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Friends, family and authorities are on a frantic search for a 17-year-old Madison High School student who went missing on Wednesday morning. Jessica De La Cruz left her Kings Highway home near East 28th Street at 7am, on her way to school. She never made it to class, and family
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“C’mon, bird. Move that way,” the officer barked at the swan. A rebellious bird ran a-fowl of the law* on Sunday night, staging an apparent protest in the middle of Brigham Street on Sunday, just south of Emmons Avenue. “A swan was blocking Brigham Street, preventing traffic movement and
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Source: mikey k/flickrWalter Barnes, a 47-year-old Mill Basin man, has been charged with posing as a police officer to force an 18-year-old woman to engage in sex acts and attempting to rape her. Barnes was driving near Aberdeen Street and Bushwick Avenue on October 2, at approximately 6:30am,
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Shaniesha Forbes. (Source: Facebook)Christian Ferdinand (Source: Aroostook Sheriff Department via Daily Mail)The 22-year-old man convicted of smothering a 14-year-old girl [/shaniesha-forbes-gerritsen-beach-body-murder/], stuffing her naked body into a suitcase, and attempting to set it on fire on the shores of Plumb Beach Channel [/womans-burned-naked-body-found-in-gerritsen-beach/] in Gerritsen Beach was slapped
2163 Tilden Avenue
[/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bally.jpg]Photo by Lisa Willner Big changes are coming to the borough’s Bally Total Fitness gyms, including the one at 2163 Tilden Avenue, following a corporate buyout. The California-based 24 Hour Fitness purchased 32 clubs owned by the beleaguered Bally chain in December, including
1732 sheepshead bay rd
Photo by Erica ShermanCPR Cell Phone Repair at 1732 Sheepshead Bay Road has closed its doors for good after one year in operation. The gates were shuttered and a “For rent” sign was placed on the storefront this week. The store opened in December 2013, replacing the long-lived Bay Sports,
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Photo by Lisa WillnerBig changes are coming to the borough’s Bally Total Fitness gyms, including the one at 1921 86th Street, following a corporate buyout. The California-based 24 Hour Fitness purchased 32 clubs owned by the beleaguered Bally chain in December, including the four remaining clubs in Brooklyn. Little
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Gravesend library (Source: Google Maps)New York City will acquire the property housing the Gravesend branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at 303 Avenue X, the latest move to own all of the 59 properties where their libraries are located. The city gained authorization from Kings County Supreme Court in
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Photo by Lisa WillnerBig changes are coming to the borough’s Bally Total Fitness gyms, including the ones at 1720 Sheepshead Bay Road and 945 Kings Highway, following a corporate buyout. The California-based 24 Hour Fitness purchased 32 clubs owned by the beleaguered Bally chain in December, including the four
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Olena and Maksim Olenyukh (Source: HHC)Welcome to the world, Maxim Olenyukh, a new Sheepshead Bay resident that will go down in history as the first New York City baby born in 2015! Born right at the stroke of midnight, and weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, little Maxim is the
501 brighton beach ave
Source: NYPDCops are looking to identify the man pictured here, who they say withdrew $1,000 from a 34-year-old woman’s bank account without permission at a Brighton Beach ATM. According to authorities, the man waited in line behind his victim at Bank of America at 501 Brighton Beach Avenue
The Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Association will meet tonight, January 6, at 7:45pm at Waterford on the Bay (2900 Bragg Street). The group plans to discuss the homeless shelter that has opened in the former Windjammer motel [/homeless-shelter-moves-former-windjammer-sharing-space-alleged-hot-sheet-hotel/] , as well as other local issues.