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Carole King, Brooklyn-raised singer-songwriter, has become the first woman to win the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, joining suc … Full Article

The Columbian Lawyers’ Association of Brooklyn hosted its 45th Annual Party and Judges Night at El Caribe in Mill Basin. … Full Article

The new power sharing coalition in the state senate composed of renegade Democrats and establishment Republicans has announced its first major project. … Full Article

There was a moment of horrible disbelief when Linda Marten and her sister, Lauren Mullaney, realized that both of their homes on the Rockaway peninsula had burned to the ground the night Sandy came ashore. … Full Article

Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. (D-Bensonhurst-Gravesend-Coney Island) stunned the political world on Tuesday by announcing that he won’t run for city comptroller in 2013. … Full Article

President Barack Obama has signed legislation allowing a pipeline through New York's Gateway National Recreation Area. … Full Article

A plan by a Queens-based group to open a treatment center for drug addicts in Bensonhurst is coming up against some fierce opposition from local residents, the community board, and City Council members. … Full Article

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio joined Council Member Elizabeth Crowley in calling for a serious review of the New York City 911 system’s failure to keep up with call volume during Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article

Many Superstorm Sandy victims are coming down with serious debris-related illnesses, reports the New York Times. … Full Article

New York City teens impacted by Hurricane Sandy will be able to take many of their classes online, Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott said Tuesday. … Full Article