http://www.woodsidetimes.com/ The latest news from the www.woodsidetimes.com website! Newsys Template Engine East Flatbush/flatbush Life/news http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-136914105 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-fl_flatbushworkers_2010_09_10_bk.txt Union workers at the Flatbush Gardens apartment complex in East Flatbush rallied last Wednesday against a management plan to slash their wages by nearly 35 percent. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:10 -0400 newsys-134700967 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-cyc_wilponmcu_2010_09_10_bk.txt The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:10 -0400 newsys-136639174 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-all_mosquegiveaway_2010_9_10_bk.txt Call it readin’, writin’ and racism. Supporters of a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay gave away backpacks and other school supplies at the site of the proposed Islamic center — but neighborhood opponents used the giveaway as another chance to decry the project’s supporters as terror-linked extremists. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:12:10 -0400 newsys-141239580 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-24_bugdinner_2010_09_10_bk.txt The next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:58 -0400 newsys-139648471 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-fl_flatblotter_2010_09_10_bk.txt Sentenced to life A 37-year-old East Flatbush drug dealer was sentenced to life in prison on Sept. 7 for killing two people he mistakenly thought were taking over his turf. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:10:34 -0400 newsys-141561145 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-dtg_raccoonbill_2010_09_10_bk.txt Brownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:19:12 -0400 newsys-141437790 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-24_bugdinnerside_2010_09_10_bk.txt Here’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:58 -0400 newsys-135576314 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-fl_hostagestandoff_2010_09_03.txt A crazed man surrendered to police after locking himself, his ex-girlfriend, and two children in an Ocean Avenue apartment for two hours on Friday. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:10:31 -0400 newsys-141306584 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-dtg_asthmagirlfolo_2010_09_10_bk.txt Hundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:12 -0400 newsys-141025588 http://www.woodsidetimes.com/articles/2010/09/09/east_flatbush/flatbush_life/news/courier-yn_flatbush_life-33_37_cartoon.txt Our cartoonist doesn’t think much of opponents of a proposed mosque is Sheepshead Bay. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:12:34 -0400