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Gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro (Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CONEY ISLAND – The Republican candidate for Governor Marc Molinaro made a low-profile stop Saturday in Coney Island, and demonstrated both why he’s the sort of Republican who — in theory — could win quite a few votes in Brooklyn, and why he’s got
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EAST FLATBUSH – In the early hours of Sunday, around 2:45 am, an off-duty cop shot and wounded an armed man in a wheelchair outside an East Flatbush house party. The shooting took place Sunday, August 19, when the victim began firing a gun outside a party at 145 East
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Looking for something to do with the kids during the final weeks of summer vacation? City Parks Foundation’s PuppetMobile [https://cityparksfoundation.org/puppetmobile/] is presenting free performances of The Big Good Wolf at local parks. The “modern-day fairy tale” features characters from Goldilocks and The Three Bears, transporting viewers
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There’s lots of restaurant news in northern Brooklyn with many new eateries opened recently or coming soon. Take a look at our roundup below and let us know what we’ve missed. First up, a list of “27 Outstanding Coffee Shops in NYC” was posted on Eater on Tuesday.
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WILLIAMSBURG – A man pretending to have a gun robbed a chicken spot on Broadway over the weekend—now, police are looking for help tracking him down. Around 10:30 am on Sunday, August 12, the suspect entered the Chicken Express at 582 Broadway, near Lorimer, said police. With his hand
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BED-STUY – Police are looking for three men wanted for their role in a streetcorner shootout that took place in Bed-Stuy earlier this month. At 5:30 am on Saturday, August 5, two men in the area of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Van Buren Street exchanged gunfire on the street, said
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – The NYPD have arrested 22-year-old Isaiah Thompson of Clinton Hill in connection to a rush hour slashing at the Jay Street MetroTech A/C subway station last month. [/weekend-crime-blotter-19/] Via NYPDThe
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After analyzing data across the five boroughs, Localize discovered the areas in which cyclists and pedestrians are at three times greater risk of being injured are killed in a crash—and three of them are in Brooklyn. Which are the most dangerous neighborhoods? Williamsburg, Downtown and an area of Crown
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – Police are looking for a suspect that attacked a man on a Downtown bus while shouting a racial remark earlier this week. Just before 10:00 am on Monday, July 30,
Announcements
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – Congratulations to the team of green thumbs who work to keep the Lefferts Avenue block between Bedford and Rogers blooming and lush. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams awarded the Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness Block Association First Place for this year’s Greenest Block
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CLINTON HILL – Three months after closing its original location on Putnam Avenue, the Greene Hill Food Co-op [http://www.greenehillfood.coop] is back! Greene Hill Food Co-op’s new location at 1083 Fulton Street (Photo courtesy of Greene Hill Food Co-op)The member-owned, operated, and supported food co-op with more
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Whoever came up with the saying “Nothing is certain except death and taxes” left out one of life’s major inevitabilities: moving. Whether prompted by a new job, a change in circumstances, a birth or a death – moving gets harder each time, as you leave a community and place you