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They’re called “pop up” senior citizen centers because they suddenly appear out of nowhere, usually opening up in a storefront location in a community with signs promising to give older adults an array of health and educational services. … Full Article

An 11-year-old Brooklyn girl is credited with rescuing her 3-year-old brother from their burning building. She tossed him from a fire escape into the arms of neighbors below. … Full Article

Marty Golden grabbed the paint spray hose, aimed it at the wall, and fired. Out came a splash of yellow paint, firing out of the hose like bullets out of a machine gun. Golden, a state senator, had a big smile on his face. … Full Article

The area in and around Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue is going to be a lot safer once the New York Police Department installs new hi-tech Argus surveillance cameras on the shopping strip, Councilman Vincent Gentile predicted. … Full Article

A Park Slope couple who hosted a self-help radio show committed suicide by suffocating themselves with helium and plastic bags, leaving suicide notes behind that told of bipolar disorder, according to the New York Post. … Full Article

The public seemed to like what it was hearing. … Full Article

After holding almost a dozen public hearings about the city’s response to Superstorm Sandy, the New York City Council on Wednesday announced ten new bills to better prepare for the next big storm -– which could happen any day now, according to the  … Full Article

In the middle of April, I left Brooklyn to volunteer with 19 Rotarians to endure exhausting physical labor in the mountains of Honduras, in conjunction with “Pure Water for the World” a non-profit organization. … Full Article

While recognizing the necessity for repairs, community leaders from Bay Ridge to Gowanus on Wednesday were dismayed about news that the Montague Street Tunnel, which carries the R train from Brooklyn Heights to Lower Manhattan, will be closed for up to 14 months starting this August. … Full Article

“Today, our calls to keep knives off planes have been heard!” said US Rep. Michael Grimm, reacting to a decision by the federal Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to reverse its policy of knives on airplanes. … Full Article