Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Meet the Ombudsman [No Land Grab] East River Water Taxi Service Done for Winter [NYT] Housing, Urban Issues Missing (Again) from Presidential Campaign [AYR] Identity Thief/Thieves at Work in Clinton Hill & Bed-Stuy [Bed-Stuy Blog] Fatal Police Shooting in East New York [NYT] Check Out […]

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If the holidays are over, that can only mean one thing: It’s almost time for Mulchfest. This year’s festivities take place on Saturday (1/5) and Sunday (1/6) from 10AM-2PM. We’ve gone to the copy & paste courtesy of the Parks Department website to bring you all the Brooklyn chipping and drop off locations. The Sanitation […]

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Extra points to anyone that can remember when Sears was called Sears, Roebuck & Co. A few old Sears stores here and there still bear Mr. Roebuck’s name, like the one on Bedford Avenue.–Lost City

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GL reader Eric Provost was kind enough to send us some great pics he shot of the New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Prospect Park. Enjoy the slideshow below.

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Our Greenpoint Correspondent, who shot and sent this photo for our Street Couch Series, calls this one the “Jackson Street Doppelcouch.” Give it a bit of an upgrade and it wouldn’t be out of place at CB2 on Broadway. We also note the discarded chair in the background.

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Here is a look at some of last night’s New Year’s Fireworks in Prospect Park. Enjoy.

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If you haven’t seen our end-of-the-year Brooklyn coverage, you might be interested in checking it out. Here are links to the three items that we ran. Enjoy: GL’s Best and Worst of Brooklyn 2007 GL’s 15 Top Brooklyn Stories of 2007 GL’s 2008 Brooklyn Coming Attractions

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Prospect Park, Brooklyn12:08 AM, January 01, 2008

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Prospect Park, Brooklyn12:14 AM, January 01, 2008

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Here are some vids of the way 2008 began in a lot of different places around the world.

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