Jan
09
NYPD Seeks Attempted Armed Robber
The NYPD is looking for a man they say attempted to rob the Glenwood Deli at
2816 Glenwood Road (between
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70th Precinct
Oct
29
Handling Graffiti Around The Neighborhood
The other day we noticed some partially-painted over “26”s on the Dorchester
bridge mural [/blog/art-music/dorchester-mural-gets-a-plaque-of-recognition], as
well
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Aug
24
Toddler Shot In E 21st St Apartment
The NYPD says a 3-year-old boy was shot in the head early this morning in an
apartment at 520 E
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Jun
06
Local Crime: Robberies, Assaults & A Multiple Shooting
While many crimes are down this week (and this year overall) in the 70th
Precinct, the most striking note to
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Mar
21
Man Arrested for Tuesday Morning Murder
Police say they’ve arrested 21-year-old Justin Sarkodie for the murder of
28-year-old Farrell Nestor
[/blog/crime/28-year-old-man-shot-and-killed-on-east-23rd-street] this past
Dec
27
Grand Larceny Nearly Triples From Last Week’s Low Crime Numbers
After a major December drop in crime last week
[/blog/crime/crime-has-dropped-39-for-december-reports-70th-precinct], 22
incidents of grand larceny contributed to a
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Oct
05
Attempted Break-In on E 16th Today Follows Burglary Arrests Earlier This Week
A neighbor has reported an attempted break-in this morning on Cortelyou and East
16th Street at around 10:30 am.
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Jul
03
Connecticut Muffin Was Burglarized, Police Seek Suspect
Yet another burglary
[/blog/crime/the-70th-precinct-addresses-increasing-incidents-of-burglary] in
the neighborhood–this time in a commercial space. At about 2am on Monday,
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Feb
14
A Night At The Edge Of Tolerance – Did Police Miss Their Opportunity To Catch An Anti-Semitic Vandal?
The vandalized phoneby Steven Volynets and Shamar Hill
When we started our literary project about being Jewish in Brooklyn almost
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