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SEAGATE – Two people were injured in a fire that broke out just after midnight on January 23 at 3709 Laurel Ave on the first floor of the two-story house. The fire was extinguished by about 12:44 a.m. According to the FDNY, two people were hurt but they were
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EAST NEW YORK – Artists interested in having their work exhibited publicly on NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) property have until February 15 to apply to the DOT Art Program [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/dotart-overview.shtml]. NYC
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBARCLAYS CENTER – “We want to get paid,” Department of Justice worker Yolunda Silva said. “Stop holding our checks hostage.” Food and resources were provided to over 600 New Yorkers impacted by the shutdown at Barclays Center this afternoon. The pantry was put together by Food Bank for
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Photo via Google Maps.MADISON – A 77-year-old woman was killed by an SUV while crossing Avenue U just two blocks away from her home Sunday morning. On January 20 at about 11:15 a.m., cops were called to Madison to find the injured Gail Ackerman laying on the pavement.
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FORT GREENE – Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes [https://www.gangstamackin.com] (G-MACC) celebrated the opening of its second Brooklyn office at 349 Myrtle Avenue (between Carlton Avenue & Adelphi Street) with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, January 18. Photo by Ill Flix via Council Member Laurie Cumbo | Facebook [https://www.facebook.
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Photo via Google Maps.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A second person has died as a result of the hammer attack inside Seaport Buffet last week. [/hammer-attack-seaport-buffet/] 60-year-old Kheong Ng-Thang, the Queens resident who the Daily News believe to be the owner of the restaurant, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, January 18
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Outside 280 Frost Street. (Photo via Google Maps)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – A 27-year-old man from Bed-Stuy was shot dead inside Cooper Houses over the weekend. According to the NYPD, the homicide took place on Saturday, January 19 at about 10:22 p.m. Police arrived on the third-floor hallway of 280
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg]See below for a list of what is closed [https://www1.nyc.gov/]on Monday, January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If you’d like to honor the memory of Dr. King, check out
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WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help searching for three men they believe attempted to rob a young man earlier this month. On Friday, January 4 at about 7:30 p.m., the three suspects approached a 17-year-old who was standing in front of 10 Manhattan Avenue. They told him to remove his
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SUNSET PARK – A Sunset Park neighbor died while crossing the street a block from his home earlier this week. On Monday, January 14 at about 12:30 a.m., the NYPD responded to a 911 call involving a collision between a pedestrian and a car on the intersection of 52nd
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From new heads of departments to new clinics and reports, to volunteering opportunities and health fairs – check out what’s been happening at Brooklyn hospitals. All information provided by the respective hospitals. The Brooklyn Hospital Center: * The Brooklyn Hospital Center [https://www.tbh.org/] is planning a $32.7 million
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BED STUY – The NYPD needs help searching for two men involved in a homicide that occurred at Kingsborough Houses last weekend. To recap, on Sunday, January 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m., police discovered a 43-year-old man inside 219 Kingsborough 2nd Walk with two gunshot wounds. [/man-shot-kingsborough-houses/] According to