You Did Not Win the Powerball Lottery

The Powerball lottery numbers for November 28, 2012 have been announced and you can be fairly certain that you did not win the biggest jackpot in history -- $579 million.

A university math professor told ABC News that a person is three times more likely to die from a falling coconut than win the Powerball.

However, even if you didn't correctly pick all five white balls and the red Powerball numbers, don't throw away that ticket(s) until you see if you got any numbers right. There are smaller prizes for partial matches.

If you get all 5 white balls right (but not the Powerball) you still win a million dollars. If you got four white balls right you win $100. Even if you just pick the one red ball correctly, you win $4. There are nine possible winning combinations -- check them out here.

If you haven't yet crumpled your worthless tickets, the winning numbers are: 5-23-16-22-29-Powerball 6.

And if you did win, here's some advice from financial experts.

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Shopping Deals and Holiday Discount Coupons 2012 on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn

Attention shoppers: McBrooklyn has gathered a slew of holiday shopping discount coupons for stores up and down Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn.

Click on the image or on the name of the store to find the full-size coupons, print them, and bring them with you to the store. Don't make poor-quality copies -- they have to be scannable. Check the dates: Some run out November 30; others are good through December 3, 4 or 5; while still others are good till Christmas.

Good shopping!

Aeropostal offers $25 off when you spend $100 or more in the store through November 30. Aeropostal is located at 472 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn (and also at Kings Plaza). * * * A second coupon good through December 24 can be found here. * * *

Macy's has several printable coupons -- like this one for 25% off most items, good through December 3.
Get a WOW Pass for December 4 and 5 here. (422 Fulton Street.)

Here's a coupon for Children's Place good for 15% off through December 31. Located at 485 Fulton Street. (Note: We found this one on a coupon website, not the store website, so we can't swear it will work. Let us know.)

If you buy stuff worth $75 or more at the Gap Factory store at 400  Fulton Street, you can get 15% off through February 28, 2013.

Here's an interesting proposition: Modell's (at both 360 and 464 Fulton) will accept coupons from competitors! They have to be for the identical item, and can't be used for certain purchases. See rules here.

Conway is offering 50% off any item in the entire store with a purchase of $20 or more. Not bad! Expires 12/31/2012. (427 Fulton Street.)

Are you driving? Park for $12 a day using this coupon at Supreme 85 Parking, 85 Livingston Street (between Adams Street and Court Street) in Downtown Brooklyn. Good till Dec. 31, 2012.


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Standing In the Shadows, on Atlantic Avenue

Mysterious shadowmen seem to emerge from reflected buildings on Atlantic Avenue, at the Bertrand Delacroix Gallery in Brooklyn.

Photo by MK Metz

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Brooklynite Held in Bolivian Jail May Have Been Fleeced

Jacob Ostreicher by Judae1

Here's a cautionary tale: Brooklyn resident Jacob Ostreicher has been imprisoned in Bolivia for 18 months without any charges being filed. He was arrested in a money-laundering investigation but no evidence has been presented.

While in jail, he claims that corrupt officials have fleeced him, seizing 18,000 metric tons of rice from his farming venture, selling most of it, and pocketing the cash, according to the Timesleader.

According to Wikipedia, Ostreicher and Geneva lawyer Andre Zolty, along with others, invested at least $25 million in the rice farming project in 2008. 

Jose Manuel Antezana, an official in the Presidential Ministry, was arrested Monday and accused of receiving $9,900 in proceeds from the sale of Ostreicher's rice in a personal bank account -- and Ostreicher says he was told that more arrests were coming.

But he's still in jail.

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Accused Rapist Nechemya Weberman Goes to Trial in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Supreme Court/NYC.gov

The trial of accused Williamsburg Hasidic rapist Nechemya Weberman began Monday in Brooklyn. Weberman allegedly sexually abused a young Hasidic girl for years.

Since coming forward, the woman, now 18, and her husband have allegedly been the target of a massive intimidation effort. Brooklyn Eagle

More at Failed Messiah and NY Daily News


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Unemployed New Yorkers: Apply for Sandy Cleanup Jobs! The Brooklyn Headhunter

Gov. Cuomo visits Rockaway Sunday with Congressman Meeks & NYS Sen. Smith

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that the state has secured a $27 million federal grant that will hire more than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers to work helping clean-up communities still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.

The funding will be provided to communities to quickly hire young people and the unemployed to help with clean-up efforts.

“The enormous amount of work to be done gives us a chance to provide young and unemployed New Yorkers with job opportunities cleaning up their communities,” Governor Cuomo said.

People who are interested in applying for a job  are encouraged to contact the Department of Labor at 1-888-4-NYSDOL (1-888-469-7365) or by visiting www.labor.ny.gov/sandyjobs.

