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There were geographic clusters of schools that appeared to do well, such as those in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, the Upper West Side and Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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First there was the original Ponzi schemer of the modern era, Bernard Madoff, then came Philip Barry (aka the Bernard Madoff of Brooklyn), now the name has made it to the west coast with the Bernard Madoff of Beverly Hills, Ezri Namvar.
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The object was flying over Brooklyn, four to five miles west of the airport, at an altitude of approximately 1, 500 feet, according to the pilot.
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In his poignantly personal account, Burke recounts his seemingly post-apocalyptic journey to the Upper West Side from his home in Brooklyn in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Moving-van driver Derrick Mazyck, 32 years old, spent three hours getting from Brooklyn to a job on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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He walked from Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to his parents home on the Upper West Side on the day of the attacks.
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But the Upper East and West Sides, Murray Hill and Chelsea in Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights (with its spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline) are particularly draws for the wealthy.
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