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Southern Brooklyn Beat: Local Man Arrested In Alleged ISIS Terror Plot, NY Times Talks To Boro Park Trump Supporter

Hannah Frishberg

Nov 22, 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:

New York Times tapes interview with Hasidic Boro Park bartender and Trump supporter Esther Pinkesz [New York Times]

Here’s How You Can Get Artichoke Pizza And Di Fara Delivered To Your Door In One Click [Brooklyn Home Reporter]

Success Academy founder Pens Open Letter To Mayor Bill de Blasio [Kings County Politics]

Brooklyn Borough President, a Rumored Rival to Bill de Blasio, Backs His Re-Election [Observer]

Man Dies After Leap In Front Of D Train [Brooklyn Daily]
Police Respond To Altercation At Controversial Sunset Park Shelter [Brooklyn Home Reporter]

Brooklyn Man Arrested In Alleged ISIS Terror Plot [Brooklyn Eagle]

Bensonhurst Boy Eaten By Lions [Brownstone Detectives]

Bay Ridge Boutique Opens First-Ever Plus-Size Outpost In The Nabe [Brooklyn Home Reporter]

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