But when she found a longer-term spot at a school in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill, she said she saw some atrocious teachers.

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The lobby took in eight feet of water, forcing Ms. Green and her boyfriend to decamp to Brooklyn's Cobble Hill neighborhood.

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Other clients include the Dive Bar's Amsterdam Avenue location and Local 61 in Cobble Hill, which both sell growlers for kombucha to-go.

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As is the selection of children's books (perennial favorites like "Curious George, " "Madeline" and "The Giving Tree") at Burlap, the intriguing Cobble Hill clothing and gift shop.

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The list, which serves parents in the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill and environs, is a sort of ask-it-all for thousands of members.

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The proposal doesn't guarantee that LICH will remain open, although SUNY officials and a nurses union representative said potential operators had stepped up to take over the struggling Cobble Hill institution.

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