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Teacher walking every block in Brooklyn finds forgotten history along the way

NEW YORK (WCBS) -- Public school math teacher Christopher Burke has a unique goal: to walk every single block of Brooklyn. Along the way, he's uncovering hidden pieces of the borough's history. "I was ...