Aug
31
The Weekly News Quiz: August 31, 2018
Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how
well you’ve kept
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Paul Stremple
Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Aug
31
A Councilmember Weighs in on 80 Flatbush, A Dramatic Confession to a Grisly Murder & More Lunchtime Links for Friday, August 31, 2018
A drummer at last year’s J’Ouvert Celebration (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)There’s a
lot going on in Brooklyn
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Aug
31
Man Confesses to 2014 Murder, Dismemberment of Bushwick Woman
The building at 266 Wilson Avenue, where Quinones was living at the time of the
murder (Screenshot via Google Maps)
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Aug
31
Friday Crime Blotter: Serial Burglaries on Ocean Avenue, A Gang Assault in Williamsburg & More
CROWN HEIGHTS – Two men shot at each other and missed—but struck a bystander
instead. Now, police are trying to
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Aug
30
Clowns Coming to Town, Chickens Lined Up for the Slaughter & More of Today’s Links
Artist Uta Brauser’s @fishwithbraids van parked on 9th Street, Park Slope
(Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A team from NYU
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Aug
30
1,000 Affordable Senior Homes Will Be Built On NYCHA Land
The Governor’s announcement is part of the billion dollar “Vital Brooklyn”
program (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M.
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Aug
30
Dockless, Ride-Share Scooters Make Their Brooklyn Debut in Bed-Stuy
A Bird electric scooter parked in the plaza, ready to ride (Paul
Stremple/BKLYNER)BED-STUY – On a blazing day in
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Aug
29
Prospect Expressway Study Envisions New Redevelopment Possibilities
Unveiling the PX Forward study, which looked at ways to improve neighborhoods
affected by the Prospect Expressway (Erica Sherman/Brooklyn
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Aug
29
Man Dies Days After Fight Outside Brownsville Bodega
BROWNSVILLE – After a man died in the hospital following an assault in
Brownsville, police are asking for the public’s
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Aug
29
Wednesday Crime Blotter: A Tag-Team Robbery at an L Train Station and a Second Look For Suspects
EAST NEW YORK – A teenager was accosted by two men in an East New York L train
station over the
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