Village as they watched children glide across a skating rink set up on the grass in John Paul Jones Park in Bay Ridge on Dec. 8. … Full Article

Once again, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is likely to get his way, and Coney Island will never be the same.. … Full Article

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Lloyd Huck, Brooklyn-born former chairman of the board of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., a longtime Penn State trustee and a Brooklyn native, is dead at age 90. … Full Article

The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday. … Full Article

The holiday spirit is alive and well in Bay Ridge and neighboring communities as churches, elected officials, and civic leaders host Christmas tree lighting ceremonies, toy drives, and parties to spread the cheerful tidings. … Full Article

Manhattan residents celebrated on Monday when R train service was extended beyond 34th Street southward to Whitehall Street, near Battery Park. … Full Article

Despite setbacks delivered by Mother Nature, construction is moving full speed ahead on building 20-30-foot sound attenuating hills at Brooklyn Bridge Park, according to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. … Full Article

Just last week large swaths of Prospect Park’s woodlands and most of its drives remained off limits to the public due to damage from Superstorm Sandy. Almost 500 trees were downed in the storm, or so badly damaged that they had to be removed. … Full Article