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Politicians Demand Safety Improvements After Gravesend Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run

This morning, Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Mark Treyger arrived at the corner of West 2nd Street and Avenue Y to call on the city to improve street safety at the intersection where a local woman was killed yesterday in a hit-and-run collision. Francine LaBarbara, 57, was walking home

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Woman Killed By ‘F’ Train Last Friday At Avenue X Station

GRAVESEND – Last Friday, September 22, BKLYNER reported that a person was struck by an “F” train at the Avenue X subway station, suspending “F” train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions for approximately two hours. A FDNY representative said firefighters responded to a call at

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Person Reportedly Struck By F Train At Avenue X Station

[UPDATE: Friday, September 22 at 5pm] The MTA tweeted that F train service has resumed with delays. GRAVESEND – An incident earlier at the Avenue X subway station has suspended F train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions. The MTA tweeted shortly after 3pm this afternoon

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Southern Brooklyn Pols Demand DOT Traffic Study At Dangerous Sheepshead Bay Intersection

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz (center), DOT Borough Commissioner Keith Bray (far right) and other reps discuss possible safety improvements at Avenue X and Ocean Parkway. (Photo via Assemblyman Cymbrowitz)Today, local politicians in southern Brooklyn met with city and state Department of Transportation officials and community leaders to discuss a plagued intersection

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Second Fatal Collision In Sheepshead Bay This Week; Marking Third Death At Dangerous Intersection

Ocean Parkway at Avenue X, Chesed Shel Emes volunteers cleaned the scene. (Photo by gifterphotos / instagram)A fatal collision claimed the life of another southern Brooklyn resident last night, at an intersection plagued by three traffic deaths and 38 injuries in less than a decade. Tuesday night’s crash marks

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Elderly Cyclist Struck On Avenue X; Third Fatal Collision In Brooklyn On Monday

Avenue X looking onto Coney Island Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A grandfather riding his bicycle in Sheepshead Bay was struck and killed by a truck on Avenue X last night at dusk. 69-year-old bicyclist Iosif Plazinskiy was riding along Avenue X near Coney Island Avenue when he was hit

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Watchdogs Battled Blaze On Avenue X Last Night

Photo via NYC Fire Wire/Facebook.A fire burned through the basement and into the first floor of a house on Avenue X last night at around 9:15pm, according to the FDNY. No one was hurt in the fire, which took place at 450 Avenue X between Ocean Parkway

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Gravesend Father Dead After Tragic Motorcycle Crash On Avenue X

Crash site, at Ocean Parkway and Avenue X (Photo by Sean Egan / Sheepshead Bites), and Vincent Brace with his twin children (Photo via gofundme)A motorcyclist and local father lost his life on the Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay border Saturday night following a tragic crash. The deceased, Vincent Brace of Gravesend,

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Police Looking For Man Who Rang Bell And Shot Bullet Through Front Door In Sheepshead Bay

Photo via NYPD.Police are looking for a man who walked up to a front door of a residence in the vicinity of Avenue X and Brigham Street on Wednesday, July 6, around 12:05am, rang the door bell, and fired a bullet through the door and into the house,

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Police Arrest Assailant Who Shot At Teen Four Times In July

Photo via NYPD.Police have arrested and charged a suspect in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy that happened exactly a month ago, on July 25. Joseph Ackwood, 20, shot at the victim four times at around 4pm outside of 2964 Avenue X in Sheepshead Bay, hitting him twice in

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Police Searching For Man Who Shot At Teen 4 Times On Avenue X

(Courtesy: NYPD)Police are searching for a man who fired multiple shots at a teenager, hitting him twice, in Sheepshead Bay Monday afternoon, police said. An unknown male approached a 16-year-old in front of 2964 Ave. X on July 25 at around 4:00 p.m., and shot at the

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Brush Fire Threatening Homes In Gerritsen Beach [Updated]

(Photo: Luigi Rosa / Flickr)Firefighters are battling a brush fire spreading through the southern end of Marine Park — and working to keep the flames from catching onto nearby homes. According to the FDNY, 60 firefighters were called at 4:16pm to Avenue x and Burnett Street, in Gerritsen Beach, where

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F Train Service Restored At Avenue X

Below you’ll find changes on the F and G lines in Brooklyn for this week. It looks like it will be smooth sailing for the new year! Check back here Monday to see what’s happening next week. Changes via MTA.info. F Line Service restored at Avenue X.

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Hallelujah! F Train Service Restored At Avenue X (And Other Transit Updates)

Photo by ricangeeknBelow you’ll find early week Sheepshead Bay subway changes on the B, F and Q lines in Brooklyn. Check back later this week to see what’s happening this weekend. F Line Service restored at Avenue X.Effective 5am Monday, December 28 .F trains stop at Avenue

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Thieves Hold Up Gravesend Liquor Store In Brazen Midday Robbery, Cops Say

The suspects in the Gravesend liquor store robbery. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops are searching for three men wanted for a brazen midday robbery at a Gravesend liquor store last week. According to the NYPD, the men entered the Warehouse Wine and Spirit Store on Avenue X, near West

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Fire On Ocean Avenue Scorches Medical Center

https://youtu.be/p_yVPB1EU0Y Firefighters and emergency responders swarmed the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Avenue X Monday evening after a fire broke out in a two-story medical center. The fire started just after 5pm in the basement of the Fair Gardens Medical Plaza at 2818 Ocean Avenue, according

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Multi-Family Yard Sale On Brigham Street, Two Weekends In A Row

Source: colros / FlickrMore than 20 families will be joining forces to hold a garage sale with “something for everyone,” on two consecutive weekend days — September 22 and 29 — from 9:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Brigham Street between Avenue W and Avenue X. The multi-family garage sale will

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BREAKING: Woman Severely Injured In McDonald Avenue Blaze

A woman was seriously injured this afternoon in a fire at a building on McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, writes DNAinfo. The blaze began just before 1 p.m. on the second floor of 2500 McDonald Avenue, near Avenue X. Fire sources said that a search and rescue team was delayed