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The South BK Beat: Brooklyn Dems Surprised By Trump Win, Families Left Homeless In Dyker Heights

Hannah Frishberg

Nov 10, 2016 — 1 min read

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What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat:

Dyker Heights says goodbye to neighborhood landmark [Brooklyn Reporter]

Kids shine in Success Academy network spelling bees [Kings County Politics]

Here’s how to get an apartment in the Towers of Bay Ridge [Brooklyn Daily]

How a Trump presidency will affect New York City [DNAinfo]

Teens robbed of tech while playing ball on Bensonhurst court [Brooklyn Reporter]

Politics Abbate eyes Gentile’s seat, to decide by Christmas [Kings County Politics]

City’s vacate order leaves two families homeless in Dyker Heights [Brooklyn Daily]

Seedy massage parlors still plaguing Bensonhurst, residents say [Brooklyn Reporter]

Brooklyn Dems upset as Trump wins presidency [Kings County Politics]

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