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A sketch (left) and a photo of the man from the second incident.PARK SLOPE – Cops are looking for a man who they believed attempted to rape two women in two separate incidents in a span of a week. On September 8 at around 4:30 a.m., a 26-year-old
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WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are searching for the man who slashed a woman and robbed her last week. On September 10 at around 1:20 a.m., a 24-year-old woman was walking on Humboldt Street near Boerum Street when a man approached her. According to cops, he displayed a knife and demanded
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A sample of the letter National Grid has been sending people, asking them to lobby. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – National Grid has been denying gas to thousands of customers, asking them to lobby to get the Willaims Pipeline passed. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams called it a hostage situation.
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Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with lupus, her doctor told her she wasn’t going to die, but she wasn’t going to be OK. Eleven years later, Hanif stands as strong as ever. She stands
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed as “affordable housing”– to protest Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing plan on Friday. 15 Bridge Park Drive is a tall, glass residential building located near the water in Brooklyn
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CLINTON HILL – A man shot and killed his girlfriend– who was an NYPD school safety agent– and then shot and killed himself over the weekend. On Sunday, September 15 at around 11:20 p.m., cops were called to a “harassment in progress” at an apartment in Clermont Avenue near
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A father of three was struck and killed by a speeding driver while he was crossing the street yesterday. On Sunday, September 15 at around 5:31 a.m., 30-year-old Kassim Matthews was crossing the street just three minutes away from his home at Albany
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CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops are looking for the person who shot and killed a 27-year-old man last week. On September 11 at around 11:58 p.m., cops arrived at the lobby of Kingsborough Houses at 529 Kingsborough 5th Walk where they found 27-year-old Anthony Velez lying on the floor with
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At a community garden tour last year. (Photo via BQLT).Often, you need a key to get in. Some, have waiting lists for new members. But this weekend you have a chance to visit a dozen of them thanks to the Brooklyn Queens Lands Trust (BQLT) [https://bqlt.org/], a
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Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/]Named after David
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BARCLAYS – The burger joint Chick-fil-A opened at 166 Flatbush Avenue this morning, right across the Barclays Center, with lines around the corner. The big Southern chain known for its chicken sandwiches — which has also faced criticism after its founder spoke out against same-sex marriage [https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/
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Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes, it seems that every time it pours, Brooklyn gets flooded even though over $20 billion was allocated for the City’s resiliency plan. Puddles form on streets, water goes up