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Alastasia Bryan. Photo via Facebook/Sergeants Benevolent Association.In a drive-by style shooting, a New York City Corrections officer was shot to death while sitting in her car on Avenue L and East 73 Street on Sunday night, according to police. Alastasia Bryan, 25, was off duty when she
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Alastasia Bryan. Photo via Facebook/Sergeants Benevolent Association.In a drive-by style shooting, a New York City Corrections officer was shot to death while sitting in her car on Avenue L and East 73 Street on Sunday night, according to police. Alastasia Bryan, 25, was off duty when she
Bensonhurst
Photo via Dyker Heights homeownerDespite much effort and energy to quell the ever growing safety issue wrought by tour busses blocking traffic to ogle the Dyker Heights lights [/the-locals-guide-to-dyker-heights-christmas-lights/], uninformed, out-of-state busses continue to be a problem. To dispel the issue
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Image via oscomics [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL8dgw4Bklh/?taken-by=oscomics&hl=en]The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. –Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification. [New
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A still from surveillance footage [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/suspect-b-spumoni-gardens-owner-murder-arrested-article-1.2856990] of suspected, and now indicted, murderer of L&B Spumoni Gardens owner Louis Barbati“We allege that this defendant was lying in wait outside the victim’s home,
Events
Photo via Flickr/hojusaramHere is our weekly roundup of events and goings on around the neighborhood this week. You can find a complete list in our events calendar. We also encourage everyone to add events to the calendar to help get the word out! Parent’s Happy Hour [/calendar/#event|
Kids & Family
Kelly Nikeechee. Photo via NYPD.Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an 18-year-od girl who went missing on Friday afternoon. Her name is Kelly Nikeechee. Police describe her as a black female, 5’6″ tall, 140 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and last
Bensonhurst
A still from surveillance footage [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/suspect-b-spumoni-gardens-owner-murder-arrested-article-1.2856990] of suspected, and now indicted, murderer of L&B Spumoni Gardens owner Louis Barbati“We allege that this defendant was lying in wait outside the victim’s home,
Central Brooklyn
Felted creatures at the Brooklyn Brainery. (Photo via BK Brainery [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynbrainery/photos/a.150010301688252.20394.111153138907302/1273353926020545/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Whether you’re looking to get crafty, attend a zoning forum, hear ghost stories or live music — this is your spot for the best
Holidays
Photo via lollisltdDonation drives for the holidays are in full swing, and there are many ways to help ensure that so many Brooklyn children and other community members have a bright holiday. Some donation events take place on a particular day, while others last throughout the entire month, and even
Bensonhurst
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.With the national climate towards police riddled with conflict, southern Brooklyn has nothing but love for their police officers. This love was expressed on Friday, December 2, at Cats on the Bay at 2027 Emmons Ave during the Be Proud Foundation’s 11th annual
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Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.With the national climate towards police riddled with conflict, southern Brooklyn has nothing but love for their police officers. This love was expressed on Friday, December 2, at Cats on the Bay at 2027 Emmons Ave during the Be Proud Foundation’s 11th annual