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CROWN HEIGHTS — A man was fatally shot early Tuesday evening on St. Johns Place in Crown Heights, police said. 1483 St. Johns (Screenshot Google Maps)Police responded to a 9-1-1 call at 1483 St. John’s Pl. between Utica and Rochester Avenues just after 5:00 pm. NYPD arrived on
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Photo via Rabyaa Althaibani Twitter.BAY RIDGE – Yemeni businesses in Brooklyn are boycotting the NY Post after the paper published a cover with a partial quote by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar along with a photo of the World Trade Center burning. On March 23, Omar delivered a speech at a
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EAST FLATBUSH — Repairing New York City’s fractured education system will take more than doing away with the city’s specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT), says one candidate running for the 45th council seat. For L. Rickie Tulloch it’s about reviving a faded curriculum — the city’s “gifted
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WILLIAMSBURG — The city closed a daycare center on Monday after the school refused to provide vaccination records to the city in the wake of a measles outbreak which has now climbed to 329 cases. United Talmudical Academy, at 75 Ross St. in Williamsburg, is the first institution to close. Brooklyn’
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Marking its 20th anniversary hosting free programs at Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Monday the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy announced its Spring/Summer 2019 schedule [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/2019-season-announcement]. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Movies with a View (Photo: Etienne Frossard)The Conservancy launched the Movies With A
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Coney Island opensCONEY ISLAND – Yes, the Luna Park and the Cyclone opened last week to huge crowds, but this past Sunday was the traditional Brooklyn egg cream christening of the famed roller coaster, the bottle of chocolaty goodness broken by the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, community leaders, and Luna
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EAST FLATBUSH — After Friday’s disclosure deadline, three women lead the pack in projected matching funds for the special election in the 45th council district. Council District 45Monique Chandler-Waterman, running on the A Vital Voice party line, came in first with $192,848. The non-profit executive submitted $24,106 in
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Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerBELT PARKWAY – The flag at Highway 2 on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was lowered to half-staff after Highway 2 Police Officer Marc St. Arromand was killed yesterday morning on the Belt Parkway on the way to work. He is a Long Island resident. On April 11th at
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Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order eliminating plastic from city agencies, mostly utensils and other plastics from school cafeterias and city commissaries at a recycling plant in Sunset Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order at the Sims Municipal Recycling Center in Sunset
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Update: Police released the name of the victim as Clevens Valcin of East Flatbush. EAST FLATBUSH — The 67 pct. is investigating its third killing of the year, after a man was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon, police said. 1402 Brooklyn Avenue – Flatbush Gardens (Formerly knows as Vanderveer Estates) Photo: Screenshot
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CROWN HEIGHTS — The small kosher chain of boutique eateries is diving into the chicken industry—fried chicken. Izzy’s Fried Chicken on Troy Avenue in Crown Heights (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner) Last month, Israel “Izzy” Eidelman opened Izzy’s Taqueria, just three years after his first food venture — Izzy’s
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BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need help doing so—Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/] has set up tax assistance sites across the five boroughs offering free tax preparation service to low-income