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The Down-Low: Hammer Attack, Thwarted Kidnapping & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Bklyner Staff

Apr 10, 2017 — 1 min read

7th Ave in Park Slope. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)

The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn.

Meet Peter Dorosh, Prospect Park’s Resident Bird Man. [Village Voice]

Hillary Clinton To Deliver Medgar Evers College 2017 Commencement Speech. [MEC on the Rise]

Archeologist Searches For Ancient Porta-Potties At Gowanus Houses. [DNA Info]

Giant Outdoor Climbing Gym Returns To Brooklyn Bridge Park. [Time Out NY]

Medgar Evers Student Struck And Killed By Drunk Driver While Rollerblading. [NY Daily News]

Man Survives Five Gun Shots in Bed-Stuy. [NY1]

Longtime Community Board 6 Manager Arrested For Stalking Ex-Girlfriend. [DNA Info]

Man Arrested For Training A Band Of Teen Thieves In Crown Heights. [NY Daily News]

Attempted Kidnapping On J Train Thwarted By Mother, Aunt, and Good Samaritan. [NY Post]

Group Attack Man With A Hammer On J Train. [NBC New York]

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