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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced today that a deceased man found inside a Bed-Stuy building following a fire in September was murdered. 466 Chauncey Street, Bed-Stuy via Google MapsAt approximately 9:30am on Saturday, September 30, police responded to a call of a fire at a residential building located at 466
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD released on Friday the name of the third suspect wanted in connection to the death of 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson during a home invasion/robbery in Bed-Stuy earlier this month. Police are searching for 43-year-old Howard Morris who has 11 prior arrests and is allegedly the man seen
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Dere’s no guy livin’ dat knows Brooklyn t’roo an’ t’roo, because it’d take a guy a lifetime just to find his way aroun’ duh goddam town. An’ even den, yuh wouldn’t know it all. Thomas Wolfe, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn” Hunterfly Road Houses (Photo
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Decatur Street via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced Monday night that a 45-year-old Canarsie woman has been arrested in connection to the home invasion [/91-year-old-bed-stuy-man-dies-home-invasion/] in Bed-Stuy earlier this month that left 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson dead. Suzette Troutman was arrested last night and charged with second-degree murder, two counts of
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced on Friday that a suspect was arrested in connection to the death of 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson during a recent home invasion/robbery in Bed-Stuy. Dwayne Blackwood, 27, of East New York was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault, and
News
Russian trolls tricked Americans into helping them sow divisions along racial lines leading up to the 2016 election and into 2017—even right here in Brooklyn. A phony website called “Black Fist” paid Bed-Stuy based activist Omowale Adewale to hold self-defense classes geared towards African-Americans, Buzzfeed News reports [https://www.
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Police examine evidence marked by small blue bags laid on the street after the shooting. (Photo by Justin Hicks)BED-STUY – A man is dead after a shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant last night, says the NYPD. At approximately 10:00 pm on Wednesday, October 18, police responded to a 911 call of
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Decatur Street via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 3:50pm] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced this afternoon that he is personally offering $1,000 for any information leading to arrests in connection to yesterday’s deadly home invasion. “There are no words to properly capture the outrage
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6 Albany Avenue via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – A 34-year-old man was killed and a 26-year-old pregnant woman was injured during a shooting that took place early Saturday morning. At approximately 1:45am on Saturday, October 7 police officers responded to a call in front of 6 Albany Avenue (between Decatur and
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CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo in connection to a public lewdness incident that occurred on an “N” train last month. At approximately 11am on Saturday, September 30, a 23-year-old woman told police she and the male
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Cassaberry (left, in black) joins a circle of prayer before releasing balloons in honor of her son, Jamal Singleton.BROOKLYN – Monica Cassaberry has turned the pain of losing her son to gun violence into a cause that helps other grieving families across Brooklyn. Six years ago this September, Cassaberry’s
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Industry City hopes to be home to Amazon’s HQ2 (Photo via Industry City)BROOKLYN – Amazon.com is looking for somewhere to build its second home, HQ2, and many in Brooklyn think it would be a prime location for the online mega-retailer. Borough President Eric L. Adams and Brooklyn Chamber