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After over 50 years of not having their own professional sports team to root for - ever since the Dodgers left in 1958 - residents of Brooklyn were overjoyed this year to welcome the Nets as the borough's very own Basketball team. It is now being reported that the Islanders have decided to relocate from Nassau County to Brooklyn in 2015.

Brooklyn to Get Professional Hockey Team

After over 50 years of not having their own professional sports team to root for – ever since the Dodgers left in 1958 – residents of Brooklyn were overjoyed this year to welcome the Nets as the borough’s very own Basketball team. It is now being reported that the Islanders have decided to relocate from Nassau County to Brooklyn in 2015.

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Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
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Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
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Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
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Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
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Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
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Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
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Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
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Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
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Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
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Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
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Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
VIN News

New York City’s transit authority unveiled its latest fare and toll proposals for rails, bridges and subways on Monday, including one that would raise the 30-day unlimited subway MetroCard from $104 to $125.

MTA Seeks to Hike Subway Fare to $2.75

VIN News

New York City’s transit authority unveiled its latest fare and toll proposals for rails, bridges and subways on Monday, including one that would raise the 30-day unlimited subway MetroCard from $104 to $125.

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Ahmadinejad Arrives in NYC, Switches Hotel

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in New York City to address the 67th session of the United Nations General assembly, and according to a “source” referenced by the Drudge Report, pulled a fast one with his lodging plans.

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NY Post

Crime may be at near record-low levels, but it took cops an average of 9.1 minutes last year to respond to crimes in progress — the NYPD’s worst performance since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002.

NYPD Response Time Slows to 9 Minutes

NY Post

Crime may be at near record-low levels, but it took cops an average of 9.1 minutes last year to respond to crimes in progress — the NYPD’s worst performance since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002.

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Bloomberg’s Ban on Large Sodas Becomes Law

NY1

The city Board of Health today has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s plan to ban large sugary drinks. The panel voted 8-0 with one abstention this morning in favor of the plan to prohibit restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments from selling sugar-filled drinks larger than 16 ounces. All members of the board were appointed by the mayor.

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Disputing unwarranted water bill charges is an uphill battle. It takes more than having the facts on your side to win. To help with this difficult challenge, the NYC Public Advocate’s office has teamed up with elected officials from across the City to produce a new guide for homeowners and business owners.

Public Advocate Publishes Guide to Dispute Water Bills

Disputing unwarranted water bill charges is an uphill battle. It takes more than having the facts on your side to win. To help with this difficult challenge, the NYC Public Advocate’s office has teamed up with elected officials from across the City to produce a new guide for homeowners and business owners.

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Interior of a New York City homeless shelter.

Mayor Bloomberg found a clever way to deflect criticism over the city's growing homelessness problem: When confronted with the disturbing statistic that the average stay for families in city homeless shelters had jumped 30 percent during 2012, the Mayor responded that since the shelters are so nice - homeless people don't want to leave.

Mayor Under Fire for Comment on Homeless Shelters

Interior of a New York City homeless shelter.

Mayor Bloomberg found a clever way to deflect criticism over the city’s growing homelessness problem: When confronted with the disturbing statistic that the average stay for families in city homeless shelters had jumped 30 percent during 2012, the Mayor responded that since the shelters are so nice – homeless people don’t want to leave.

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NBC News

All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two police officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence. The gun-wielding perpetrator is not known to have discharged his weapon at the policemen.

All Bystanders Injured in Empire State Building Attack Were Hit by Police Bullets

NBC News

All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two police officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence. The gun-wielding perpetrator is not known to have discharged his weapon at the policemen.

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