ICYMI: Deadly Drug Den, Parent Arrested At P.S. 193, Attempted Luring Case Closed
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- The arrest of a parent at P.S. 193 has spurred calls for the principal to be removed.
- Charges against an attempted luring suspect were dropped after his accuser stopped cooperating with police.
- How did a booming real estate market create a deadly drug den for squatters?
- The community mourned the death of an MMA fighter and beloved fitness coach.
- A bus driver was suspended without pay after being accused of calling a woman a “stupid b*tch” and flipping her the bird.
- An upstart cafe’s application for a beer and wine license has made it enemy no. 1 in Manhattan Beach.
- City Councilman Chaim Deutsch outlined a plan to protect waterfronts if the mayor’s controversial zoning plan passes.
- Nine more people were arrested in a heating oil scam that cheated Edward R. Murrow and James Madison High Schools.
- Neighbors are outraged at the slow pace of Superstorm Sandy recovery projects.
- Kings Meat closed temporarily due to “family problems,” the property’s landlord said.
- City Councilman Alan Maisel ordered the DOT to replace scores of damaged street signs in Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach.
- A man was shot while sitting in a car outside the Nostrand Houses.
- The NYPD’s new interactive crime statistics tool shows where crimes happened near your home.
- The Lady Moody House is one step closer to landmarked status.
- Rival factions fight for the 19th Senate District.
