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Drunk Driver Sentenced For Killing Coworker In South Slope

SOUTH SLOPE – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that Leonel Ortega-Flores, 36, of the Bronx, has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of a coworker last year in South Slope [/south-slope-crash/]. He faces three to nine years in prison. Leonel Ortega-Flores (courtesy of the Office of

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Help Garfield And Other Cats Living In A South Slope Feral Colony

Garfield via “Save the Cats of South Slope” Go Fund Me PageSouth Slope – A Go Fund Me page was set up last month to help a group of homeless cats living in a feral colony in South Slope. “New York City is not a fun place to live if you

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This Week’s Rental Roundup

Photo via Zuz Realty [http://postlets.com/r/1170-church-ave-unit-2-brooklyn-ny-11218/16030967]Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! 1170

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This Week's Rental Roundup

Photo via Zuz Realty [http://postlets.com/r/1170-church-ave-unit-2-brooklyn-ny-11218/16030967]Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! 1170

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Man Shot On 21st Street Between Ditmas & Newkirk Sunday Evening

Neighbor Ian alerted us to a shooting that happened yesterday evening on 21st Street between Ditmas Avenue and Newkirk Avenue. The FDNY told us this morning they received a call at 5:22pm Sunday that a man had been shot. He was transported to Kings County Hospital Center, though the

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DEP Says Water Is Back On For Residents Of 21st Street

First, the good news. An onsite representative from the DEP [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] tells us that, with the exception of 691 5th Avenue, water service has been restored to area buildings on 21st Street, following Monday night’s manhole fire and water main

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South Slope Open House Roundup

In the market for a new place to call home? Here are our top open house picks for this weekend. Let us know what you think: 330 Prospect Avenue, Apt. 1A, between 6th and 7th Avenues [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2495586] Open House: Sunday, December 9, 11: