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Alex Ellefson

Feb
22
Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Photography Class, Community Board Meeting, Black History Month

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Photography Class, Community Board Meeting, Black History Month

Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Visit Community Board 15 to speak out about issues
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Feb
22

Man Shot Outside Nostrand Houses, Cops Say

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in
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Feb
22
Morning Mug: “Civilization Is Like A Thin Layer Of Ice Upon A Deep Ocean Of Chaos And Darkness.” — Werner Herzog

Morning Mug: “Civilization Is Like A Thin Layer Of Ice Upon A Deep Ocean Of Chaos And Darkness.” — Werner Herzog

Photo by Barbara ZaffranMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
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Feb
21
ICYMI: Breakdown At Wastewater Plant, Coney Island Amphitheater, Drug Overdose

ICYMI: Breakdown At Wastewater Plant, Coney Island Amphitheater, Drug Overdose

Photo by Konstantin Shatnyy [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153861294537332&set=o.125215944173471&type=3&
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Feb
19
Puzzle: “No Bird Soars Too High If He Soars With His Own Wings.” — William Blake

Puzzle: “No Bird Soars Too High If He Soars With His Own Wings.” — William Blake

Photo by Vladimir Korostyshevskiy
Feb
19
Man Found Dead Near Belt Parkway, Possible Drug Overdose

Man Found Dead Near Belt Parkway, Possible Drug Overdose

The intersection at East 11th Street and Banner Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A 29-year-old man found dead outside a building
1 min read
Feb
19
Sheepshead Bay Native Appointed To Lead Charity For Families Of Fallen First Responders

Sheepshead Bay Native Appointed To Lead Charity For Families Of Fallen First Responders

Lauren Profeta. (Photo: Answer the Call)Sheepshead Bay native Lauren Profeta understands the daily perils faced by New York City’
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Feb
19
61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 2/08/2016 – 2/14/2016

61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 2/08/2016 – 2/14/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’
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Feb
19
Morning Mug: “Memories Are The Key Not To The Past, But To The Future.” — Corrie Ten Boom

Morning Mug: “Memories Are The Key Not To The Past, But To The Future.” — Corrie Ten Boom

Photo by Konstantin Shatnyy [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153861294537332&set=o.125215944173471&type=3&
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Feb
18
Bayfest 2016 Organizers Looking For Volunteers & Sponsors

Bayfest 2016 Organizers Looking For Volunteers & Sponsors

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Do you like party planning? Would you like to celebrate your community? The organizers of
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