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Sarah Crean

Sarah Crean

Jul
14
Increase In Reported Rapes In 70th But Victims Know Their Attackers, Says NYPD

Increase In Reported Rapes In 70th But Victims Know Their Attackers, Says NYPD

As the overall reduction of crime continues across the 70th Precinct, the exception to the rule in 2016 has been
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Jul
11
Traveling Down Coney Island Avenue To The Beach…In 1868

Traveling Down Coney Island Avenue To The Beach…In 1868

Travelers on their way to Coney Island in the mid-19th century could stop at road houses like this for meals,
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Jun
24
Hinterlands Bar Now Open On Church Avenue

Hinterlands Bar Now Open On Church Avenue

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)It almost seemed like it wasn’t going to happen, but new Kensington watering hole
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May
31
Events This Week — Garden Concert, Victorian Flatbush House Tour & More

Events This Week — Garden Concert, Victorian Flatbush House Tour & More

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar,
2 min read
May
31
Council Member Eugene Will Face Challenger In 2017

Council Member Eugene Will Face Challenger In 2017

Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, at microphone, speaking at a press conference in 2015. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Mathieu Eugene, who has
1 min read
May
31
Assemblymember Jim Brennan Will Not Seek Re-Election

Assemblymember Jim Brennan Will Not Seek Re-Election

Photovia Assemblymember James Brennan [https://www.facebook.com/27523202673/photos/pb.27523202673.-2207520000.1464707281./10153140018207674/?type=3&theater] After
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May
31
Assemblymember Jim Brennan Will Not Seek Re-Election

Assemblymember Jim Brennan Will Not Seek Re-Election

Photovia Assemblymember James Brennan [https://www.facebook.com/27523202673/photos/pb.27523202673.-2207520000.1464707281./10153140018207674/?type=3&theater] After
2 min read
May
30

This Week In Ditmas Park

Sculpture of a dying soldier, part of the “Prospect Park Memorial,” the monument listing the names of 2,800 Brooklyn
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May
26
70th Precinct Shows Drop In Homicides & Shootings Relative To 2015

70th Precinct Shows Drop In Homicides & Shootings Relative To 2015

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerReported crimes in the 70th Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last
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May
26
Second Fire On East 18th Street This Week Almost Extinguished, FDNY Says

Second Fire On East 18th Street This Week Almost Extinguished, FDNY Says

229 East 18th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A one-alarm fire at 229 East 18th Street (between Albemarle and Beverley Roads)
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