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The Paper goes to Breukelen, Holland

September, 2009

Dutch prime minister to Breukelen: Drop dead

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper / Gersh Kuntzman
Podcast: In an exclusive interview with the Breukelen-obsessed Brooklyn Paper, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende refuses to stop the merger of Breukelen and two small villages nearby. With video … Comments (9).

July, 2009

Doing the town with Breukelen Mayor Mik

By Gersh Kuntzman
Brooklyn Angle: Mayor Ger Mik shows us around our ancestral home. Comments (1).

SAVE BREUKELEN! Our ancestral home is facing extinction

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper / Gersh Kuntzman
The Breukelen Paper: Our roots are in Breukelen, Holland, but the town is in the midst of following our historic mistake by giving up its independent identity. Comments (6).

Amsterdam is an art lover’s town

By Mike McLaughlin
The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: The Butcher of Flatbush Avenue Extension brought his axe — and his love of Rembrandt — to Amsterdam last week. Here’s his report. Comments (1).

Amster-DAMN! This is one good town

By Our Amsterdam Bureau
The Breukelen Paper: GO Brooklyn’s guide to touring Amsterdam like a New Yorker. Comment.

If you are thinking of heading to Amsterdam

The Breukelen Paper: Here are some practicalities. Comment.

‘Sealed’ with a kiss! Breukelen man does Brooklyn a big favor

By Mike McLaughlin
The Breukelen Paper: The story of how one Breukelen man saved the day with Brooklyn’s history. Comments (1).

Brooklyn cyclists would love Amsterdam — a truly bike-friendly city

By Ben Muessig
Happy Streets: And you think Broklyn is bike friendly? Go to Amsterdam to really see how a great city treats its cyclists Comments (4).

What Breukelen thinks of Brooklyn

By Our Amsterdam Bureau
Vox Pop: What does the Dutchman on the street think of us? Comments (4).

Our editorial board speaks: Save Breukelen now!

Editorial: Our editorial board speaks: The world must cry out against this historic outrage. Comments (1).

Bridge debate to nowhere

By Mike McLaughlin
The Breukelen Paper: The Brooklyn Paper’s Holland Bureau has come up with another scoop: Breukelen has grown too big for its bridges, er, bridge. Comments (1).

THE BROOKLYN PAPER GOES DUTCH! Our team is on the ground in Holland!

By our Amsterdam Bureau
Podcast: Nobody celebrates Brooklyn’s history — and we’re talking about our Dutch history — better than The Brooklyn Paper. That’s why our team is on the ground, right now, in Holland doing that and other things. With video … Comments (12).
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