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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerReported crimes in the 70th Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last year. Captain James Palumbo, commanding officer of the 70th Precinct, discussed the statistics at last night’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting. Most striking are the precinct’s drops in
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229 East 18th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A one-alarm fire at 229 East 18th Street (between Albemarle and Beverley Roads) is contained and is close to being extinguished, an FDNY spokesperson just told us. The fire at 229 East 18th Street was called in to the FDNY at 3:45
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A crowd of students, parents, school officials, and elected officials gathered at PS 217 last year. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Have a fun night out, spend time with your neighbors, and help support our local public schools. Two area schools are throwing fundraising parties in the next few days, and
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Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got a huge boost yesterday. The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/] has won a $5 million grant
Central Brooklyn
George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Toll Gate, Flatbush, Brooklyn, ca. 1872-1887. Collodion silver glass wet plate negative Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.2-181 Imagine having to stop at a toll booth as you advanced down Flatbush Avenue. Well, if you wanted to travel from
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Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)(This story was updated with a statement from the Prospect Park Alliance on 5/26/16, 2:25pm.) The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got
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Headquarters of the 66th Precinct at 16th Avenue and 59th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A longtime community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct, who was named in a federal corruption investigation, has been fired, DNAInfo reported yesterday [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160524/upper-east-side/top-nypd-official-caught-federal-probe-files-for-retirement] . Detective Michael Milici of the
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Detective Michael Milici of the 66th Precinct. (Photo: Jole Carliner)A longtime community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct, who was named in a federal corruption investigation, has been fired, DNAInfo reported yesterday [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160524/upper-east-side/top-nypd-official-caught-federal-probe-files-for-retirement] . Detective Michael Milici of the 66th Precinct, who invoked
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(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with leases renewing between October 1, 2016 and September 3,
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Your rent is about to get a little less stable. Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Amanda WolinWhile we enjoy spring flowers, our elected officials are thinking about winter. Borough President Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Kathryn Garcia unveiled a new haulster today designed to salt, and clear snow and ice from smaller tertiary streets in Brooklyn Community District