Traffic Deaths Down – as seen in City Limits
Editor’s note: This Brooklyn News Service story first appeared in City Limits. By RENEE HARARI On a Sunday afternoon in October 2013, 4-year-old Allison Liao …[read more]
Month: December 2015
Cleaner Gowanus Could Lead to Higher Rents
By SEAN EGAN Swimming through the sewage-infested waters of the Gowanus Canal, Christopher Swain had to paddle through a thick layer of dirty yellow foam …[read more]
Why Angel Rodas Went Back to Mexico
Among the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States was Angel Rodas, a 29-year-old Mexican. He lived as an undocumented immigrant for 10 years …[read more]
A sense of style in Midwood
By BEVERLY ORTEGA As I walked down Avenue J in Midwood toward the Tznius Princess shop, the women around me were dressed a lot differently …[read more]
`The Rent Is Too Damn High’
Kat Lloyd interviews Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and frequent candidate for public office.
Nannies are Brooklyn’s bridge between cultures
By AMBER ALEXANDER Samantha Lee, a nanny from Dominica, remembers a time when one of her former employers overstepped her boundaries by trying to drop …[read more]
Mall Brings Change to Flatbush `Junction’
By DEJA SMITH In her youth, Gianna Mancini used to enjoy sledding in the municipal parking lot at the Junction in Brooklyn’s Flatbush section. It …[read more]
City tries to clear path for small biz
By PRISCILLA PEREZ When Carlos Espinal planned to bring the flavors and cuisine of Lima, Peru to Mill Basin, Brooklyn, he had high hopes of …[read more]
Don’t Do It: Stopping Addiction on Staten Is.
By VICTORIA MANNA “DON’T DO IT JUST DON’T DO IT,” Staten Island funeral director Kevin Muror yelled to an auditorium full of high school students …[read more]
Many Waiters Favor End to Tipping System
Slideshow: More restaurant workers are questioning the tipping system. (Alexandra Semenova) By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Gzim Dusevic likens his job to prostitution. “People disrespect you for …[read more]