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Ben Yakas

  • Posted Local Coffeehouse Rivalry Sparks Times' Interest to Gothamist
    A coffee war is brewing in Crown Heights, so you know the NY Times is on the scene to count the bodies (and the beans). Two new coffee shops, The Pulp and the Bean and The...
  • Posted Food Emergencies In NYC Rise to Gothamist
    In the distressing news pile today, a new study was released revealing that people are still going hungry in NYC in increased numbers. According to a report by the NYC Coalition Against Hunger (PDF), the number...
  • Posted Law Inspired By Oreo The Dog Proposed to Gothamist
    There was a lot of attention, blame and heated sentiments exchanged last week over the little-dog-that-almost-could, Oreo. The pit bull mix survived being thrown off a six-story building in Red Hook last summer only to be...
  • Posted Bronx Man Gives City an Earful to Gothamist
    A 67-year old Bronx man is suing NYC and the Montefiore Medical Center for throwing out his severed ear, the Daily News reports. A chunk of Eduardo Garcia's ear was bitten off by his son's bull...
  • Posted NYPD Stop And Frisk Beat Keeps On Keeping On to Gothamist
    The NYCLU's Bust Card (PDF) The NYPD's stop and frisk policy shows no signs of abating. The latest data on the controversial program shows that the NYPD is on track to stop a record number of...
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