All individuals must be unemployed to be eligible. Once hired, workers will earn approximately $15 per hour to work on short and long-term projects. The work will include cleaning and repairing damaged public structures and property in each of the nine counties declared disaster areas.

In addition, Governor Cuomo said that the state has partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to launch a local hire program to replace FEMA employees, often from out of state, with New Yorkers. The goal is to hire upwards of 700 New Yorkers.

Individuals interested in applying for a job with FEMA should visit Governor Cuomo’s Jobs Express website at http://www.labor.ny.gov/jobs/regional.shtm

The full-time, temporary positions range from Community Relations Specialists providing outreach to the disaster-stricken communities, to administrative assistants.

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Regulations Would Eliminate 'Too Much Parking' in Downtown Brooklyn

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Today a City Council panel will be considering new zoning regulations that would eliminate parking spaces in Downtown Brooklyn.

It seems that many residents of Downtown Brooklyn don't own cars and spaces in residential developments are going empty.

The New York Times reports the new.regulations would allow developers who already have built excess parking to convert the unneeded space to other uses.

BP Marty Markowitz thinks some of those spaces should be converted into bicycle parking -- not a bad idea, but one the Council will not consider.

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Shopping at the Brooklyn Flea Holiday Market

Alphaville table. Photo: MK Metz

We dropped into the Brooklyn Flea's holiday market at the Williamsburg Bank building (1 Hanson Place in Fort Greene) over the weekend to make a desultory stab at holiday shopping.

If you're wondering where all the shoppers were this weekend, that would be here. The cathedral-like space was packed but not too claustrophobic. (At least not upstairs. You'll never get us into the vault.)

Vendors included Odette Williams with nice presents for kids: child-size striped cooking aprons with a big pocket in front stuffed with wooden cooking utensils; vintage sunglasses and toys at Alphaville (shown above); fancy-schmancy cutting boards from Gowanus Furniture shown below (the kind you're too

Photo: MK Metz

cheap to buy for yourself); and all kinds of jewelry, art and clever things made out of re-purposed other things.

We also bought a delicious loaf of yeasty raisin bread at the Commerce Bakery booth to bring to a friend.

The holiday market returns for four more weekends with more than 100 vendors.

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Riding the 'Speakeasy Silverliner' in Philly

Photo: MK Metz

While the subway in Brooklyn sometimes looks and smells like a speakeasy, in Philadelphia they got the real thing.

We traveled to Philly over Thanksgiving and rode the "Speakeasy Silverliner."

The custom train car (part of SEPTA, Southeastern Philadelphia's MTA) was decorated inside and out with graphics including flappers, Al Capone,  a bartender pouring martinis, liquor cabinets and a faux tin ceiling.

The car publicized "American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition" exhibition on display at the National Constitution Center.

It was pretty amazing (also clean and untouched). Wonder if something like this could work on the New York City subway?

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Where to Shop in Brooklyn Today: Small Business Saturday

Photo: MK Metz

Thanks goodness Black Friday is over! Now that we've survived that mess, it's time for Small Business Saturday (today, November 24, 2012), when local shops and small crafts-people offer special deals and holiday activities.

Brooklyn goes in for Small Business Saturday in a big way (and American Express will kick in $25 towards your shopping spree if you have a card).

In Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, shops along Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue are offering trolley rides, Santa Claus, music and kid's activities today. Businesses along Atlantic Avenue will join in with holiday carolers, trolley rides up and down the avenue, holiday lights and refreshments. DUMBO shops are also getting in on Small Business Saturday by donating a percentage to Sandy victims. More details about these events at the Brooklyn Eagle.

According to Amex, dozens of shops in Park Slope, especially along 7th Avenue (between 1st and 7th Streets) and nearby side streets are also participating. In Williamsburg, numerous shops along Graham and Bushwick Avenues between Scholes and Seigel Streets and along nearby Meserole Street are getting in on the action.

In East New York, look for participating businesses in the rectangle bounded by Fountain Avenue, Sutter Avenue, the Belt Parkway, and N. Conduit Blvd. Sheepshead Bay and Bay Ridge are also Small Business Saturday hot spots. See the map for exact locations.

Additionally, this weekend marks the start of the annual Brooklyn Night Bazaar, at 45 N. 5th Street (between Wythe and Kent) in Williamsburg.

The Bazaar takes place every Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight through December 22nd. Expect live music, creative and artisanal Brooklyn vendors, art, and delicious food and drink.

Also, don't forget the Brooklyn Flea's Holiday Gift Market takes place this Saturday and Sunday at One Hanson Place (Williamsburg Bank Building) in Fort Greene.



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