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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Today on Brooklyn Ink: Death of a Rapper & Ballroom Dancing
Here are some of the stories up on the Ink (www.thebrooklynink.com) today:
-Meredith Kennedy and Miranda Lin cover the death
of an aspiring Brooklyn rapper: "Early Saturday morning, Tydro Mazin
called his friend and fellow rapper
Mike Beck wondering why he never showed up to prepare for their
performance that was scheduled for that night. Five minutes later,
Mazin’s phone rang. Beck was dead."
-Mara
Zepeda reports from senior ballroom dancing classes in Bay Ridge.
Octogenarians fox trot, retirees rumba and the cardigans come off as
the young at heart learn a few new tricks.
And check back in later in the day for these stories and more:
-Daniel Roberts is out talking to Bed-Stuy
residents about how neighborhood native Bill Thompson lost the
city but won Brooklyn in yesterday's mayoral vote.
-Mara
Zepeda reports on the case one lawyer is building against the
government concerning the detention and treatment of hundreds of
illegal immigrants rounded up in city-wide sweeps post 9/11.
-Rob Anderson finds Brooklynites disappointed by Maine's vote yesterday to repeal same-sex marriage.
And
make sure to follow breaking news throughout the day by keeping track
of our "Daily Roundup" of the most important developments in Brooklyn,
listed on the home page.
-- The Brooklyn Ink Team
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