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Diana Reyna Wins Re-Election by 4,000 Votes  [yournabe]

2009 NYC General Election Returns  [NY1]

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Introducing the Latest Crazy Greenpoint Waterfront Plan  [Curbed]

Anglers reel ’em in as fish derby comes to a close  [BrooklynPaper]

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L Mag Endorses Rev Billy in Mayoral Race  [Lmag]

VICE mag drops a quarter mil on anniversary party  [gawker]

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I haven’t had a drop of alcohol in thirty-one days.

That’s right, I’ve had a Sober October.  The tradition, four years in the brewing, is the brainchild of Kate Buenaflor, co-owner of The Soft Spot bar on Bedford Ave, and manager of my softball team, the Soft Spot Specials. When I first learned of her plans, I was shocked: was the woman who brought five-gallon jugs of tequila-laced Gatorade to the dugout really going to lay off the sauce for an entire month?

You’d better believe it. Kate does it every year, and she’s recruited a small army of followers as well. Any other October, I probably would have agreed that it was a worthwhile pursuit (for crazy people) and ordered another beer. This particular October, however, followed one of the most sodden summers since getting my fake ID freshman year, and I was ready for a break.

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Tip Sheet: Band doc and performance @ Union Pool  [BrooklynBased]

Beer Event: Pumpkin Party at Brouwerij Lane  [NYCBeer]

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