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Sam Raskin

Sam Raskin

Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
Jul
10
20-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charge for Fatal Stabbing

20-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charge for Fatal Stabbing

Image of subway station where the incident took place (via Google Maps) BROWNSVILLE—A Brooklyn woman has been arrested for
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Jul
10
Local Pols Blast MTA’s Express F Subway Plan

Local Pols Blast MTA’s Express F Subway Plan

Brad Lander at Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Open House (Photo: Nathan Haselby) PARK SLOPE— The MTA’s plans to run
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Jul
10
Foreclosures Rose in Brooklyn as they Declined in City: Report

Foreclosures Rose in Brooklyn as they Declined in City: Report

Foreclosures in Brooklyn since 2016 (Image via PropertyShark)Foreclosures have slightly risen in Brooklyn in recent months, a new report
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Jul
09
Car Crashes in PLG After Driver and Passenger Get Shot in Crown Heights

Car Crashes in PLG After Driver and Passenger Get Shot in Crown Heights

Site of the crash in Prospect Lefferts Gardens hours after it occurred (Picture by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS/
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Jul
09
Man Fatally Stabbed in Clinton Hill

Man Fatally Stabbed in Clinton Hill

Street where crime took place. (Picture via Google Maps)CLINTON HILL—A man died Monday after he was stabbed repeatedly
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Jul
09
21 Alleged Brooklyn Gang Members Indicted, Brooklyn DA Announces

21 Alleged Brooklyn Gang Members Indicted, Brooklyn DA Announces

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez pointing to a video being displayed at the press conference (Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN—
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Jul
09
Crime Continues to Decline As Shootings Increase in Brooklyn

Crime Continues to Decline As Shootings Increase in Brooklyn

Terence Monahan, Benjamin Tucker, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and James P. O’Neill at a monthly crime briefing in Sugar
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Jul
09
Community Board 9 Schedules Election for Chair, As Baker’s Tenure Ends

Community Board 9 Schedules Election for Chair, As Baker’s Tenure Ends

Community Board 9 at 890 Nostrand Ave. between Caroll and Presidents Streets. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—Community Board
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Jul
09
‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

Jayden Grant with his grandmother, Bessie Watson Grant, before the graduation ceremony began (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK—
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Jul
08
Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Brutal Attack of 66-Year-Old

Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Brutal Attack of 66-Year-Old

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS—A man faces attempted murder and assault charges after he allegedly attacked a 66-year-old man in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
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