http://www.astoriatimes.com/ The latest news from the www.astoriatimes.com website! Newsys Template Engine Madison/kings Courier/news http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-137919177 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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-139636496 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-kc_klassoutrage_2010_09_10_bk.txt Why was he even on the street? That’s the question friends of slain Midwood man Yusef Robinson are asking after learning that the man arrested for the murder was not only an ex-con who was on parole — but also had a warrant out for his arrest since June. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:15:50 -0400 newsys-136244850 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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-139054847 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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-141438513 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-kc_kingsplaza_2010_09_10_bk.txt The trio, which ended up wowing the crowd with a nimble-toed dance, was among a group from the Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn hoping to lure aspiring swans to enroll in their famed institution during a Back to School Expo at Kings Plaza Shopping Center where educators and school-oriented organizations received an A-plus for helping ease parents and students into a new academic year on Saturday. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 23:14:45 -0400 newsys-139583056 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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 13:19:11 -0400 newsys-139382648 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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 15:15:59 -0400 newsys-139889955 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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-143034684 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-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 newsys-138865816 http://www.astoriatimes.com/articles/2010/09/08/madison/kings_courier/news/courier-yn_kings_courier-kc_kingsblotter_2010_09_10_bk.txt Car looters caught A 16-year-old was one of two thieves spotted breaking into cars in Midwood on Sept. 1. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:12 -0400