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Concern over gas prices sees more LIers turn to bikes
daniel.teigman@newsday.comWhen Scott Azar got his license nearly four years ago, the only thing on his teenage mind was carefree driving. The childhood bike rusting in the backyard in Oceanside? Get serious. But as regular gas has risen from around $1.85 a gallon in 2004 to $4.35...Tags: Sheepshead Bay, Tourism and Leisure, State University of New York, Robert Moses, Passenger Cars
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Jones Beach Air Show attracts record crowds
denise.bonilla@newsday.comWhat was supposed to be an airplane show turned out to be something akin to a car show for some Sunday afternoon when parking lots at Jones Beach filled up and roadways came to a standstill. The Navy's famed Blue Angels were still more than an hour...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Jones Beach Air Show, Road Transportation, Police
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Jones Beach Air Show Attracts Record Crowds
denise.bonilla@newsday.comWhat was supposed to be an airplane show turned out to be something akin to a car show for some Sunday afternoon when parking lots at Jones Beach filled up and roadways came to a standstill. The Navy's famed Blue Angels were still more than an hour...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Vehicles, Gardens and Parks, Jones Beach Air Show, Road Transportation
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IN THE GARAGE
THE CAR AND ITS OWNER 1977 Ford Thunderbird owned by Ted Amico WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING Ford downsized this model in 1977. New styling brought a "basket handle" roof with opera windows, hidden headlamps and faux fender vent; a 130-hp., 302- cubic-...Tags: New York, Collectibles, Melville, Brooklyn (King's, New York), Newsday Inc.
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Cops: Drunk driver kills Good Samaritan
tony.destefano@newsday.comOn the day he planned to go house-hunting with his family, an immigrant livery driver from Azerbaijan was killed in Brooklyn while trying to assist a colleague with a stalled car -- mowed down by a vehicle whose driver was drunk, police said. Rafael...Tags: Prosecution, Sheepshead Bay, Crimes, Tourism and Leisure, Staten Island
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Dog mauls baby to death in Brooklyn
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comAn 8-month-old boy was attacked and killed by the family's pet Doberman Pinscher in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon, police said. The 3-year-old dog, a neutered male named Mackabee who had been a member of the Stein family since he was a puppy, set upon...Tags: Police, Kensington, Laws, Brooklyn (King's, New York), Newsday Inc.
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500-gallon congealed oil spill has been cleared
christina.hernandez@newsday.comThe congealed oil discovered Thanksgiving Day on the shores of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach has been cleared, but the cause of the estimated 500-gallon spill remains unknown, a U.S. Coast Guard representative said Saturday. Twenty-four cubic yards of...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Nature, Vacations, Public Holidays, Los Angeles
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Why landmark a park?
amNewYork EditorParks are given landmark protection to make sure their historic character is not lost. Any proposed change – such as adding a ball field or moving a walkway – are subject to a review process by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Here is a list of...Tags: Central Park, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Brooklyn (King's, New York), King's County
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Brighton Beach
Special to amNewYorkIt's not uncommon to approach a shop clerk in Brighton Beach and be greeted, before anything else, in Russian. The neighborhood is defined by a wave of immigrants from the Soviet Union in the late 1970s. Many of the immigrants were Russian Jews from...Tags: Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, Christianity, Endangered Species, Real Estate Agents
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Gravesend a neighborhood of change
Special to amNewYorkBack in the city's Dutch colonial times, Gravesend was Brooklyn's only English settlement. It was founded in 1643 by Lady Deborah Moody as a neighborhood for religious dissenters, including Anabaptists and Quakers. The original town plan can be discerned...Tags: High Schools, Gerritsen Beach, Taj Mahal, Mike Wilson, Imperial and Royal Matters
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