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Jun
01
Major Bust of K2 Distributors Follows Recent Overdose Outbreak

Major Bust of K2 Distributors Follows Recent Overdose Outbreak

The site of yesterday morning’s drug raid in Brownsville (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – In the early hours of
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Jun
01
Friday Crime Blotter: The Return of Chain Snatching Season, A Random Assault & More

Friday Crime Blotter: The Return of Chain Snatching Season, A Random Assault & More

FLATBUSH DITMAS PARK – Yesterday, a man was assaulted outside his Flatbush Ditmas Park apartment, seemingly at random. Police said the
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May
31
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month

The Empire State building lit up in orange—during National Gun Awareness month, orange is the color worn to honor
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May
29
Celebrity Real Estate: Oscar-Winning Actresses Buy & Sell In Brooklyn, A Writer’s Nautical-Themed Pad

Celebrity Real Estate: Oscar-Winning Actresses Buy & Sell In Brooklyn, A Writer’s Nautical-Themed Pad

Celebrities are coming and going in Brooklyn, including an Oscar-winner selling a brownstone in Fort Greene, another Oscar-winner returning to
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May
29
Starbucks is Closing Early Today: Here Are 37 Black-Owned Coffeeshop Alternatives

Starbucks is Closing Early Today: Here Are 37 Black-Owned Coffeeshop Alternatives

Roger That Cafe on Roger (Photo by BKLYNER)UPDATE (5/29/18): Today, Starbucks will be closing all their branches
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May
25
P.S. 25 will stay open for another year

P.S. 25 will stay open for another year

Advocates, plaintiffs and their lawyer, Laura D. Barbieri after the hearing. BEDFORD STUYVESANT –  In April of this year, three parents
3 min read
May
25
Shakers n’ Bakers Reinterpret Albert Ayler’s ‘New Grass’ For Today’s Audience

Shakers n’ Bakers Reinterpret Albert Ayler’s ‘New Grass’ For Today’s Audience

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Fifty years ago, Albert Ayler [https://www.discogs.com/artist/202309-Albert-Ayler] attempted a musical experiment—recording an album combining
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May
25

Friday Crime Blotter: A Basement Burglary, A Would-Be Crook Shook & More

MIDWOOD –  Posing as a Good Samaritan, a man tried to rob a woman at knifepoint on a Midwood street Wednesday.
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May
23
District 35 Participatory Budgeting 2018: Winning Projects

District 35 Participatory Budgeting 2018: Winning Projects

Majority Leader Cumbo visited Medgar Evers Prep yesterday to announce results and present oversized checks for winning projects (Via @NYC
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May
22
Ticket Wiper, One Year In – the App for fighting NYC Parking Tickets

Ticket Wiper, One Year In – the App for fighting NYC Parking Tickets

Last June, we told you about Ticket Wiper [/ticketwiper-new-app-help-fight-nyc-parking-tickets/], an app that helps you challenge NYC parking tickets. Since it’
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